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

[Riva]



32mm is the next Strat buckle design thats in the works at the moment actually, and we have 38mm nearly ready to go. If you have the style of buckle that goes in front of the strap (like the H buckle) you can actually use quite a few widths of strap, the buckle self centres the strap as lomg as there isnt a big difference. You could use a 30mm strap for sure, its a flexible design

Great news! I'll definitely be getting a rose gold and palladium Stratfield 32mm buckles.

 

[Equus Leather]

Watch this space!

Great news! I'll definitely be getting a rose gold and palladium Stratfield 32mm buckles.

 

[T4phage]

this beastie
is with charlie
about to be
rendered into
something
noice.....

 

[Equus Leather]



this beastie
is with charlie
about to be
rendered into
something
noice.....

Yes Looking forward to it!

 

[Mr. Six]

^^ Exciting!

 

[skiro]

Really like your collection on the website. Wanted to order in Aspley, but they are out of stock on buckles. Can you let me know when should I expect them back in stock.

Thanks
Skiro

 

[Equus Leather]



Really like your collection on the website. Wanted to order in Aspley, but they are out of stock on buckles. Can you let me know when should I expect them back in stock.

Thanks
Skiro

Glad you like them

Fingers crossed shortly! Im promised the next batch will be finished in the next few days so back on the website as soon as they get to the workshop

 

[skiro]



Glad you like them

Fingers crossed shortly! Im promised the next batch will be finished in the next few days so back on the website as soon as they get to the workshop

Morning!

Thanks for letting know. I am also considering the stratfiel kit, I am being cautious though. Considering continuous use of pin locking system might deteriorate the wholes? But it does look elegant.

 

[Equus Leather]



Morning!

Thanks for letting know. I am also considering the stratfiel kit, I am being cautious though. Considering continuous use of pin locking system might deteriorate the wholes? But it does look elegant.

It doesnt seem to much more than a regular buckle tounge, particularily with bridle leather which is very robust. The forces are applied to the leather differently than a more conventional design with a tounge, but its only the same amount of force in either case. I wear a calf Stratfield everyday and it hasnt deteriorated in a meaningful way, and no pressure marks on the face of the leather from a buckle either which is a nice benefit

 

[Riva]



Morning!

Thanks for letting know. I am also considering the stratfiel kit, I am being cautious though. Considering continuous use of pin locking system might deteriorate the wholes? But it does look elegant.

Due to the nature of the leather used it won't deteriorate and makes the hole much bigger as to warrant accidental release. A different scenario if you pair the buckle with thin calf straps from the usual fashion brands. As for the unwanted release mentioned earlier in this forum, it should be non existent after the holes are punched smaller than the early Stratfield straps. It makes unbuckling harder than before but also more secure. I honestly love this buckle more than any other in my 60+ belt collection. Just perfect for smooth surfaced consistent leather like the sedgwick.

 

[MSchapiro]

Morning!

Thanks for letting know. I am also considering the stratfiel kit, I am being cautious though. Considering continuous use of pin locking system might deteriorate the wholes? But it does look elegant.

In my experience I have not seen this on any of my stratfields, either rusticalf or bridle. I do have to do a small dance to get them off though sometimes, they lock in place very well.

 

[Equus Leather]



In my experience I have not seen this on any of my stratfields, either rusticalf or bridle. I do have to do a small dance to get them off though sometimes, they lock in place very well.

Theres an old saddlery technique for this. Left hand on the buckle, two fingers of the right hand slide between upper and lower pieces of leather, one finger on either side of the pin, breath in and slide your right fingers further into the gap - done. The buckle is designed not to release the strap laterally or under pressure, so if you release it vertically and remove the pressure its even easier than a normal buckle. The design is basically a billet hook from a bridle, like a lot of our designs its rooted in old saddlery work which is our background originally

 

[MSchapiro]

Theres an old saddlery technique for this. Left hand on the buckle, two fingers of the right hand slide between upper and lower pieces of leather, one finger on either side of the pin, breath in and slide your right fingers further into the gap - done. The buckle is designed not to release the strap laterally or under pressure, so if you release it vertically and remove the pressure its even easier than a normal buckle. The design is basically a billet hook from a bridle, like a lot of our designs its rooted in old saddlery work which is our background originally

You should make a video of this

 

[Equus Leather]



You should make a video of this  

Yes, I thought that as I typed it!

 

[Equus Leather]

On the subject of videos, rather to our surprise, our Making of the Lloyd Wallet film has just hit 1 million views on YouTube! For anyone who hasnt seen it you can see it here

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and our most recent short film, A Life Lived Less Ordinarily (surely the entire point of StyleForum..) is here

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We have several more in the pipeline next Spring!