Belts
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I ended up picking up a bweiss belt after that post in the natural veg tan / super beast. We discussed a couple of minor customizations and I'm overall happy with it. Communication was a little difficult for me, somehow having to explain what I meant by "center to center distance" between holes about 3 times, but we got there, mostly. The finish on the outside and edges of the belt is great but the inside/flesh side is a little rough with various knife cuts that go into the leather a little. They didnt bother me enough to bug him about it though given the massive thickness of the leather. As for comfort, the belt is very compliant around the waist and I have other belts that are stiffer and can be uncomfortable if tightened too much (e.g. laminated nylon and kydex gun belt). After a few months, the bweiss has taken on a natural form to my body and has already picked up some patina.
I also had an IH belt briefly and thought while it was overall nicer finished, I preferred the bweiss just slightly for its thicker leather that was stiffer in the plane of the leather where I like belts to be stiff.
Overall, I'd probably go back to buying a bullhide belt if they had the same options when I ordered over ten years ago. To me those belts I have from them are nicer finished overall, feels stiffer yet is also thinner, and they had a much more clear path to understanding and knowing what you'll get for customizations. ymmv
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@Mizmazzle My belt,while it looks pretty gnarly,isn’t one of the Super Beast belts,but a leather that he Indigo dyed and used the Roughout side of. Having said that it’s one of my all time favorite belts. No break in whatsoever.
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@pechelman thanks for sharing your take on the beast belt! It was really informative and helpful. Strange how a seemingly simple strip of leather (a belt, any belt) can be so unique in qualities and make for an array of qualities and experience. I think I really enjoy the research and the hunt for a new item, so hearing accounts like yours are really cool to me.
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Do you guys have an idea as to how I can get rid of the excess indigo bleed on my belt? The inside of my brown belt is completely blue. I would like to clean it and try to bring it back to its original color. Any ideas?
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@the246guy Maybe Saddle Soap would work. Definitely won’t hurt it.
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@Mizmazzle That belt looks awesome. Is it 1.75 wide? And what is the leather used,and did you supply the buckle?
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@Mizmazzle Thanks so much for the response. See @Matt that wasn’t so bad.
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Who makes a good studded leather belt? There’s one from RRL but it’s really pricey.
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@setandsetting I don’t know how much the RRL belt is but any really nice ones that I’ve seen were really expensive. Ace Leather used to make some really cool ones. Not sure if they still exist. A couple of guys on the Forums have belts from them. Google Ace Western Belts,and click on images.
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I like the Sugar Cane ones SE sells. They have a couple diff configs — one patterned, one more all-over.
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@Jett129 That's a little more bling-y than I was looking for..
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@setandsetting VEBleather on instagram
