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Translator: Leather Crafts (MUSIC) - Hm Leather Carving 8 -
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Translator: Leather Crafts (MUSIC) - Hm Leather Carving 8 -
ItsACrazyWorld
Thats 100 dollars I bet lol
bigdix69420
The sounds of leather work are very satisfying....why tf do they add terrible music
Canigetbannedagain2
So the music isn't terrible, but it absolutely doesn't belong here. I'm sure it has a better fit somewhere else. But the sound of cutting leather is so much better than this funky jam.
BenderRodriguezz
The Algorithm demands shitty music.
brattysubsam
I did not realize cowhide was that thick
codenameRadical
It can be even thicker. A lot of suppliers will cut it down before selling it.
brattysubsam
Thank you for that information!
baadf00d
+5 strength +5 stam leather belt?
OmnibusLatinName
Only gotta make 35 more to level.
erinaceus
this kills the cow.
simianruler
I just looked 'em up. That belt is $110. Given that I've had my $15 leather belt for 20 years now, I'm gonna go ahead and say it's a bit overpriced.
Sticklebrickk
I've got one I paid about 25 dollars for that I've had for 20 years. The only downside is I can't change the buckle.
kirmokum
that is absolutely not overpriced and it will last you the rest of your life. a $15 leather belt lasting 20 years the the exception not the rule.
Roqinn
I happened to get lucky. There was a craft show at the local VA and my mom bought me a nice leather belt like that. The only bad thing about it is the buckle. It has a large polished stone set in it. I do not like the buckle at all. That being said, that belt will outlast me and it was a nice thoughtful gift from my mom.
Almaadin
I bought a belt 15 years ago for $40. I happened to be in town recently and went to the same place for a brown version. $110 now.
sadurdaynight
New cheap belts are like faux leather plastics and get destroyed easily. Real leather is going up in price, bc it's quality and scarcity. Cheaper to mass produce poor quality shit. So the good stuff goes up in price as less folks make it. Creates a slippery slope of price inflation as less folks buy, less folks make it, price goes up more, less folks buy, on snd on
InablueMule
My Wrangler belt lasted 25 years. The new Wrangler belt did not make it 2 years.
Eiladar
Fun fact; leather is measured in oz; but it has nothing to do with weight. It's how thick it is - 1 oz is approximately 1/64th of an inch, or .4 mm. I can't really see the scale on the guage he's using, but it looks like 6mm, which would put it about 15oz. The other factor to consider is 'temper', which is how easy it is to flex.
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Eiladar
In contrast; most 'beginner' leather products are 3-5oz, usually things like wallets; more common journeyman projects use 4-6 oz, which is good for pouches, bags and the like. Heavier duty things like belts run in the 6-8oz range. Thicker leather is more durable, of course, but also much harder to work with - he's using a strap cutter to clean the edge, but if you have to freehand it, you usually need ot scrape layer by layer along the line you want to cut if you're dealing with the thicker
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Eiladar
stuff before you even put a blade to it, just to make sure it cuts through evenly. I know more experienced people can do it freehand with just a blade, though. I'm currently chewing my way through a 14 oz piece for a section of armor, and it's ... an experience. Another note, the scraping thing he's doing is called skivving; it's primarily used to make a section of otherwise thick leather easier to bend and punch through.
Catocensor2015
A 6oz belt would be a thin belt. Even 8oz would be a bit on the thin side
Eiladar
That's usually the starter - just about everyone I know who got into leatherwork had a 6-8oz belt somewhere in their first projects. If you get too much thicker, it becomes less flexible and, unless you bevel the edges, it will dig into you if you try to bend over or sit down.
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SpottedDickSandwich
That will be 700 euro, please.
somnif
It's 'only' 100 Euro! https://guertelatelier.de/en/produkt/bremen-40/
Zan11
Absolutely worth it tbh, I bought a quality handmade belt a decade ago and it's still going strong
SpottedDickSandwich
Hyperbole, but good leather products are way out of my price range. Even if they will last for generations if taken care of.
Pelican3
I bought a brown one and a black one while in Florence 30 years ago and I wear one or the other almost every day. I have a collection of coolio belt buckles for different occasions. Well worth the fifty dollars I spent on each one.
SpottedDickSandwich
I got a finnish 'military belt' almost 20 years ago. The main issue is the width, since a lot of modern pants can't fit the 50mm belt. I think it was about 20 eurobucks back then, I can find some stores selling a 40mm version for about 40 right now.
somnif
Aye, and I'm sure screwworm drilling holes in the hides will help keep the prices down in the coming years... /sigh.
SpottedDickSandwich
They add character!