Showing posts with label Buckles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Buckles. Show all posts

Monday, September 20, 2010

My BELT

Alright, let me first start by saying that i have been searching for Dooms Belt for MONTHS.

I am scrapping the gun holster, due to its difficulty and uselessness.
The belt itself, i am estimating here, looks to be about 3" wide.
To find a three inch wide brown belt with a brass buckle is not as easy as you would expect. 
I looked into weight belts, woman's belts and even making my own buckle.
All of the above options were either way too expensive or way to time consuming.
Then in my Internet searches i came across an eBay listing for a 3" Brass Buckle!!!
So i contacted the seller and he was also able to make me a 3" brown "belt Blank"!
A belt blank is basically just a long strip of leather in the shape of a belt. 
So i will have to rivet it together and punch the holes still, but that's minimal compared to making a buckle!
The Lister's name is landco317 Checkout his eBay page! 
He was extremely helpful and i would highly recommend him to anyone!

Here is the buckle, i used the dollar bill so that you could see how large it is!

Look how thick the belt is! isn't it perfect!

Here's a fair idea of how it will look assembled!
But you wont have to imagine soon, as i will post photos of the finished product!

Friday, September 10, 2010

Leather!

I got my order from Leather Unlimited.com today!

 I ordered 10LBs of black 8oz "scrap" leather.
I don't need huge pieces of leather to make straps so this is perfect for me.
Plus there are some larger odd shaped pieces that i can use if i need to. 
I have a feeling i will need a few large chunks for my quasi-boots that will fit under my sabatons.

 
 10LBs is a lot of leather for FIFTEEN BUCKS! 
This was the absolute best deal i found and i couldn't be happier with my choice.

 I also picked up about 30 brass buckles and 5 D-rings to finish off the straps.
All in all, i am very happy with this purchase and i look forward to putting it to good use!