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    • J
      Jett129
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      @pechelman:

      If you search for leather gun belts you can often find nice shops that make simple sturdy belts. I bought a couple from bullhide belts years ago that I've worn daily that still look fantastic and are great belts since they're meant to hold up heavy things hanging from them. They were very customizable when I bought and specifically liked how they offered 7 holes spaced at .75" rather than the more typical 5 holes at 1" spacing.

      I recommended Bullhide to him as well. I agree,and have 2 of their belts.

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      • 68degreesorless6
        68degreesorless
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        For me, IH tochigi belt is 10x better than my $100 belts. Pay 2x, get 10x = great value

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        • chrisjohnnickC
          chrisjohnnick
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          Big fan of these:

          https://www.emilerwin.com/collections/belts

          I have the standard version (112 Signature) in Black/Brass and Walnut/Brass.

          Wants List:
          IHSH-20-Red, XL
          IHSH-208-Indigo Kersey, L-XL
          IHSH-254-Grey Kersey, L-XL
          IHSW-45 Black, M
          IH-526SV 21oz type III, 38 or 40
          IH-777S-SB size 32
          IH-777S-142 size 31 or 32

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          • J
            Jeanmoreau
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            @68degreesorless:

            For me, IH tochigi belt is 10x better than my $100 belts. Pay 2x, get 10x = great value

            Interesting. So what makes a belt better than another at this price point?

            Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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            • 68degreesorless6
              68degreesorless
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              Quality/longevity and utiles derived from wear. Only negative is garrison buckle has to come off at airport security. Worth it

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              • J
                Jett129
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                I have an IH belt and don’t think the leather/strap compares to B.Weiss or Pigeon Tree. Just my opinion.

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                • OaktaviaO
                  Oaktavia
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                  Pigeon Tree and Bweiss all day.

                  IG: electricindigowizard

                  "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                  WTB: IHJ-72- XL/XXL

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                  • pechelmanP
                    pechelman
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                    Not finding good info on the bweiss website or any contact info. How many and What spacing are the holes? Is it held together with rivets or Chicago screws for swapping out buckles?

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                    • OaktaviaO
                      Oaktavia
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                      @pechelman:

                      Not finding good info on the bweiss website or any contact info. How many and What spacing are the holes? Is it held together with rivets or Chicago screws for swapping out buckles?

                      He's responsive on his instagram  @BWeissLeather

                      IG: electricindigowizard

                      "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                      WTB: IHJ-72- XL/XXL

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                        Jett129
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                        @pechelman:

                        Not finding good info on the bweiss website or any contact info. How many and What spacing are the holes? Is it held together with rivets or Chicago screws for swapping out buckles?

                        .  He has you measure a belt that currently fits you and does the sizing based on that. I don’t get the impression that he wouldn’t space the holes anyway that you want them. He’s pretty accommodating,and has a pretty big following on IH. I’m not home and not wearing his belt so I can’t answer your question on buckle attachment.

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                        • MattM
                          Matt
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                          I was not familiar with Bweiss but I think this photo from their site says it all…

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                          • goosehdG
                            goosehd
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                            That’s insanely cool…

                            "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                              Jett129
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                              Belt he made for me.   

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                              • MattM
                                Matt
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                                Oh Hell to the yeah.

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                                • AnesthetistA
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                                  Hey all, my Y2 kakishibu horsehide jacket needs a little moisturizing after some sun tanning. I’m a little low on mustang paste. Any other suggestions?

                                  Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                                  IG: bluehandsslim

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                                  • OaktaviaO
                                    Oaktavia
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                                    @Jett129:

                                    Belt he made for me.

                                    I have the same one and it's the thickest and chonkiest belt I own. Love it.

                                    IG: electricindigowizard

                                    "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                                    WTB: IHJ-72- XL/XXL

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                                    • ROmanR
                                      ROman
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                                      @Jeanmoreau:

                                      I really know nothing about belts so I don’t know what belt buckle.. A normal looking one?

                                      B Weiss is 500 dollars. I can’t be paying that much for a belt. I’m thinking around 100 maybe even less? Is that possible for something decent?

                                      What about those ones that start out as really light then get darker as you wear them? Is that legit or some sort of gimmick?

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                                      bravestarselvage has some decent belts for under $100.00. buckles are interchangable.

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                                      • R
                                        reprehensible
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                                        Not sure if I should post this here or somewhere else, but:

                                        I've been a long time fan of iconic shoe/boot styles. Doc Martens, Converse, Vans; Red Wings (I have a pair of Red Wing Gentleman Travelers before they made their heritage line), Wesco (I have a 20 year old custom pair that, to my eternal regret, I had made without straps).

                                        A while back, I made the terrible mistake of getting a pair of wide toe-box shoes from Lems. It's one of the "shaped like a foot" variety of shoes. It turns out that this is wildly more comfortable than other shoe shapes, and now I'm annoyed wearing anything else. The bad part is that the shoes look bad, and don't have any of the appeal in terms of materials or construction that the stuff I've liked for years has.

                                        The question: is there anyone out there making high-quality footwear that has a wider toe box? (Not a wide-width shoe, just shaped in a way that lets your toes spread out.) Does anyone else suffer from this same problem?

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                                          sabergirl
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                                          Never had any Lems, but I’m basically spoiled for other footwear after buying a few pairs of Altras, which have a very similar toe box. I think we may have to embrace that comfort is more important than looks

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                                          • steelworkerS
                                            steelworker
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                                            @sabergirl:

                                            Never had any Lems, but I’m basically spoiled for other footwear after buying a few pairs of Altras, which have a very similar toe box. I think we may have to embrace that comfort is more important than looks

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                                            Infidel!
                                            And I'm sorry to say that apparently Birkies are hard to come by. Oh the humanity!

                                            Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
                                            Well, I have others.

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