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Strapmaking, the Timebandit's way Part 4

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Part 4 :

 

Now we come to the buckleside strap, also a nice challenge
The buckle is a sewn-in one, we also want to have one fixed buckle.
That means we have to work and cut exactly BEFORE we glue.
A little bit more difficult, but a increase it always welcome, isn’t it ?
The lugside was already glued, we remember ?
Now we need to sharpen the other side. At first we need to mark the place where the buckle
is placed at the end.

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Now we don’t glue it completely, just a pre-glueing. We need to separate it later.
The pre-glueing makes sure that all parts will stay in position.

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Again marking with the caliper, but here is no transition necessary, just straight tapering.

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Cutting

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Again measure to be safe.

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Usually I cut the bottom leather in this step together with the top leather.
No idea why I haven’t done it this time
Not a big deal, I will cut it later.

Let’s have a look at the position of the buckle and the preparing to sew it in.
We have to mark the middle, in a distance about 6-7mm from the end at the buckleside.

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Now we have to punch the hole exactly at the marking.
I use always a piece of leather under the strap while punching the holes.
It keeps the punch sharp.

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It is far enough to separate the pre-glued ends. There are two holes, connect them with two cuts.

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Tadaa, an oblong hole is born ;)
Now it is time to use our selfmade buckle
( This is another tutorial  http://www.homageforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=4866 )

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The keepers are made from the skived top leather. We can cut them both.

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Now it makes sense that we have made the long side first. Lay the both straps together.
Wind the keeper around them and mark the point where we want to cut it.

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Cutting, sharpening, roughening as usual. Glueing at the underside of the strap and the keeper

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In the meantime, while the glue is drying, don’t be lazy. The underleather for the short side needs to be cutted.

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Don’t forget the sharpening

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See this tutorial continued at:

 

Part 5 : http://www.rwg.bz/board/index.php?showtopic=31609

 

 

 

See previous parts here

 

Part 1 : http://www.rwg.bz/bo...showtopic=31603

Part 2 : http://www.rwg.bz/bo...showtopic=31604

Part 3 : http://www.rwg.bz/bo...showtopic=31605

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KeNnY

I was always wondering how it is done ! :) THank you Uwe , maybe you should start doing also normal belts for jeans, to match the watches strap :lol:

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Timebandit

LOL,

I have done this several times Bro.

 

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This one was made from Anacondaskin

 

Greetz

Uwe

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