rustic viking belt for myself

[Dreadhead]

Hey all. currently working on a batch of goodies to sell on here but its pretty constant stitching at the moment so needed a break.

Have needed a new belt for ages now, so decided to make myself one yesterday. I had a batch of buckles hand forged by Everything Mac of this parish so used one of those which really sets off the belt. I went for copper rivets for an old look (my copper rivet style currently being limited to the bashed-to-hell look) I used 4mm butt cowhide as it is so rustic with a lovely feel but sadly is not good for tooling as the grain is very spongey and doesnt compress properly.

in this belt i tooled a valknut for the tip and stamped some runes in. five minutes after taking the photograph i cut it up and binned the carved parts and kept the rest for another project in the future. i just didnt like it

so today i made myself a new belt. 2cm wide. I used the same buckle, some copper rivets to hold it. fancy viking belts usually have a nice brass or silver tip with knotwork on it. As im not one for fancy things, i just bashed in three copper rivets to weight it down. finished off with a light crease around the edges. hope you like it as much as i do, this one im chuffed with nice and simple


Todays new belt

yesterdays belt, now scrap.

thanks for looking. now to get back to stitching

 

[Goatboy]

Nice Hamish,

Like the simplicity of it, the wee copper rivets remind me of shields with centre bosses all in a row like on the side of a Viking ship. It'll keep yer trews where they should be.


Have a good weekend,

Colin.

 

[Tat2trev]

Very nice like that alot bud

 

[crosslandkelly]

Nice work Hamish, love the buckle.

 

[Dreadhead]

Nice Hamish,

Like the simplicity of it, the wee copper rivets remind me of shields with centre bosses all in a row like on the side of a Viking ship. It'll keep yer trews where they should be.


Have a good weekend,

Colin.

my thoughts exactly mate I usually wear a simple pair of linen trews with a leather draw cord, but wear a belt with my tunic or wear a belt over my shoulder with sporran and canteen when im out walking so this will do both nicely

 

[swotty]

That's nice Hamish....making me think that I might be needing a replacement for my well worn belt of 20yrs

 

[Reverend Graham]

Hamish, are you bringing any trades/sales down to NW next weekend ?

Rev G

 

[Monikieman]

Really liking the buckle. Will we see any of the buckles for sale?

Was thinking of a belt for myself but was stuck when looking for a buckle.

 

[sycamour]

Great job as usual Hamish, how are you getting on using copper rivets? pluses / minuses?

 

[Niels]

Very nice work. The buckle sort of reminds me of your logo

 

[ozzy1977]

Excelent job, did you take pics of the other one?

 

[Robby]

I love the Valknot detail.

 

[Dreadhead]

That's nice Hamish....making me think that I might be needing a replacement for my well worn belt of 20yrs

thanks my door is always open

Hamish, are you bringing any trades/sales down to NW next weekend ?

Rev G

Hey Graham, there may be a few bits and pieces

Really liking the buckle. Will we see any of the buckles for sale?

Was thinking of a belt for myself but was stuck when looking for a buckle.

These buckles are for my own use/work. They were made by Everything Mac im sure he would make some more if you asked

Great job as usual Hamish, how are you getting on using copper rivets? pluses / minuses?

good and bad.

plus:
they are super strong
they look nice and rustic especially for stuff like this

cons:
i end up bashing them to bits
because i dont have decent side clippers i have to pre-cut them to length which is a pain to get right. then i end up filing them down to the right size
ends up taking me 20 minutes to set each one

all in all i will keep using them for strength where needed, but on projects that requite a neater look will use rapid rivets or just stitching

Very nice work. The buckle sort of reminds me of your logo

Thanks they do have a nice rustic feel

Excelent job, did you take pics of the other one?

Thanks. pictures of both belts are in the original post.

I love the Valknot detail.

thanks i love carving valknuts but it just didnt feel right for this

 

[abominable_scouse_monster]

Hamish, if you need some small bolt cutters I might just have a set going free.

 

[Dreadhead]

cheers Chris but its not bolt cutters i need. I can cut them for now with pliers. but i see most folk use side cutters so you can remove the excess stem very close to the washer which is handy

 

[jimbo75]

Very nice..

 

[abominable_scouse_monster]

Fair enough, but they can cut VERY close.

 

[Fatbob]

Very nice rustic looking belt there mate

 

[wickedwillow]

Nice work as always, keep it up simple.

 

[Dreadhead]

thanks fellas