The Leather Element: All About Belts Part 2
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- Опубліковано 20 тра 2021
- All about belts, part 2! In this week's video, Chuck continues his belt tips and tricks series. We go over adding a liner to a belt, as well as leather weights recommended for the lining. Chuck also shows how to add a taper to the ends of the belt strap and shows his recommended approach to hand stitching a belt.
Join us next week for part three of our all about belts series.
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My dear chuck, you are a gem! thanks for this dedication to teaching leathercraft and cheers to your everlasting enthusiasm!
Chuck is the only guy I trust when it comes to leather. Keep it up, Chuck. These are great!
Glad you love our videos. 😃
Dude you are so cool . I could listen to you talk about leather and belts and stuff all day
Thank you for all those good tips Chuck, you're the best.
You are very welcome!
Thanks again chuck ♥️
Awesome chuck, thanks for another great video. I've had issues with the tapering so this will definitely help.
Excellent program please keep up your videos. Thank you
That was good Chuck. I haven't thought about leaving long ends of thread through the needle to feed out later. I see it makes it easier starting out. I will try that.
That’s a great tip to use the English point strap cutter to achieve a smooth transition on the taper
seriously thank you! Im fairly new at this and have gone through a lot of your videos to learn and its going great. improving each time. I was trying to figure out some metal connections and you cutting down the belt to that thinner end fixed it perfectly. I was having so much trouble and i looovvee watching your videos! Thank You!!
So glad it was helpful!
@@WeaverLeatherSupply Hi chuck, most factory belts come with uniform width, so how do I craft the belt to achieve tht reduced width where the tip is fixed..
For an idea I would like to see a video like this one but on wallets
Thank you for the suggestion!
This is relevant to the thing I'm creating now! Someone asked for a set of leather handcuffs. I don't ask questions, I make things. Am adding a thinner strap to the top of the wider strap but FML the stitch holes are a pain. Next task to tackle will be affixing rabbit fur to the inside
Don’t ask questions😂
Tip for punching stitching holes is taking his time, no need to rush it! ;-)
Chuck, can you post the patterns that you use to measure the belt? I think that would help us new comers to leatherworks. Thank you. Richard
Like billy maze never died
How about a video on how to make a leather doo rag?
I am thinking about making one for riding my Harley, p.s. my bike is turquoise and cream colors :-)
Hi Chuck, wat is the best way to protect the burnished edges from a belt against scracting?
Hey, chuck, I'm making a belt right now, and one issue I'm having is the thread is constantly getting twisted and wrapped around stuff. Any tips, maybe a leather element idea, for keeping long lengths of thread straight and tidy?
Can we get a class on segmented belts?
Hi Chuck would you do a video on sting ray hide.
I second this. I see it at Tandy and I am just not ready. I accidentally ruined a piece of ostrich leg by trying to fix a piece of ostrich leg...
Do you guys have any experience using a sewing awl on a leather project as opposed to hand sewing with a stitch pony?
Great series so far. Does the weight of the leather (or combined layers) change anything in sizing of the belt? That is, if you go with a heavy weight leather, you have to make the belt longer?
Going up an one or two ounces, will change the length but not by much, it’s so little I don’t really account for it. I may add ½” if I’m going with a 10/11 oz. or heavier. Hope that helps!
Thanks Chuck, great video. Could you explain the suede glue up on a cut out in the next live please? Is the glue just on the back of the dyed leather? How do you apply it without the glue leaking through the holes? Paint roller?
Hi Frank!
See if this video helps:
ua-cam.com/video/HBPOuOk7pUw/v-deo.html
@@WeaverLeatherSupply Thank you so much! That video was exactly what I needed.
GREAT videos on belt making! Thank you. Got me excited to make some belts. One question. Say I wanted to cut 1 ¼" letters into a 1 ¾" belt blank so the lettering shows with a contrasting color liner. The measurements are extreme, it'd probably be 1" letters I an 1 ½" blank. Would I need to sew around each letter?
Hi Jim,
Ideally, yes, you would want to stitch around the letters or use a very strong adhesive if that isn't feasible.
[ReTyredAl] I am enjoying your videos and have a question: In all of my years wearing a belt, I've only had one last more than 1 year. When I was working, sweating and getting wet - stretching was the issue. water proofing Some belts, especially two layer belt broke thru at the eye. The one belt that did last nearly 3 years was from a small shop in Du Bois Wyoming. it was in expensive at around $25, No treatment that I could detect, but one tough SOB. Any ideas as to why and if I could duplicate the process at home? Thank you! PS I am a big guy.
Hi Alfred,
Leather will naturally form to the shape it is stretched to - especially worn day after day. The best thing I can tell you is to make a heavy (in thickness) belt, this will be stronger and won't stretch as easily. I would say go at least 12/13 oz. or heavier. It will be rigid, but sturdy and should last a long time!
Boa tarde
What is about 2/3rds in??
How did you measure the inside of the English point chisel for the taper?
Hi Larry,
If you measure from the point to the edge of the punch and divide by 3, my mark is two-thirds of that measurement from the edge in towards the point. We'll see if Chuck can talk more about this in an upcoming video or one of his lives.
Any reason you couldn't or shouldn't dye the flesh side of the natural vegtan liner instead of using an additional drop-in liner piece like the suede?
You definitely can! Just make sure to seal it well.
How can i cover an extra hole in my leather belt???
Concho
Chuck, on an older belt video I believe you mentioned ...adding 11" . Did I miss something?
Hi Patrick,
Are you referring to adding that length to the waist size? Chuck talked more on sizing in the video from last week if you'd like to check that out: ua-cam.com/video/FFSRg3u6LfM/v-deo.html
@@WeaverLeatherSupply here is the video I was referring to ua-cam.com/video/i1CTQVqCpEg/v-deo.html
Around the 2:30 mark
@@WeaverLeatherSupply see comment below
I use 11oz to 13oz Herman Oak skirting sides and it averages 3/16ths inch thick for heavily carved and tooled belts and a strap cutter isn't very good for cutting it as it is easy to get off with that thickness. Why do I use such heavy leather? I do not want to have to sew a liner on by hand as I cannot afford a $1000 sewing machine.
Excellent program please keep up your videos. Thank you
Thank you!