Belts

[beautiful_FrEaK]

you always have something special in work...stop the excuses

[mikecch]

My mind spends half it's time rationalizing purchases

But this one will be special...I reckon as special as the Quercus, but with even more mods and upgrades all over the belt

It's akin to turning a Lancer into a mountain racer.

It's like the Americana work-belt on steroids and with myostatin deficiency.

...juice it up man!!!

P.S. It's the Unlucky group order!

Please join

List is closing soon.

[mikecch]

Quick heads-up regarding the Unlucky project:

The process of material selection and belt design is in it's final phase.

The expression of interest list will be closed this Sunday.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

the 3 belts I use

[ppsos]

What are they? The leathers on those look supernice!

[beautiful_FrEaK]

from left to right:

SDA - Samurai - Terry Dear's Quercus belt

[LC_Miey]

im really interested in black belt after seeing the SC belt posted on the other thread. didnt know a black leather can turn out so beautiful..

[MikeS]

Quick heads-up regarding the Unlucky project:

The process of material selection and belt design is in it's final phase.

The expression of interest list will be closed this Sunday.

Mike, has there been any email updates since the one on the possible materials for the belt buckle a few weeks ago? Just havnt herd anything in a while and just wanted to make sure I was still receiving the emails. Thanks.

[mikecch]

Mike, has there been any email updates since the one on the possible materials for the belt buckle a few weeks ago? Just havnt herd anything in a while and just wanted to make sure I was still receiving the emails. Thanks.

Hey, not yet. I'll hopefully have another update this weekend or early next week when the details of the leather has been finalised...

Scott has just got samples of 4 different types of leather, and finished making some tendon threads from mule dear tendon.

I'll let you know in more detail very soon

[MikeS]

Mmm, sinew is good...

[morkra]

a few photos of my favourite belts.

top is unlucky in double horsehide, middle is tanner goods, bottom is a local australian brand and its black cattlehide.

[grooveholmes]

I really like the hardware on the black belt.

[nicolnicolnicol]

xpost from the leather thread

skulls and tanner 13oz.

[Rivet Head]

Here's a few vintage belts I picked up in Chicago over the weekend:

[crownzip]

Nice studded belts Rivethead. The leather on the first one looks brand new!

[Rivet Head]

Thanks Crownzip! That one is practically unused. It's a 50's women's belt meant to wear over the clothes (vs. through the belt loops). I'm going to produce some through Warpath as I've gotten quite a few requests for this type of belt.

[fardin]

wow those are amazing matt. i picket up one from ace western belts finaly over christmas. love mine. though the leather is super thin compared to sugarcanes. how is the original? my buckle looks like the one of the woman belt, haha. yes i wanted you to produce one for me ! damn those are beautiful

[Rivet Head]

Fardin - The two 30's western belts are really thin...like 4-5oz leather. Not really ideal as they will break with lot of use. I normally use 8 - 9oz for belts. Sometimes 7oz, but nothing thinner. I can still make one for you if you're interested!

[MikeS]

Here's a few vintage belts I picked up in Chicago over the weekend:

Whereabouts in Chicago?

[Rivet Head]

Whereabouts in Chicago?

Yeah right!

[MikeS]

Jerk

10 char.

[mikecch]

Unlucky project interest-list has now closed!

Hopefully I will be able to put up some details, photos and notes about our process by the end of this month

P.S. Thank you to all those participating - we'll hopefully get the final little details sorted out and e-mail you the order form soon!

[fardin]

matt if you ever sell one of those belts then pm me. can you make one with a buckle like that ?

[Rivet Head]

Those old buckles are really tough to find. I know that somebody makes them in Japan...no whirling logs on it though.

[fardin]

i would have a problem with them here anyway. cause wearing swastikas is against the law, for obvious reasons

[saintkeat]

1 year later, handmade custom english bridle leather from Crispin Bending Custom Leather in Camden, London.

[lance]

saintkeat - I like everything about that belt - buckle, leather, color - very nice

[lazybum]

1 year later, handmade custom english bridle leather from Crispin Bending Custom Leather in Camden, London.

Looking pretty fine saintkeat

I almost purchased a belt from crispin, but he didn't have any more leather in london tan at that time and then the Quercus mass order came

[saintkeat]

much appreciated lance

and lazybum, this belt wasn't on a rack in his shop. I told him I'm only looking for a london tan bridle leather belt, so he took out a roll of leather and from that sheet worked a belt out, and then i told him to bevel the edges, work the edges. shape the ends, and i chose the flattest profile buckle out of a heap.

bottom line, crispin has a lot of stock and a lot of experience, just gotta ask for it. I'm going to have him work a belt for my gf soon. 1.25" in mahogany bridle =)

[Dr_Heech]

@Saintkeat

Visited camden a few months ago for the first time since the post fire-overhall, but couldn't locate Crispin's shop.

So bought a belt from his ebay shop especially for my roy contest jeans, made of english bridle in dark brown.

Very happy with it, looks solid and feels it.

Thanks for recommending