Finished Belt

[hobojoe]

This is it. Part of the belt. More pictures to follow.

Joe

 

[cajunguy]

Awesome job, Joe. That is really fine work.

 

[hobojoe]

Only 2 pictures turned out good. Will redo later.

Thanks ahead of time for the complements.

Joe

 

[irishsmoker]

Great work Joe!

 

[greggors]

Very nice work!

 

[dervis]

Very nice.

 

[spartan]

I really like the belt Joe2Shoes. Very well done.
I would make suggest just concentrating on the outline of the pipes. Would look more elegant in my opinion and might make for a little less work as well.
I know nothing about leather work so this is just an uneducated perspective.
Really nice work.

 

[shaintiques]

And do you have a piipe belt buckle?

 

[shaintiques]

Here is a link for one
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PIPE-PIPES-SMOKING-TABACCO-WOODEN-CIGAR-BELT-BUCKLE-BELTS-BOUCLE-CEINTURE-/250978929939?pt=US_Men_s_Belt_Buckles&hash=item3a6f828d13#ht_3261wt_922

 

[logandow]

Wonderful job! I really like the bent rusticated one!

 

[hobojoe]

Spartan- The reason for the outline is to smooth out the tooling strikes from pressing the leather down.

The grove does not stand out like it does in the picture. Blends in pretty well and again. I am

a hacker with slops.

shaintiques - A good idea,the buckle has a leather insert like the one on the site, with my Initials.

A tobacco logo would be ideal instead.

Logaaaamdow -- You will like the rusticated ones in the picture.
Thanks again for your comments.

In the last few years before retirement I started buying tools that I would like to use

when I actually did. That way i would not spend non repalceable money to do

what I realy wanted to try.

I relay that to all the people I know thats a few years from retiredment.

Before the hands start shaking and eye site goes.

Joe"2shoes-2cats-2belts & 1bird" Stew