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24th November 14, 07:04 AM
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quick & dirty waistbelt
With so many gorgeous things people are posting on this forum I'm embarrassed to share this, but it is DIY so here goes.
Back in the early 1970s, I was 12 or 13, my Dad is driving us around somewhere up in the hills of central West Virginia and we go to some small local craft festival and I see a black leather belt with the brass buckle below. I instantly recognise it as a typical Scottish 18th century pattern, and I buy it. Though the leather was done by the local seller the buckle was stamped Made In England.
Well that old belt has been sitting around un-worn for decades (far too small for me now!) but recently when I knew I had a sporran from Artificer coming I bought a brown leather belt blank at a local Games. When the Artificer sporran arrived I saw the leather didn't match but I thought "what the heck" so I threw the belt together in 15 or 20 minutes. It's just fastened with the little screw-things, handy because you can take it back apart, and you don't have to hammer rivets.
Just ending yesterday I was piping for a production of MacBeth and I wore this belt and sporran.
Last edited by OC Richard; 24th November 14 at 07:07 AM.
Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte
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24th November 14, 08:04 AM
#2
Very nice. Contrasts well.
Martin.
AKA - The Scouter in a Kilt.
Proud, but homesick, son of Skye.
Member of the Clan MacLeod Society (Scotland)
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24th November 14, 08:48 AM
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24th November 14, 09:46 AM
#4
No need to apologise, Richard. I think it looks very nice, indeed. How went the performance? Reviews, reviews, reviews...
Orionson
"I seek not to follow in the footsteps of the men of old.
I seek the things they sought." ~ Basho
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24th November 14, 10:30 AM
#5
Quick and dirty sometimes works just fine. Looks great, wish I could get my hands on a buckle like that! It would be possible to dye the belt to a closer match to the sporran.
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24th November 14, 02:17 PM
#6
Great. Can you charge more for piping in such elegant kit?
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