What Makes A Quality Leather Belt. A Guide About Leather, Buckles, Finishing & Styles
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 มิ.ย. 2022
- In this episode I share my knowledge about belts. We discuss stitching, leather quality, buckles, finishing and more.
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Aussie saddlemaker here. This presenter knows what he is talking about and I suggest following his recommendations. I like the expression 'fashion trash'. I am gonna use it with my customers!
I am always wary of leather belts with stitched around the edges, they tend to show made cheap and often have a non leather insert and do not last long. That wrinkly black leather is an indicator of lower quality leather such as the presenter said - belly leather. For making a belt, that belly leather is not desirable, too soft. Belly leather may be good for other applications such as bag leather.
The presenter is correct about the buckle, go for solid stainless steel, solid brass, solid German silver (not often encountered). If they tarnish or become scratched, the metal can be polished again and again to give the original shine! Though, some customers prefer with brass, an antique look. Italian leathers are amongst the worlds best belt leathers.
Stitching across the strap to hold the buckle and keeper in place is done for one reason only - cost reduction. It is so quick compared to riveting or hand stitching. There are specialist sewing machines designed to carry out each stitch run in about 3-5 seconds. Directron is one brand (British). The disadvantage is that the buckle tends to be loose and sloppy on the belt compared to correctly riveted or hand stitched belts. I hope the presenter does more vids. Thank you for reading my comment.
Thanks a lot for the comment. Always good to know that one is not alone in the fight against the trash ;-)
Quality beltmaker and fine guitarist, what a treat.
Superb playing Tim! Really enjoyed that guitar piece (and am enjoying my wallet thanks).
Thank you for the information on a "Quality Belt" and also the very nice Music!! Nice channel!! Rod!
Education and Nature Boy? You're the best Tim!
Nature Boy is SO hard…even at slow tempos. Most excellent Tim.
Thank you.
I just made myself 2 belts last weekend. I wasn’t expecting how long it took to do the edge work. Good luck with your sales of these belts Tim, they look great
Stainless steel buckle. Nice.
I once had a belt with a stud rather than a rivet - allowng you to change the buckle. It wasn't a bad idea.
A lot of belts we wear here in Texas are made like that.... Cowboy's have to put their latest rodeo belt buckles on somehow! Lol
Tim great advice. I am a leather worker myself and really like your work. Love your content and really enjoy you music. Cheers Ron
Thank you very much, Ron
Thanks for the song!
Thanks for watching, David.
A man with multi talent! Love the music. This review helps me to understand more about leather products. Thank you.
Thanks for watching.
My own buckle? Yes Sir!
I was waiting for this to drop Tim. Thanks
You're welcome, Stephen.
Information and entertainment, thank you.
As a gun toting American, I can't tell you how many cheap department store belts I went through before buying a proper, well made belt. People go cheap on belts and don't realize how expensive cheap really is when you have to re-buy a dozen times. For close to the last 20 years I've been daily wearing a Beltman, dual layer bullhide belt (which doesn't look quite as classy as yours, but is also a bit heavier to accommodate the weight of a sidearm). One thing you might look at is how they attach the buckle, instead of using a single Chicago Screw and a line of stitching, they use two Chicago Screws (one goes where you put the line of stitching) which allow you to swap out buckles (something that is very popular among Americans with a more western/cowboy style of dress).
Anyway, congrats on the very nice looking belts. I'm sure that people who order them will get a very long life out of them.
@@IDKline I have several pieces that I rotate through, but my main EDC is a SIG P365 these days (and when I dress up its an early 70s vintage S&W M38 Airweight with a beautiful set of stag grips). As for the SCOTUS decision, it doesn't mean any criminals can "pack heat legally" it just means that states that have "May Issue" permitting systems will have to institute "Shall Issue" (in other words they can't deny a law abiding citizen that meets all the legal criteria their right to get a permit and carry).
The SCOTUS case will probably mean more good people will legally carry in places where the criminals already do illegally. But I live in a Constitutional Carry state so it didn't really impact me.
Really interesting topic. I was really pleased with quality from RIEMENMEISTER belt I bought in Augsburg. Made me realise what fashion brands sell you for garbage.
Wish the best for your hand made belts you got definitely the customer base to keep you occupied on this project!
A wonderful belt and a very fine song.
Hey Tim, you are one multi-talented guy! In Australia we have RM Williams that produce high quality leather goods. As the saying goes, "buy nice or buy twice (or thrice). I have one of their belts are they made of solid hide. Very Nice!
Nice content & show. Wish you success!
Thank you.
useful and informative as per usual! I'd be interested in seeing a video (speeded up perhaps) on how you transform that piece of leather into a belt.
I think your idea is great, it makes it more personalized and unique. Thank you for the informative video!
Thanks for watching, Pamela.
Lovely playing at the end Tim!
Thank you.
