Full Grain Leather Belts : 10 Steps (with Pictures ...Traduire cette page
Materials-Leather- I usually use 8 to 10 oz. full grain vegetable tanned leather for my belts. ( tandyleatherfactory ) You can also buy pre-cut belt blanks if you don't want to buy a whole side of leather. If you are going to make a ton of belts buy a side. If only one, buy a blank. -Leather dye-Buckle (This one is 1 1/4" solid brass, nickel plated garrison buckle from buckleguy )-2 ...
1. Materials -Leather- I usually use 8 to 10 oz. full grain vegetable tanned leather for my belts. ( tandyleatherfactory ) You can also buy pre...2. If you bought a hide you need to first cut a straight edge on it. Kind of difficult if you don't have much room. Use the side that runs along th...3. Some of my pics are out of order as far as what has been done at what point. Most belts have five holes to buckle your... well... buckle. They a...4. Here I made a stamp using a big honking nail and a Dremel with a cut off disk to make my armadillo logo. Wet leather and hit it with a hammer.5. Follow the manufactures directions on how to use your dye. Mine calls for wetting the leather first, let it dry, than buff. I used a black dye o...6. Use your edge beveler to bevel edges. You can also buff it at this point with a piece of canvas or duck cloth. Wet it first then rub the edge su...7. Here you can sew your belt just to be cool or scribe some grooves in it with wing dividers.8. Paint edge with...Edge Paint.9. Make sure you put the buckle on the right direction. There is usually a divot where the tongue hits the frameUsing quick rivets attach buckle. H...10. Finish belt with neutral shoe wax, neat foot's oil, mink oil or whatever is easiest to get a hold of. Just don't use olive oil. You're not goin...
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