My New DIY Belt

[NotoriousMarquis]

Made it myself; cut, burnished, and finished last night.
I made it so that it only has one hole because its juuuust my size.

I also dyed one and am waiting for it to dry, and will post pics if wanted.

Sorry for the low image quality.

 

[JapanAlex01]

How much"”I'm not even ******* joking!

 

[officeboy]

Can we see how you attached the buckle, and where did you get your supplies from, I've remade/resized a few belts and would love to try my hand at making one.

 

[NotoriousMarquis]

Originally Posted by officeboy

Can we see how you attached the buckle, and where did you get your supplies from, I've remade/resized a few belts and would love to try my hand at making one.

This is my second"”the first was snaps, this one was rivets. Ill try to post photos when Im doing the next one. Supplies were difficult to get at good prices, so I went to a bunch of places, including various local hardware stores.

 

[NotoriousMarquis]

Originally Posted by JapanAlex01

How much"”I'm not even ******* joking!

$25

 

[JapanAlex01]

I mean, plus profit?! ;p I would pay shipping charges, and whatever profit margin you like, within general!

 

[NotoriousMarquis]

Here is one with a dark tan dye. It's still uncut and had no holes because I dont know who wants it/it's going to.

Let me know what you think!

 

[officeboy]

Very nice, you should do a little write up/pictorial.. Where you got things from, how you did it. This is a nice DIY project.

 

[NotoriousMarquis]

I wanted to, but I tend to do my work at night haha, when the lighting isnt great for photographs. In a few days I may have time during the day. Regardless, I'd love opinions on the final products.

 

[AB01]

That's an awesome DIY project.

Bespoke belt, one hole sized perfectly to you.

 

[Ianiceman]

That's a nice job. I prefer the dyed one and not crazy about the very utilitarian buckles but you've done well there and they might go well with jeans and chinos.

 

[NotoriousMarquis]

Im having difficulty choosing buckles. But they do look good with jeans, especially dark or gray denim. If anybody has annyyyy leather-dying or treating techniques or tips, or critique of my belt, that would be really appreciated. Its a great project that Im having a lot of fun with.

 

[chut6]

This is a great DIY prject for sure... for $25 you got yourself a really nice belt.
And I love the one hole, a nice touch that I've never seen before.

 

[officeboy]

Originally Posted by NotoriousMarquis

Im having difficulty choosing buckles. But they do look good with jeans, especially dark or gray denim. If anybody has annyyyy leather-dying or treating techniques or tips, or critique of my belt, that would be really appreciated. Its a great project that Im having a lot of fun with.
This antiquing thread probably has some good info on dyeing the leather.

 

[ManofKent]

Nice job.

Zissou over on SW&D does a nice line in handmade jeans belts (I bought a couple from him) - I know he's made a one hole belt for himself.