Whacha Been Up To......

[Horsewright]

Personally, I can relate to having several of the same favourite belt. I may be weird but I wear several different pants/shorts throughout a day for specific purposes and I like to have a belt on each one of them. I would only call a couple of the current belts my favourites, the rest I just make do with. I had never thought of making a few of the same favourite belt but now that you mention it I just may make up more water buffalo overlay belts like I made last winter, with your advice on the edging. It is my absolute go-to belt for comfort and looks.

Well that makes sense. I do that too with shirts. The shirt I ride in, may not be the shirt I work in while in the shop. Heck even the shirt that I do leather working in the shop won’t be the same that I grind blades in. Good deal glad that belt is working out for ya. Did the edges work out well?

Dave, you are one epic son of a gun!
A true Bladeforums treasure

Amen to that.

Thank you guys for the very kind words!

 

[SwissHeritageCo]

On an un-related but related note, I'm done with ordering from Springfield leather. Placed on order Wednesday afternoon at 12:00pm, didn't ship out until Monday. The shoulders I received were very small, and the premium (priced per square foot) drum dyed hermann oak was largely unusable outside of a small chunk. Just about every other order from them is dissappointing in one way or another and I think I've finally had my fill

Horsewright says Wickett & Craig, and Wickett & Craig it's gonna be from here on out!

 

[bladegrinder]

On an un-related but related note, I'm done with ordering from Springfield leather. Placed on order Wednesday afternoon at 12:00pm, didn't ship out until Monday. The shoulders I received were very small, and the premium (priced per square foot) drum dyed hermann oak was largely unusable outside of a small chunk. Just about every other order from them is dissappointing in one way or another and I think I've finally had my fill

Horsewright says Wickett & Craig, and Wickett & Craig it's gonna be from here on out!

I'm with you on that. twice I've sent leather back to them and while they are happy to take returns, it's also a time waster and a pain in the ass to do it. I'm not going to crap talk them here about their business because I still order dyes and other stuff from them which they pack real good to prevent leakage but when ordering leather I can't help but think they ship what they don't think will sell at their brick and mortar building. I may be wrong but I'd like to see the quality of leather they offer for sale at their store.

I recently ordered a carving side from Wickett and Craig and that was the nicest piece of leather I ever bought. it was 8-10 ounce and seemed to me more on the 10 ounce side to me, a little on the heavy side for what I do but I can work around it. the quality is there, that's what I was concerned with...little waste or unusable leather.

 

[PenisMightier]

I have had similar timing issues with Springfield. Last order from them was on the 5th and wasn’t shipped until the 15th, no comment no explanation. I live in the same state as them for Pete’s sake, it should have been shipped and to my door much sooner than that.

Here is a Hermann Oak belt blank I finished up out of that order.

 

[Taz]

Well that makes sense. I do that too with shirts. The shirt I ride in, may not be the shirt I work in while in the shop. Heck even the shirt that I do leather working in the shop won’t be the same that I grind blades in. Good deal glad that belt is working out for ya. Did the edges work out well?



Thank you guys for the very kind words!

I do the same. My shop clothes are pretty nasty, ferric chloride spills, epoxy, holes in the shirts everywhere, etc. I usually change the shirt at least before running to the store. Sometimes the shorts, depending on how bad they are, especially if I've been wet grinding! Most of my pants/shorts have belts in them all of the time except when they are in the washer. I may try making up my own belts soon, but since I am hand stitching, it may take a while, especially cuz I am fat and need a long belt! LOL.