Belts

[Duke Mantee]

Doing loads of Larkin Poe belts is good … right?

Hermann Oak, black studs, hand embroidered cloth overlays

 

[Duke Mantee]

Walpier Buttero, Cobra, Turquoise and brass hardware

 

[Duke Mantee]

More Larkin Poe-esque stuff

J&FJ Baker oak bark, silver plate buckle and antique nickel studs

 

[Duke Mantee]

Stealth mode

Wickett & Craig Harness, iguana, black and antique nickel hardware, vintage jewels and antique Japanese coin

 

[smoothsailor]

Beautiful work Duke, do make the Japanese coin into the stud?

 

[Duke Mantee]

16 minutes ago, smoothsailor said:

Beautiful work Duke, do make the Japanese coin into the stud?

 

Thanks Paul … I just buy the coins ready made - I don’t have your metal work skills

[smoothsailor]

In Dutch we have a saying,

”shoemaker stay at your last” 

[Duke Mantee]

1 hour ago, smoothsailor said:

In Dutch we have a saying,

”shoemaker stay at your last” 

Same saying is used here 👍

[Maynard Friedman]

^ That’s cobblers.

[Duke Mantee]

One for @Geeman

Abbey England brass buckle - last foundry doing this in the UK now I think - and Walpier Buttero Rocky

 

[beautiful_FrEaK]

You've been quite busy @Duke Mantee

[Duke Mantee]

33 minutes ago, beautiful_FrEaK said:

You've been quite busy @Duke Mantee

Not as much as you think - the earlier ones were catch up I hadn’t got ‘round to posting because of one thing or another 

[Geeman]

At last I can shake off the shame of poorly matching belt and shoes...😉

Thanks @Duke Mantee I appreciate the effort you put in to get to the finished piece,  very much looking forward to receiving it. 

Edited May 6 by Geeman

[Duke Mantee]

38 minutes ago, Geeman said:

At last I can shake off the shame of poorly matching belt and shoes...😉

Thanks @Duke Mantee I appreciate the effort you put in to get to the finished piece,  very much looking forward to receiving it. 

I very much appreciate you asking and the trust you put in me - thank you very much

[Duke Mantee]

Wickett & Craig harness and Japanese hardware except the brass saddlers rivets … amazing how much harder brass is than the traditional copper

 

 

[JohnM]

^ That Abbey England brass buckle and Walpier Butero Rocky belt for Geeman is stunning Duke.  How would you describe the color of the leather?

[Duke Mantee]

5 hours ago, JohnM said:

^ That Abbey England brass buckle and Walpier Butero Rocky belt for Geeman is stunning Duke.  How would you describe the color of the leather?

Thanks John 

Walpier call it Foresta - I call it chocolate … most browns have strong red undertones, this doesn’t 

[Duke Mantee]

This is by far the thickest belt I’ve decorated - J&FJ Baker oak tanned bridle @ nearly 15oz, with ultra heavy solid brass buckle, brass hardware, cobra overlays, onyx and tiger eye gemstones, and antique Japanese coin

[Geeman]

On 5/18/2024 at 6:47 AM, Duke Mantee said:

Thanks John 

Walpier call it Foresta - I call it chocolate … most browns have strong red undertones, this doesn’t 

Seconded. It's a great colour for matching dark brown shoes. 

[Duke Mantee]

More of the Walpier Buttero Rocky with multiple stud finishes and vintage glass - a whale fluke crashing through a sunlit ocean

 

[Duke Mantee]

J&FJ Baker oak tan bridle, brass hardware, vintage glass

 

[engine]

Hey guys, haven't posted anything here in a while. Still making custom belts. One of the last pieces I made.

[Duke Mantee]

@engine your braided belts are top class - I try to keep with you on IG

[engine]

10 hours ago, Duke Mantee said:

@engine your braided belts are top class - I try to keep with you on IG

Thanks Duke, appreciate it! 🙏

[cheapmuthafukr]

I think this is 14-15 years old now. Tanner golden natural prototype Mike sent me. It’s taken on a bit of a curve.

Edited June 11 by cheapmuthafukr

[TheIntelligentHoodwinker]

13 hours ago, cheapmuthafukr said:

I think this is 14-15 years old now. Tanner golden natural prototype Mike sent me. It’s taken on a bit of a curve.

Have a really similar one! Tanner natural, but with a nickel buckle. Must be around the same age. Can't remember exactly when I bought it - but at least 13-14 years ago.

 

 

 

Edited June 12 by TheIntelligentHoodwinker

[Duke Mantee]

Sedgwick bridle, python, onyx and antique / black hardware with antique silver Japanese coin

 

[SLAYER]

One of the best belts ever made imo

Sadly don't own one .... yet

- Horween bison leather
- oxidised .925 silver nail hardwear

Made in LA

[Duke Mantee]

Wickett & Craig bridle, sueded veg tan cobra, onyx and carnelian gemstones and antique nickel hardware

 

[Duke Mantee]

Walpier Buttero Rocky, Nickel Plated Brass Buckle and Double Cap Rivets