The Search for Tubo (R.I.P., Tubo) - Page 4

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yes
the weak point is at the fold, and over time the scale will crack and catch on the belt loop, that is what happened to mine.

tardini still makes it
i saw some one piece at a store in italy last year

it is not the same shitty tardini that gets talked about here.

Why not wear a live snake, trained to bite its own tail? - B

My God that hide! Now I know what happend to Mavis.

She was delicious, too.

They will only do it once.

You are ... so cruel.

You like the stitching like that on the Tardini? There is no lining whatsoever in these and they're soft?

I'm not sure if they do belts, but DWFII and his wife showed me some alligator items they had made that completely changed my mind about the hide. I had hated it. This was amazingly soft and supple. And matte. He has access to the best stuff from making boots out of the it for years. Can't hurt to ask. Btw, the stitching on the Tardini is on the inside, as w/ other tubular belts, right?

Maybe I have to see this in person to understand but wouldn't it be better to have the stitching at the bottom of the belt so it doesn't appear either on the inside or outside? It looks like a zipper running through it...

the one i saw was virtually identical to the longhi
from the softness of the leather to the brass buckle

i don't remember the price because i was not interested in buying it again

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the ones i've seen in better shops in italy were quite nice, not loud.
maybe that depends on what the store ordered

i always understood that the fold point where the scales meet is going to be a weak point
and after a few years it started to fail there - catching on the belt loops which made the damage worse
and the stiff belt loops of raw jeans sped up its demise