Making a Custom Leather Belt in 60 Seconds

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Here is a condensed video of me making a one-of-a-kind leather belt!

All my belts are hand cut from Hermann Oak full grain natural veg tan leather. I then shape the belt and free hand draw a unique tooling pattern directly onto the leather with an 8B pencil. Quick case the leather with water and begin carving with my swivel knife. After all my main cuts are precisely made, I begin striking a variety of stamping tools with my maul to leave all the permanent impressions that bring the design to life. Beveling, shading, and all the other various detail tools make simple line art into a design that now pops! I finish the pattern off with more precise decorative cuts that add flow and movement.

After the leather dries, I begin the finishing process with a fresh coat of 100% pure neatsfoot oil and allow it to evenly soak into the leather. From there, by customer request, I will then use a paint brush to hand dye the borders and/or background of the design. After dye work, I will begin the antiquing process which helps highlight all the micro details from the tool impressions and swivel knife cuts. Once antiquing is complete we will add a final top coat and allow to dry.

I make all my belts doubled layered, which adds more body, or structure to the item and can help prolong usability of the belt overtime. I bond the two pieces together with a very strong adhesive, contact cement, and then sew the item on my Cobra Class 26 sewing machine.

As I move onto the edges, I first bevel the corners of the belt and then hand sand until I reach a desired “texture” of grain. After sanding, I hand burnish the edges to seal them up to help prevent moisture absorption and aid in the belt sliding through belt loops.

Finally, I hand punch all the holes needed for buckle attachments and belt tip holes.

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I burst out laughing when the sanding segment came up. I can so relate. 😂😂
Hot lookin belt!

kboleather

Man… that is the belt of my dreams! You did a badass job, bro… no shet!

Thank you, for sharing!

Paul-eu

Very nice, Im just finally starting to get my hands on some leather I bought some leather for my welding hood a few weeks ago and cut it and got some Chicago rivets for it and now im gonna make a belt for myself and my son and father-in-law, so ill keep checking the vids out for ideas great job God Is Good thank you lord for our talents that you’ve blessed us with I’ve been wanting to do leather work for over 20 years just never made that move for my personality it could be addictive Im sure cause right away I was like I think I could make this and that with the leftover I have idk key chains small stuff. god Bless you God and you too youngman your works look good

Mark.C-ve

You do awesome work. I really enjoy your instruction. Your work ethic is a great example. I'm a fellow okie. I live in California but plan to retire back in Norman. I hope to someday share some of my work. By the hopefully I will be up to par. Getting better every day. Thanks.

-Loaded

Cut strap, draw, spray, cut, stamp, dye, sew, edges, BOOM!

a-vd

Ive tattooed in chaingang for almost 7 years im gonna start doing this and see where it goes

josephsimmons

Thanks your Great job. but how could you keep the brown flower colour when you making everywhere black?

trekmyworld

How do you get it so smooth on the stamping the edges😅

Kumanekosamurai

Just curiosity.... price? 🙈 It's a helluva work

pangogeeks

Ethan eres un espectáculo tío, quiero una mentoria tuya es un sueño y lo quiero,

anibal_cuero_de_arte

I've gotta ask, why aren't you using the polished side of your marble?

Amazing work as always. I wish I'd get more custom belt orders instead of holsters. Is what it is. I'm booked solid for the holidays this year, kinda nice, kinda stressful lol. Hope you're pumping em out too

maddawgnoll

Just got my first belt tooled, watching this getting pumped for the next steps. This video lays it out perfectly! Debating about not putting a leather backing on the belt so it’s lighter for everyday wear. It’s about 9 oz leather with basket weave 2/3rds of the way down with an oak leaf/ acorn tooling the rest of the way to the tip. Is two layered belts necessary when tooling??

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