I've recently finished a few bridle leather belts for members on here. All three were made from traditionally tanned leather, from J&FJ Baker of Devon, who operate the last remaining traditional oak-bark tannery in the UK.
The belts are all 1.5" wide, and are cut from an Australian Nut coloured (dark brown) bridle butt, with all finishing (edge bevelling, edge dyeing, burnishing) done by hand. Buckles are polished and waxed with Renaissance Wax, before being sewn on by hand, using linen thread, with stitch holes being made by a diamond awl. It takes a good few hours to make one of these belts.
And heres an example of the stitching (on some 1" wide belts).
Thanks for looking
Geoff
The belts are all 1.5" wide, and are cut from an Australian Nut coloured (dark brown) bridle butt, with all finishing (edge bevelling, edge dyeing, burnishing) done by hand. Buckles are polished and waxed with Renaissance Wax, before being sewn on by hand, using linen thread, with stitch holes being made by a diamond awl. It takes a good few hours to make one of these belts.



And heres an example of the stitching (on some 1" wide belts).

Thanks for looking
Geoff
