Belts

[corporalclegg]

Worn since I received it, making it roughly 3 months of wear. A big thanks to Mike (and Scott of course), favorite belt I own

Copper rivets are aging nicely as well

[TheNorthern]

damn, i love the copper rivets

[mikecch]

^^ Fantastic grain development their corporalclegg!

[Ord]

I feel this weekend some chicago screws will leave my belt and their place will be taken by copper rivets.

I just have to decide stud side outwards (seen on Mikecch belt) or inwards (like corporalclegg's a few posts above). I'm just worried the latter configuration may lacerate some denim threads and cause discomfort even if i smooth their heads down well

[mikecch]

^ Hammer in two, one facing out, the other in

Edit: Seriously though, I think with a concave burr it shouldn't be an issue. The majority of my belts have the male portion of the rivet pointing inwards. I think Ken and Kurt decided to have the burr on the outside to showcase the technique (which isn't very common in East Asia.)

[tropicalbird]

I feel this weekend some chicago screws will leave my belt and their place will be taken by copper rivets.

I just have to decide stud side outwards (seen on Mikecch belt) or inwards (like corporalclegg's a few posts above). I'm just worried the latter configuration may lacerate some denim threads and cause discomfort even if i smooth their heads down well

Use some threadlocking fluid. The benefit of chicago screws is the ability to use different buckles. If you decide to replace them with copper rivets, don't worry about laceration or sorts. A good rivet setter will take care of that.

Take a look at page 207/208, that's a cilice. Have a good laugh and learn from their mistakes

[mikecch]

15 oz Thoroughbred 'Blonde' Harness:

[cheva]

Worn since I received it, making it roughly 3 months of wear. A big thanks to Mike (and Scott of course), favorite belt I own

Copper rivets are aging nicely as well

what kind of leather did you use? it was tan color?

[king*stink]

Can anybody point me in some directions to some nice buckles. Garrison, clipped corner buckles, quality roller buckles, two prong buckles. It's hard to find a nice buckle being sold seperate of a strap.

Mikecch what is that buckle? I love it.

[mikecch]

^ It's a brass one from Scott's inventory, I have no idea where it came from - probably best if you ask him instead.

[king*stink]

^ It's a brass one from Scott's inventory, I have no idea where it came from - probably best if you ask him instead.

??? I'm sorry I'm new around here. Who is Scott?

[pepper davies]

Scott (Unlucky) is the proprietor of Don't Mourn, Organize. A great guy to deal with. He's committed to creating a great product.

http://dontmournorganize.com/

[king*stink]

Ok cool thanks.

[Ord]

Mission accomplished, swapped the old (and nicely aged) brass Chicago screws for copper rivets. They're a bit too shiny at the moment, but i'm confident they'll start patinating soon to match the rest of the belt they're attached to.

Belt is a Scott creation, W&C leather, about 8 months of continuous wear

[stukovx]

Got a thick Corter belt that's a bit too small for me. Sz 27-28ish. PM me for details:

[arcarsenal]

Here's an update on how my leather belt from Skip is doing after a few weeks. If you're interested in seeing the full resolution hit the Picasa link in my sig and go to the Ooe gallery.

[Vampyrvargfesten]

warehouse suede ring belt

http://ware-house.co.jp/index.php?page=item&ic=39357

this is the belt i've been looking for, definitely has a nice youthful vibe to it

reminds me of the snuff suede boots kids wore in the 60s

anyone know of usa/euro warehouse stockists that would carry this?

blue in green doesn't look like they carry this

[riff]

^Those are really nice. Why not just order directly from WH? They ship internationally.

[mitcho]

can't blue in green special order stuff from brand they carry?

[HoustonChris]

Probably. You should send a quick email to Gordon with specifics about what you're looking for, though. He's great about getting back to you with an answer; the man is a complete pleasure to do business with.

[telluride11]

shameless plug for my hollywood trading company tricked out belt that im selling below. i rock the tanner goods plain one, if the htc fit id put it in the rotation

[Ord]

The Tanner belt would have had a concrete chance to appeal to someone here, but I strongly doubt the HTC will elicit the interest of any of the current active participants to this thread.

A good comparison would be trying to sell nail polish to mine workers.

Nevertheless, good luck with the sale

[mikecch]

Wrote up a lot of crap tonight to distract myself from exam prep - lots of IMOs, feel free to disagree, but potentially useful to complete n00bs:

belt buyer's rant~

[mikecch]

Kawatako has new 17.5 oz leather belts with garrison buckle and another new model made of Horween Chromexcel!

Also, they have a whale leather wallet, but ummm, yeah...

[TheNorthern]

cross post . . .

[strobist]

for a size 30-31 waist, what is the ideal size of corter belt?

Total length of belt 28 (36"), 30 (38"), 32 (40"), 34 (42")

[Highvoltage]

Here is my new belt from Saddleback Leather. It is three layers, all full grain, inner layer is vegetable tanned, the outside is chrome. The inner layer is only between the stitching, so it is a little thinner at the edges, to prevent abrasion. It has a 100 year warranty, and says "They'll fight over it when you're dead" on the inside. I'd guess it to be a centimeter thick, and it is heavy duty. This pick shows it with one of their billfolds if had since December, in the same color:

[hollowsleather]

[hamaien]

I know everyone hates it but the N&F Natural Thick Belt ages quite nicely. Here's mine around 1 year 3 months, no conditioning or oil or anything:

[undcvrsm]

15oz Tochigi leather belt, 1.75" in width. The craftsman made it shorter than what I was hoping for, and this thing did not stretch even one bit.

February (started out very raw and beige white in color)

Now