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[Graham]

I like the traditional kilt buckle in all it's wonderful designs, but also prefer a somewhat narrower belt than what seems to be standard, ie 2.25".
Do those buckles come in say 1.5" belt widths?

thanks lads

[Doc Hudson]

Graham,

If you are talking about the buckles from Tandy or The Leather Factory, buckle widths range from 3/8 inch to 3 inches. And prices range from a few cents to well over $20.00 USD.

Try http://www.tandyleather.com/ and http://www.leatherfactory.com/

[bubba]

Thanks guys. There aren't any leather shops that deal in hides and hardware around here anymore, just leather clothing shops and a shoe repair guy, but none of them will sell parts, only repairs and finished products.

[richardljohnson]

Thanks Doc. I had forgotten about then stocking the different belt buckles. Living in the Dallas are we did have a lot of Tandy Craft stores around but to date I can't think of any. I need some new buckles and stuff.

Thanks for the memory jogger.

RLJ-

[Doc Hudson]

At one point, Tandy closed all their retail outlets and went to strictly mail-order. I guess they lost lots of business, just as I predicted when I wrote them protesting the closings.

In any event, they have reopened a growing list of stores. They don't have anything like as many as they once had (62 versus over 300), but there are 2 Tandy Stores in the Dallas area, 2 in Ft. Worth, 2 in the Houston area, and 1 each in Austin, El Paso, and San Antonio.

If there is not a list of store addresses on the Tandy Website, send me an e-mail and I will send you the addresses and phone numbers I have in the most recent sale catalog.