How To Create A Balanced Design Leather Belt | Centering Tooling and Conchos on Leather Belts

Creating A Custom Designed Leather Belt, Handmade Leather Belts, Constructing Leather Belts, The Best Leather To Make Belts, The Tools Needed To Make Leather Belts, Tools For Your Leather Craft Hobby, are all topics that I cover on my channel. Today I will be creating a belt that is for one of the winners of my anniversary free belt drawing. This is a fun way to say thanks to my subscribers and makes a nice gift. Today I will be discussing how to center and balance the design on a custom leather belt. I will be using two layers of full grain leather to create this custom belt. The vegtan leather that I am using today was purchased from Montana Leather. I prefer to use two layers of full grain leather for a very stable belt blank. The top layer is Montana Leathers MTL https://www.montanaleather.com/produc... The liner is Montana Leather Vaqueta in Brown. https://www.montanaleather.com/produc... I used a selection of tools purchased from many of the companies that support my hobby. Somewhat in order that I used the tools. The strap cutter is from Tandy Leather. I have used the strap cutting to cut close to 1,000 leather straps. https://tandyleather.com/products/cra... I used my Barry King mallet and strap end punches to begin to form the belt. https://www.barrykingtools.com/roundm... From Weaver Leather I used the heritage economy splitter, stitching chisels, and rotary hole punch. https://www.weaverleathersupply.com/s... I used Tiger Ritza thread and John James from The BuckleGuy. https://www.buckleguy.com/ritza-25-ti... I used leather finishes from Fiebing’s in Milwaukee. I used Neatsfoot oil and TanKote. https://fiebing.com/ The stainless steel buckle and Chicago screws are from Landwerlen Leather in Indianapolis. You can reach Eric Landwerlen at 1 (800) 827-9867 That covers the majority of tools and supplies. If I missed what you are looking for please ask in the comments. Others might be interested as well. I used Weldwood contact adhesive to laminate the two layers of leather. The sewing was completed using Weaver stitching chisels in the 5mm size. I followed with Tiger Ritza thread installed with John James needles. I like the durability of the woven polyester thread. The Tiger Ritza thread is prewaxed making the process of using it very fast. The belt was sealed with TanKote. ​⁠ ​⁠​⁠ https://www.montanaleather.com/ ‪@montanaleathercompany‬ ​⁠ ​⁠​⁠ https://fiebing.com/ ‪@FiebingCompany‬ ​⁠ ​⁠​⁠ https://www.barrykingtools.com/ ‪@barrykingtools2906‬ Creating Tooled Leather a fun way to really change the appearance of a project. The stamping in the belt was created by Barry King. The axehead stamp is the number two size. If I were to purchase it again I might go with a number 1 to give a bit more room for the stitches when sewing the belt Thanks for your support! Please Like, Share, Comment, and Subscribe. ​⁠​⁠ ‪@InMyBusyLittleShop‬ ​⁠ Check me out on Facebook and Instagram RobertLittleLeather Leather Belts for Gifts How To Make Leather Belts How To Make Leather Fashion How To Make Purses How To Make Leather Bags How To Make Leather Purse Learn How To Make Leathercraft Your Hobby Leather Crafting as a side hustle #leathercrafttutorials #leatherwork #leatherwork #leatherproject #leatherart #leathercrafter #craftedleather #leathercraft #handmade #leatherpurse #leatherbag #leatherbagmaking #leatherartistry Bag Making Purse Making Making Leather Purses Leather Purse Leathercraft Leatherwork Beginner Leather Projects Learning Leather Crafting Leatherwork Hobby Leathercraft Hobby Side Hustle Leather Items Leather gifts Items To Make With Leather Weaver Leather Supply The BuckleGuy BuckleGuy Tandy #leathercrafttutorials #leatherwork #leatherproject #leatherart #leathercrafter #diy #leathercraft #craftedleather #leatherbelt #leatherbelts