I see the belt you are wearing is longer than the one you are making, I always make mine longer. you can always cut them off if they lose weight but you can't add on for them.
A real quick question is Fiebing's Leather Balm a conditioner or is it a sealer? Also is it necessary to apply it? Lastly could I use saddle soap or mink oil instead? Thank you
Hi there, It is a sealer so you can use any other sealer or top coat that you prefer. It is best to add a sealer or top coat after you dye leather to prevent any kind rub off. Hope this helps!
Hi Chuck how are you today? How can I add border and decorate or stamp a name in it without warping the belt or stretching it out. How can I keep the blank looking like it built blank, I'm still new at leather crafting sometimes the Sheep I'm working on get Miss shape sometimes my key Rings don't look like a keyring or my coaster don't look like a coaster do you have any tips for me. You have a great day Chuck
Roy Rivera cut your pieces a bit larger then you need to compensate for the stretch, and after your done stamping trim up to the original size your looking for.
Roy Rivera hey there, the suggestion of over cutting your piece is a great tip. Another one is to use masking take or that blue painters tape on the back of your project. This will keep it from stretching. Hope this helps sir.
@@CantrellLeatherGoods thank you so much for the tip I'm going to give it a shot since it's been precut and I can't trim thank you for the tip I appreciate it
Hi there! The size rivet depends on the thickness of your leather. We used an 8/9 oz. leather in this video, and if we double that it is about 1/4" thick. You'll want your rivet post to be about 1/16" - 1/8" longer than the thickness of your material so for this particular belt we would want a 5/16" inch long rivet. Let us know if you have any more questions!
Chuck, I get so much great information from your videos. I’m very new to this eager to get going. Thanks for your info.
Best regards, Richard
If I could make one suggestion it would be to film this and upload in 1080p. Love the work you do!
DethSonik It is in 1080p. You probably caught it before the video got processed by UA-cam.
Hi chuck thank you for all your info on leather work. I have just made my first ever belt. Many thanks.
Thank you so much, Steve! I hope the belt turned out great!
Yes it did chuck , my best yet. Many thanks.
Thank you
tyvm. it is very informative and you explain things in a way people can understand ty
Thank you, Sandy!
Another great tutorial! Thanks and keep em comin.
Thank you, Pete!
I built a 1000 belts of every kind. But your just too much fun to watch
Thanks so much, Ron!
I see the belt you are wearing is longer than the one you are making, I always make mine longer. you can always cut them off if they lose weight but you can't add on for them.
A real quick question is Fiebing's Leather Balm a conditioner or is it a sealer? Also is it necessary to apply it? Lastly could I use saddle soap or mink oil instead? Thank you
Hi there,
It is a sealer so you can use any other sealer or top coat that you prefer. It is best to add a sealer or top coat after you dye leather to prevent any kind rub off. Hope this helps!
Was the back treated the same as the front? Or were there any additional steps?
Hi Robert,
It was treated the same as the front, no extra steps. 👍
Hi Chuck how are you today? How can I add border and decorate or stamp a name in it without warping the belt or stretching it out. How can I keep the blank looking like it built blank, I'm still new at leather crafting sometimes the Sheep I'm working on get Miss shape sometimes my key Rings don't look like a keyring or my coaster don't look like a coaster do you have any tips for me. You have a great day Chuck
Roy Rivera cut your pieces a bit larger then you need to compensate for the stretch, and after your done stamping trim up to the original size your looking for.
Roy Rivera hey there, the suggestion of over cutting your piece is a great tip. Another one is to use masking take or that blue painters tape on the back of your project. This will keep it from stretching. Hope this helps sir.
Hi Roy,
Great tips from Charlie and Choya - we would also recommend the same. Let us know if you have any more trouble!
@@charliejones2023 so much for the tips I appreciate it a lot thank you
@@CantrellLeatherGoods thank you so much for the tip I'm going to give it a shot since it's been precut and I can't trim thank you for the tip I appreciate it
Chuck, great video as usual but I need to know the size of double cap rivet to use for my belts. What is the best type to use? thanks Steve
Hi there! The size rivet depends on the thickness of your leather. We used an 8/9 oz. leather in this video, and if we double that it is about 1/4" thick. You'll want your rivet post to be about 1/16" - 1/8" longer than the thickness of your material so for this particular belt we would want a 5/16" inch long rivet. Let us know if you have any more questions!
No tooling required.