Belts

[xchen]

Little update on my Tanner belt. Worn most days since 11/20/07.

[marc]

+rep great..

[beautiful_FrEaK]

yeah that buckle is great. reminds me of the Samurai belt/buckle (which beatle owns,) I still want it to be restocked

[indigo_junkie]

You mean this one, B_F? Ironically the heavy pewter doesn't allow me to wear them as much as I like. Mine's almost brand new. Will be putting some wear into them now, since I've dragged them out of the closet (after 2 years).

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Exactly that one!

That belt in natural tan leather is my wet dream...Samurai should make it again

[mikecch]

A custom-made, 15oz oak-tanned English bridle leather belt hand-made in Letchworth, England.

Leather from J & FJ Baker & Co Ltd. of Hamlyns Colyton.

The grain is uber~

[the Repeater]

Best everyday belt I've seen, hands down.

[Happy Hooligan]

Here's my favorite belt. Not new, but I love it....

[fre-co]

Uhhh? Letchworth is 10 minutes up the road from my house. What are the details of the maker there?

Nice stuff mike.

edit... Never mind I think I found your guy.

[jackandcoke]

A custom-made, 15oz oak-tanned English bridle leather belt hand-made in Letchworth, England.

Leather from J & FJ Baker & Co Ltd. of Hamlyns Colyton.

The grain is uber~

how'd you order?

[mikecch]

Uhhh? Letchworth is 10 minutes up the road from my house. What are the details of the maker there?

Nice stuff mike.

edit... Never mind I think I found your guy.

how'd you order?

Good find fre$co!

It's Terry of Celtic Leathercrafts, you can see his stuff at The Shoe Box.

Details are on my blog:

http://indigoshrimp.wordpress.com/2010/09/10/oak-tanned-english-bridle-leather-belt-by-terry-dear/

You'll have to do a custom, since he doesn't usually use 15 oz (apparently people find them too heavy?) Just say Mike sent ya

He does have a website, just do a quick google and send him a message to order!

But well worth it - awesome quality, better leather than most of what's on the high-end market, less than 1/2 the price - not to mention completely custom-hand-made by an easy going guy.

He doesn't have any natural tan hide in the heavier weights, but if we generate enough interest, he might hop over to Hamylns to pick some up?

P.S.

He did show me a 15 oz belting leather intended for machines and industrial purposes, and even though it was untanned, the belt was dark brown due to all the oils inside.

This is hands down the toughest leather! A belt made from this will outlast any belt~

[jackandcoke]

Good find fre$co!

It's Terry of Celtic Leathercrafts, you can see his stuff at The Shoe Box.

Details are on my blog:

http://indigoshrimp.wordpress.com/2010/09/10/oak-tanned-english-bridle-leather-belt-by-terry-dear/

You'll have to do a custom, since he doesn't usually use 15 oz (apparently people find them too heavy?) Just say Mike sent ya

He does have a website, just do a quick google and send him a message to order!

But well worth it - awesome quality, better leather than most of what's on the high-end market, less than 1/2 the price - not to mention completely custom-hand-made by an easy going guy.

He doesn't have any natural tan hide in the heavier weights, but if we generate enough interest, he might hop over to Hamylns to pick some up?

P.S.

He did show me a 15 oz belting leather intended for machines and industrial purposes, and even though it was untanned, the belt was dark brown due to all the oils inside.

This is hands down the toughest leather! A belt made from this will outlast any belt~

how much was it? sign me up for a 15 oz natural belt.

[mikecch]

Only 30 pounds mate (around $46) - absolute steal!!!!!!!!

OK, I will keep a short-list of dudes who want natural/unfinished leather. I'd say if we get to 10 or more people, we might be able to convince Terry to pick up some at the tannery.

(Just PM me; don't want to be coagulating in this thread)

Update: And it's a go from Terry's side - it may be possible for some natural 15 oz belt in the short future.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

great. I think I'm in. Need a substitue for my SDA. What buckle models are to choose from?

[mikecch]

Awesome b_F!

I'll send you a PM.

[ThinFinn]

^would be very interesting to know as well mike!

[mikecch]

Sending you a PM too TF!

Edit:

Yay! Over the halfway mark already~

If anyone else is interested, just send me a PM to avoid clogging up this thread.

If your SuFu account hasn't been activated, just leave a message on my blog or PM me on mynudies.

And no, I'm not making any money out of this - purely to share...your order will be placed with Terry, not me - I'm just an update bot.

P.S. Friendly reminder to those people who PMed me to please send me an e-mail!

[lance]

Willis & Geiger bridlehide belt with brass fittings. It's adjustable from 32" to 42"

[Happy Hooligan]

Willis & Geiger bridlehide belt with brass fittings. It's adjustable from 32" to 42"

Where did you find that? WG has been out of business for years... nice pick up

[lance]

^^ Thanks, I bought a lot of their stuff before they went out of business, this belt one of the items. I've never seen another belt like it. You can find their stuff, sometimes new, sometimes used, on ebay. It's all worth picking up, all great quality.

[jackandcoke]

Hey mike, I'm a nogo on the belt.. Wish I could but I gotta save up for a For angelos wallet.. Maybe I'll contact the dude when I got some scroll

[mikecch]

^NP mate - Angelos' stuff are very nice!

[jackandcoke]

^NP mate - Angelos' stuff are very nice!

Agreed.. the guy said it was like 45 for shipping. Do u know if there is something he can do to lower it?

[BlueOctoberFan]

If it's 45 pounds for the belt with shipping, then that's not terrible... Any word on shipping costs? I'm likely in, and am also curious about buckle options...

[mikecch]

^ Hey BOF, I think jackandcock is refering to the Angelos wallet, not the belt.

The belt was 6 pounds shipped to Australia, arrived in 6 days - pretty fair

As for the Angelos wallet, I think he will only use EMS, which costs quite a bit

[BlueOctoberFan]

Well, fantastic then. Assuming I can get a silver-toned buckle, I'm good to go.

[jackandcoke]

^ Hey BOF, I think jackandcock is refering to the Angelos wallet, not the belt.

The belt was 6 pounds shipped to Australia, arrived in 6 days - pretty fair

As for the Angelos wallet, I think he will only use EMS, which costs quite a bit

Damn. I just emailed him about bringing the shipping cost down because I'm not trying to pay that much when it doesn't have to be that way, in return he will only get future buys from me.. We'll see, that wallet is crack

[mikecch]

Well, fantastic then. Assuming I can get a silver-toned buckle, I'm good to go.

Send me a PM with your e-mail if you want to be on the list for updates

We have more around 15 or so people now!

Damn. I just emailed him about bringing the shipping cost down because I'm not trying to pay that much when it doesn't have to be that way, in return he will only get future buys from me.. We'll see, that wallet is crack

You're getting it from Kurt right? Or from Angelos?

Kurt isn't one to budge on such matters~

[fre-co]

Hey Mike I'll be down for a belt since he's so local to me. I'm away for 2 weeks but when I get back I can go and see him.

It's funny how it takes someone in Melbourne to give me a heads up about a craftsman not 10 miles from my house....

[mikecch]

Cool fre$co - hopefully he might have some of the 15oz in natural for you to look at!

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