Equus Leather - English Handstitched Bridle Leather Belts - Official Affiliate and Review Thread

[Equus Leather]

Hi Guys,

A heads up for those not quite so caught up in European politics as us! The current Brexit turmoil in the UK has the pound not far off a 5 year low against the dollar. All our prices are in £ - great time for you guys in the US to get a bargain!

Our Ready to Wear Range has great stock levels - still time for Christmas!



Charlie

 

[ByTheOcean]

What is the best option for me if I want a slim belt, 25-32mm? Would it be possible to get done under £80 or so?

 

[Equus Leather]

What is the best option for me if I want a slim belt, 25-32mm? Would it be possible to get done under £80 or so?

At 32mm the world is really your oyster, everything we make can be had in the 30-32mm range. Getting a bit slimmer, we have quite a few belts in the 25 and 28mm range too. Depending on the look you want, Id say you should look at the West End, which starts at 19mm depending on the buckle. Im not sure if you are in the UK, but the Brass 25mm version is £95.60 inc Vat, and theres a Styleforum discount of 10% (the coupon is SF10%) so with VAT your close to your budget, without your well inside



Another good choice would be the London Dee



or the Stirrup



Same ballpark price, and both go down to 25mm, so hopefully somthing you'll like!

Charlie

 

[MorzoW]

Hi Charlie, the new website is looking nice. I noticed the Shackleton belts and steel forged buckles weren't around, are they gone for good?

 

[Equus Leather]

Hi Charlie, the new website is looking nice. I noticed the Shackleton belts and steel forged buckles weren't around, are they gone for good?

Thank you. We're still working on the site, but its coming together!

The Shackleton is gone, not necessarily for ever but certainly for the the foresable: The specific leather we use for it has proved harder and harder to get in a timely manner, I think we went 6 months between deliveries for the last two batches - it also tends to get damaged easily in storage (harness leather can be quite scratchy when new) so given we couldnt store enough safely to cover the big delivery gaps we had to take the decision to drop it to prevent wait times escalating beyond the acceptable which they did last year. We'll review next year and if we can get the scheduling worked out it'll come back. The Scott is the original and IMO the best, so if you want a lovely harness belt we have just the thing

The Forged Steel buckles are special editions, so when we have some they'll appear, but like the Damascus they will remain blink and you'll miss them things. They will certainly reappear when our guy makes another batch though. We also have him working on a steel/brass creation that'll be fun I hope!

There are probably a few more things that are missing too - we didnt move products that where unavailable when we took the new site live, they'll come back as we get the leather/buckles back in

It sounds like we'll be able to bring the Suede back next year for eg, which is good news, plus introduce a Nubuck Lined and Raised

Hope that answers the question

Charlie

 

[Blake Stitched Blues]

@Equus Leather Can the webbing belts be ordered in 1.5" widths?

 

[Equus Leather]

@Equus Leather Can the webbing belts be ordered in 1.5" widths?

Could be possible as a custom thing, yes. If you drop me an email/dm with the web colour you'd like I'll check it out and we can (hopefully) get it sorted for you!

Charlie

 

[dopey]

Thank you. We're still working on the site, but its coming together!

The Shackleton is gone, not necessarily for ever but certainly for the the foresable: The specific leather we use for it has proved harder and harder to get in a timely manner, I think we went 6 months between deliveries for the last two batches - it also tends to get damaged easily in storage (harness leather can be quite scratchy when new) so given we couldnt store enough safely to cover the big delivery gaps we had to take the decision to drop it to prevent wait times escalating beyond the acceptable which they did last year. We'll review next year and if we can get the scheduling worked out it'll come back. The Scott is the original and IMO the best, so if you want a lovely harness belt we have just the thing

...

Charlie

It was never clear to me exactly what the Shackleton and Scott belts were like, but I never asked for samples. I have the Russet belt, and, I think, an Australian Nut Baker's bridle belt. How would the Shackleton (RIP) and Scott have differed, other than color?

 

[Equus Leather]

It was never clear to me exactly what the Shackleton and Scott belts were like, but I never asked for samples. I have the Russet belt, and, I think, an Australian Nut Baker's bridle belt. How would the Shackleton (RIP) and Scott have differed, other than color?

Interesting question!

The Scott and the Shackleton are harness leather, which in the leather trade is a really specific functional decription. It means the leather is pretty thick (5mm) and as part of the making process its dipped in a vat of hot tanners grease, which makes the leather stronger and more dense than regular leather, even of the same thickness. You can physically feel the difference, most Scotts you could stand on when theyre new and coiled up and they wont flex, but they break in absolutely amazingly.

In terms of comparing and contrasting, the Aus Nut (also RIP, the oil supplier want bankrupt years ago and is much missed) was really soft, oil finished, smelled amazing, slightly pull up and about 4mm. Much much softer than the Scott/Shackleton. The Russet is the same physical leather as the Scott/Shackleton, but without the processing to turn it in to harness, so same thickness but a little softer and technically not as strong. As a belt the strength is immaterial, its like saying oak is stronger than beech in a kitchen table - non issue.

Really all the Bakers leathers have their own little niche and characteristics, really interesting stuff

Charlie

 

[dopey]

I was one of the first buyers of the Russet when it came out, and while I had always thought of adding a Scott or Shackleton, I didn't really have any need for it, so i suppose I won't mourn the loss. And as you say, the Russet is unbelievably strong. It is several lifetimes away from wearing out. It has also darkened considerably though very unevenly. The Australian Nut is, likewise, still going strong and is quite supple and beautiful. It really smelled funny when new, but that is long faded. In a way, I would say that is a greater loss than the Shackleton leather.

 

[Equus Leather]

I was one of the first buyers of the Russet when it came out, and while I had always thought of adding a Scott or Shackleton, I didn't really have any need for it, so i suppose I won't mourn the loss. And as you say, the Russet is unbelievably strong. It is several lifetimes away from wearing out. It has also darkened considerably though very unevenly. The Australian Nut is, likewise, still going strong and is quite supple and beautiful. It really smelled funny when new, but that is long faded. In a way, I would say that is a greater loss than the Shackleton leather.

Would agree, as theres no close equivalent either from Bakers or elsewhere. They did try to make the leather with oil from a different supplier, but it was never the same.

I think any of the Bakers belts are probably multi lifetime really. I literally cant think of anyone ever breaking one, or wearing one out.

Charlie

 

[Equus Leather]

Hi All,

I know you guys like shots showing the belts being worn to give context, so heres a couple of our belts in the wild from Instagram

This is a Brass Aspley on our new shade Light Havanna, in 35mm. Really enjoying the green/denim/light havanna juxtaposition here



And another nice one. 30mm Dark Havanna with a Brass Stratfield contrasting with light grey - one of our most flexible designs



Charlie

 

[truthandreality]

I just ordered my first belt after having heard so many good things about you guys. However, during the order process I was unable to find a place to add the discount code (SF10%) mentioned above?

 

[LA Guy]

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[am55]

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