IHB-07 - Heavy Duty "Tochigi" Leather Belt with Brass Garrison Buckle
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Had there been a restock of xl in natural on 14th April? Been waiting for these to come back in and checked regularly. Need a new belt and this is the one I want to go for.
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@Giles sorry, missed your reply. Thanks, that would be great. I'll keep the crew posted.
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The Natural Veg. Tan leather, 1.5" width and heavy Brass buckle put this belt on my want list months ago. As a proud blue collar worker that gets dirty/nasty on the regular I couldn't wait to subject this thing to the worst I can throw at it.
After one week of wear initial impressions are good. Measuring the thickness with a micrometer yielded an average of 4.2mm as advertised. Pictured below for comparison is a Natural Veg. Tan belt from Tanner Goods, San Francisco. CA. Made in the USA, measures 1.25" wide and clocks in at 4.5mm thick. One can get very familiar with a belt after 700+ days of wear but you wouldnt guess that +0.3mm would be noticeable. Nonetheless, I couldn't help but think this Ironheart belt felt a bit flimsy which is what led me to breaking out the micrometer. For $200 coupled with the Ironheart brand I may have dove in a bit blindly but when compared to the Made In USA $100 belt I'm a bit let down.
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Nice belt…. its close to the top of my list also
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This thing seems pretty damn solid to me! I have been wearing a naked and famous thick belt for the last 8 years or so. I already like this one more I think it may be a tad thinner but I find it much more comfortable right out the bag.
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Nope. We have just initiated a large restock of loads.
Having said that, I could Frankenstein an XL IHB-06 into an XL IHB-07 for you easily…....
Buy an IHB-06 and put a note in the order that G will convert to IHB-07
Is this still possible?
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^also curious if possible
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Screw came loose and fell out. Should I use some loctite when screwing it back in or does it not need it?
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@petersmith if you screw it in tight enough, it won’t come loose. That said, don’t go too crazy — I did on mine and now I can’t get one of the screws unscrewed. The key is to use something grippy on the back side that’ll keep the screw from spinning as you tighten it, but yep — just not too much.
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@popvulture Cool. Thanks for the info.