I agree - the recycled buckle is a very clever/practical idea
Enjoyed the video and the performance 👍🏻😊 Well done on both the belt and guitar 🎸
Thank you.
Ordered one this afternoon! I trust your buckle selection Tim!
Thank you, order received.
@@CasebackWatches don't judge me on waist size 🤣😁
@@drmexicoii No problem! I've just punched in the holes according to your instructions. Will be in the mail this afternoon.
Impressive Tim. Your belt looks like a piece of art!
Thank you.
Leather isn't a big interest but informative nonetheless. Pleased I stayed to the end, great theme tune!
Yes, I love the idea of sending in a buckle. Too often, I find a belt I love with a buckle I can’t stand, so I don’t buy it.
Another idea, and I’m sure there are pros and cons, is to make a belt with snap closures to allow buckle changes. I own two belts with this feature and I can attest to the fact that they are secure. What are your thoughts on this?
The biggest challenge when buckle customization is an option is finding a good buckle supplier. Do you have any recommendations?
Oh, and thank you for playing us out with your wonderful song. I love it when you share your non-watch interests with us!
I like your leather work, but I like your guitar magic even more. I want to see you on stage sometime - any plans for gigs?
Right now no plans. I've played stages for year and don't feel the need to do it again. But this may change ;-)
First, I'm amazed by this video and I wish it has more vies and reach, because the information in it is very valuable. I had my S T Dupont belt for more than 7 years now and the leather is kind of worn out, the buckle however is in relatively good condition, it has some scratches, but I couldn't find the same buckle in their website now and I really want to have the same or similar belt that I've been wearing for the past years. I would be interested to send you the buckle, I also live in the EU so it shouldn't be a problem.
Nice spot of music.
Nature Boy,I grew up with that song playing on the radio,Also by the same artist (Nat King Cole) Mona Lisa.Perhaps you could play an arrangement of that at some point.I'm afraid my waist line has gone the way of the Dodo,but heavy leather braces with nice sharp snap grips for my leather motorcycle trousers could be interesting........................................
My current fave version of "Nature Boy" is Kurt Elling. (Not Gypsy!) But then Nat Cole, of course.
Interesting! Ive always bought average/bad belts just because I don’t know better. Currently wearing a Levi’s belt and couldn’t tell you if it was decent or crap
Really informative. Thank you 🙏🥃
Thanks for watching.
I want one!
David, you can buy the belt here: www.casebackwatches.com/en/products/gurtel-nr-1
Two pieces left right now, but I will make more next week.
Few things not meant to knock your video these are my thoughts, yes you should always use vegetable/bark tanned leather (no latigo or chrome leather). You should of stated that Genuine Leather is the saw dust of leather. Another way to look at it is Genuine Leather is like OSB Board (plywood). They make Genuine leather from the trimming from the Blue stage of the leather processing. What type of bark tanned, well that’s up to you. I use Full Grain I won’t go with anything less then split. Not sure what you mean by rubber edging? Like to know what you mean by that. I personal don’t use any petroleum products, think about it this way, go to a auto repair shop and shake the mechanics hand, notice how ruff their hands are. Leather is just skin. I use bees wax and other nature products. I think its important to state all belts should be line up with a gig line. The buckle is even with your zipper and the tip should go right past the first loop of your pants. You may want to change tanneries if they are processing (cutting ) and making belt materials from “whole” hides and cutting away the belly part. Maybe you didn’t clearing it enough and I miss understood you? Love your song you are very talented player.
BRAVO!!! I certainly hope you will do more music videos. Are you a professional guitarist? How long have you been playing? Thanks for the information about belts.
Thank you. Music was a side job for years, and I have been playing guitar for 30 years. So a lot of time to practice. ;-)
@@CasebackWatches You do it exceptionally well! I hope you will include more in the future.
Great music as usual, more pleaseeeeeee.
A nice quality belt. Do you have any idea about price yet Tim?
Thank you. It's in the shop now for 119 Euros. www.casebackwatches.com/en/products/gurtel-nr-1
I wear a leather cattle collar from Weaver leather about 35 dollars 1 3/4 wide
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I went trough many premium stores in Munich, looking for a high quality belt, but my main problem is to find ones with a stainless steel buckle. It is a pitty when I see that quality leather belt was matched with brass plated buckle which is worn after only one year of wearing, while leather reamins in almost perfect condition.
A plated buckle costs wholesale under 4 Euros. A stainless steel buckle about 8.
@@CasebackWatches That is a good info. So, what is the problem for them of adding those 4€ plus sales margin on the top of e. g. 100€ retail price buckle?
@@Zeeraha I think they just want to maximize their profit with every bit of material. And many people accept plated buckles.
I would send you a buckle 👍
Rather than having us send you a buckle, design the belt to have 2 snaps so that the belt end can be opened and the buckle inserted.