Belts

[engine]

Hey guys! Let me show you, here are a few belts I've made to order over the past few months.

[Duke Mantee]

8 hours ago, engine said:

Hey guys! Let me show you, here are a few belts I've made to order over the past few months.

These are soooo clean - just lovely

[Duke Mantee]

Here’s another couple I’ve just finished - both (yes BOTH ) are for Jake @dudewuttheheck

Both are the more traditional peanut and flower design that’s been popular (although I’ve got a couple of quite different designs underway), but he opted for a lighter weight leather which I absolutely commend him for - they feel more like the real vintage belts because of that even though it’s a modern interpretation.

Anyway …

Cobra Kai

8oz Walpier Buttero leather strap in raven

Genuine Cobra inlays in patriot red

Standard Rivet vintage nickel spots in 3mm and 4.5mm sizes

Standard Rivet vintage nickel jewel rings in 9mm and 11mm sizes

Antique glass (1950s) jewels 9mm in Siam (flowers) and Crystal (peanut), 11mm in Emerald (peanut)

Japanese nickel plated brass buckle 

Japanese vintage coin (Asahi 10 Sen, c1907~1917) 80% silver, 20% copper

 

California Kingsnake

8oz Walpier Buttero leather in chestnut

Genuine Cobra inlays cream

Standard Rivet vintage brass spots in 3mm and 4.5mm sizes

Standard Rivet vintage brass jewel rings in 9mm and 11mm sizes

Antique glass (1950s) jewels 9mm in Amethyst and Topaz, 11mm in Sapphire 

Japanese brass buckle 

Japanese vintage coin (Karasu 1 Sen, 1938) 90% copper, 10% zinc

 

[Duke Mantee]

Incoming leather - J&FJ Baker Harness and Bridle

 

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Are you a professional now?  

[Duke Mantee]

2 hours ago, beautiful_FrEaK said:

Are you a professional now?  

You’re saying I wasn’t before?!! 

[beautiful_FrEaK]

no comment 

What colours are up there? Especially the 3rd and last picture?

[Duke Mantee]

39 minutes ago, beautiful_FrEaK said:

no comment 

What colours are up there? Especially the 3rd and last picture?

1. Natural - harness

2. Forest Green - stirrup 

3. Black - bridle

4. Oak stain - harness

5. Navy - harness

6. London Tan - bridle

7. Chocolate - harness

[Facini]

@Duke Mantee do you take orders? Do you have site to shiw various options if leather and hardware if so?

[Duke Mantee]

13 minutes ago, Facini said:

@Duke Mantee do you take orders? Do you have site to shiw various options if leather and hardware if so?

Married to the kind of women that I am - I’ve had to learn to take orders 

But yes I’d be happy to make something for you, unfortunately I don’t have a site (at the moment) - because I don’t work to a fixed set of models, and everything is custom, I’m finding it a challenge to present that. But DM me and we’ll find a way to go through options - it can be, more or less, what you want it to be 

[Facini]

Haha, sure she isn’t peeking over your shoulder as we speak? 

ill shoot you a message

[Duke Mantee]

This for @58panheadfan (who sadly doesn’t post here as much I’d like) but anyway proof positive for me that black and brown does work:

Dandarabilla

9oz Oiled Cowhide in Dark Brown

Genuine Cobra inlays - black with nubuck finish, tan in semi-gloss

Standard Rivet vintage brass spots in 3mm and 4.5mm sizes

Standard Rivet vintage brass jewel rings in 9mm sizes

Antique glass (1950s) jewels 9mm Smoky Topaz 

Japanese brass buckle 

Japanese vintage coin (Kiri 1 Sen, 1916-1938) 95% copper, 4% Tin, 1% zinc

[Duke Mantee]

… and a simple non-studded effort in 9oz Sedgwick bridle underway for @Facini

 

[Duke Mantee]

… and the current project

[JohnM]

Beautiful Duke. Love the design — striking, interesting, eye-catching, yet symmetrical and not over the top or flashy.  Though probably too advanced in years to commission a belt like this, I’m tempted. 

[Duke Mantee]

13 minutes ago, JohnM said:

Beautiful Duke. Love the design — striking, interesting, eye-catching, yet symmetrical and not over the top or flashy.  Though probably too advanced in years to commission a belt like this, I’m tempted. 

Thanks John - you could easily commission a simpler design tho 

[JohnM]

I may do just that.  Will look through recent posts to get a sense of the various designs.  You do large rhinestones surrounded by gold leaf, right?  ;-)

[Duke Mantee]

25 minutes ago, JohnM said:

I may do just that.  Will look through recent posts to get a sense of the various designs.  You do large rhinestones surrounded by gold leaf, right?  ;-)

The recent designs are broadly similar John - for variations (and ideas) you could look here … but large rhinestones with gold leaf is one of the most popular requests, going for that just puts you in the herd 

[Duke Mantee]

… and here’s that black and green belt completed

 

Nebularis 

8oz Walpier Buttero bullhide leather in ‘raven’

Genuine Cobra overlays aniline dyed olive green

Standard Rivet vintage nickel spots in 3mm and 4.5mm sizes

Standard Rivet vintage nickel jewel rings in 9mm sizes

Antique glass (1950s) jewels 9mm in Jet and Milky Opal 

Japanese Nickel plated brass buckle 

Japanese vintage coin (Asahi 10 Sen, c1907~1917) 80% silver, 20% copper

Edited November 23, 2021 by Duke Mantee

[Duke Mantee]

… and a variation on the belt above - this one for the mighty John B

Stejneger 

9-9.5oz Walpier Buttero Rocky bullhide leather in ‘raven’

Genuine Cobra overlays aniline dyed olive green

Standard Rivet vintage nickel spots in 3mm, 4.5mm and 8mm sizes

Standard Rivet vintage nickel jewel rings in 9mm sizes

Antique glass (1950s) jewels 9mm in Light Topaz and Dark Green 

Japanese Nickel plated brass buckle 

Japanese vintage coin (Asahi 10 Sen, c1907~1917) 80% silver, 20% copper

 

[MJF9]

@Duke Mantee first-class work matey!

[Duke Mantee]

28 minutes ago, MJF9 said:

@Duke Mantee first-class work matey!

Thank ye kindly 

[Duke Mantee]

Even stupid girls can have belts too 

One for the Duchess - Walpier Buttero leather and turquoise gemstones with brass hardware

[Flash]

Great .... , it even looks quite feminine while still looking solid 

[Duke Mantee]

14 minutes ago, Flash said:

Great .... , it even looks quite feminine while still looking solid 

I’ll tell her what you said about her - not sure how she’ll react 

Edited December 18, 2021 by Duke Mantee

[Flash]

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[Duke Mantee]

9 minutes ago, Flash said:

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She’s just booked the next flight to Belfast … think you’re about to find out how solid her right uppercut is 

[Duke Mantee]

Here’s the other one for the Duchess (just iPhone pics) - still a bit of finishing to do, but essentially it’s done

Edited December 20, 2021 by Duke Mantee

[lance]

Duke, you make one helluva beautiful belt, well done!

[Duke Mantee]

10 minutes ago, lance said:

Duke, you make one helluva beautiful belt, well done!

Thank you