a good quality belt supplier

[leon-b]

hi i have searched the net but i cant seem to find anywhere that sells good quality belts and buckles, i have seen a thread on here showing how to make one but at the moment i think i would rather just buy buy one.
if anyone knows somewhere that sells a good belt please tell me
leon

 

[bogflogger]

What sort of belt, a leather one or a webbing one?

 

[JonnyP]

You could try Ray Mears site or ask if someone on here would make you one.
Belts here too http://www.tamarackoutdoors.co.uk/

 

[leon-b]

i am looking for a leather one
leon

 

[leon-b]

thanks john but my budget is nowhere near those prices
i am looking to spend £20
leon

 

[JonnyP]

Have a look on this site Leon http://www.leprevo.co.uk/

 

[JonnyP]

Took some finding, but here is a link to Leon1's tutorial on here http://www.bushcraftuk.com/community/showthread.php?t=12408&highlight=leather+belt

 

[leon-b]

thanks for the link but i am looking to buy one not make one
leon

 

[sxmolloy]

i have a good quality belt my wife bought me from NEXT. she got it in store but no doubt you will be able to aquire one online. i use it daily on my trousers and it also doubles as my strop. if i remember correctly is cost about £12 - £13.

 

[leon-b]

ok we have a next in town so i will have a look
i was wondering you know you can buy biker buckles and different buckles like that how do you connect them to your belt, do you have to take out the thread put the buckle on and then sew it back up
leon

 

[sxmolloy]

leon. if you buy a "blank belt" without the buckle, you can buy buckles that simply clamp onto your belt, if needs be you can buy multiple buckles and change them as and when you see fit but still have just one belt. just be sure that the buckle(s) will fit the width of the belt

my next belt is in this link http://search.next.co.uk/search?p=Q...=&np=&w=belt&af=cat_menswear&images=on&cnt=12 its the brown one, the first pic on the second row only £9.99

 

[leon-b]

thats a nice belt
i will buy a belt ready made with out a buckle and then do what you said and buy a buckle do you know where i could buy one like this
leon

 

[leon-b]

i have just dug out an old belt it is 1.25 inch wide which is just what i want, but it already has a buckle what can i do about this as iw ant to change it
leon

 

[leon-1]

Hi Leon, not about much recently.

Right belt buckles, you cann buy them and attach them.

With the one you have there you will have to cut through the stitching, then you can place a couple of heavy duty press studs in behind, they have a 15mm head and are for sport or camping.

When you want to change aftrewards just undo the press studs

Here is a link to where you can get studs from. The ones you will need will probably be the ones right at the top of the page F17 A/A on the left np is Nickel Plated, glt is Gilt and ant is Antique

 

[leon-b]

how do i undo the press studs
leon

 

[leon-1]

Leon Press studs are exactly what they say on the tin mate, they studs that press together, some people call them pop studs as you can pop them together and then pop them apart.

I have some about on different things I have made, I will try and get some pictures up if you are not sure what I am talking about

 

[sam_acw]

If you go to the local alternative shop (joss sticks and pagan type bits) they probably sell the enamelled buckles and belts to match.
saving that find a place where hairy biker types get theirs

 

[leon-b]

i think i know what press studs are now
so all i have to buy is a buckle and some press studs and i can go from there
thanks for the ideas and info
leon

 

[maddave]

Have a look on here Leon. Belts for a tenner and biker buckles too

http://www.joebrowns.co.uk/prodpage.asp?type=prod&sub=GA-BEL

http://www.acornbeltbuckles.co.uk/

Also google "Leather Work Belt" and allsorts comes up. No need to pay £30+ for a woodlore one when you can get a top grain leather belt for less than half the price

http://www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp?PID=110020&MAN=Kunys-El901-Top-Grain-Leather-Belt-2in

http://www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp?PID=3229&MAN=Faithfull-Leather-Belt-11-2in-Wide

http://www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp?PID=11040&MAN=T-Cntry-Art-7200-Leather-Belt-2in

 

[Ed]

Some good links there... cheers Maddave

Ed