kilt belt...

[macwilkin]

Has anyone ever seen a version of this particular kilt belt for sale in the US or Canada?

http://www.tartanweb.com/product_detail.php?sku=74

http://tartanweb.com/graphics/belts/...25_brown_x.jpg

Cheers,

Todd

[Woodsheal]

Todd,
If you're looking for a plain, heavy belt with an early style buckle, go to any of the 18th C. reenactor sutler-type dealers, such as:

www.jas-townsend.com/

[macwilkin]

Thanks, Woodsheal, for the tip about Jas. Townshed. I'm familiar with their company & products, & I'll see what they have to offer.

Cheers,

Todd

[Tiran]

That looks like about a 25-30$ purchase at the leather shop. 25 for the belt blank and a couple bucks for the buckle. Less than 5 minutes work, less than 20 minutes if you absolutly had to have the little groove along the edges. I am guessing it would be about the same at any Tandy leather shop.

What can I say, I dabble in a lot of things.

[Freelander Sporrano]

As our previous post says Todd you can make the belt very easily yourself.

Just use one you have as a model on with some rivits and a hammer you'll do well.

The cheapest way to "Break the edge" is to use a cloth with some warm water draw the leather though it grasping hard a few times and dry it off it gives a pleasing finish to the edge.

Go on have a go matey!!!

[Doc Hudson]

As our previous post says Todd you can make the belt very easily yourself.

Just use one you have as a model on with some rivits and a hammer you'll do well.

The cheapest way to "Break the edge" is to use a cloth with some warm water draw the leather though it grasping hard a few times and dry it off it gives a pleasing finish to the edge.

Go on have a go matey!!!

That will work, but I don't consider it the best way. I use a beveler to trim the sharp corners and then use a slicker wheel to smoothe the leather after dampening.

If you use cloth, burlap would probably be best.

Heck for $60.00 plus shipping, I'd make belt like the one in the photo!!!

[Freelander Sporrano]

That will work, but I don't consider it the best way. I use a beveler to trim the sharp corners and then use a slicker wheel to smoothe the leather after dampening.

If you use cloth, burlap would probably be best.

Heck for $60.00 plus shipping, I'd make belt like the one in the photo!!!

I reaalise it's the best way I was just explianing the way to do it without the usual tools.... Which are expensive here in Norway

[Doc Hudson]

Edge bevelers are not exactly cheap here, but they are not ruinously expensive either. Tandy sells seven different sizes of edge bevelers at prices rangeing from $10.00 to $13.00 USD and Circle Slicker Wheels for $2.49 USD. Shipping to Norway might be prohibitive, and there might be tarrifs to deal with, but you might want to check with Tandy Leather at: http://www.tandyleather.com/ .

It might be a reasonable source for leatherworking tools.

[dano9672]

Or if you don't need an unusually long belt Tandy/Leather factory sells 'belt blanks' in assorted widths. With a little dye, a snap, and a buckle it's a done deal.

[Tiran]

Those were what I was refering to, the belt blanks. The basic length is pretty long and you just cut it off, you can get them with or with out snaps already in place, and they usually have black ones as well as light and dark natural (brown). They should have the buckle as well.