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nameless
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Dec 19, 2017
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Schuyler
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Dec 19, 2017
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namelessThese are a full grain belt, they are the same thickness the entire length, belts are traditionally sized from the fold where the buckle attaches (not the end of the belt buckle) to the middle hole.
treeinc
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Mar 15, 2018
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SchuylerThis from a professional belt maker;
To answer your measuring question; this gets a lot of people, but by measuring from the end of the buckle, you are actually accounting for any difference in buckle length. If you ignore the buckle, then the difference becomes an issue. You see, the tension is held at the end of the buckle prong, not where the leather meets the buckle. So if your buckle measured 3”, and mine is 1”, then that’s a whole 2” that would be skewed by not measuring from the end of the buckle. Hope that makes sense! I’ve put a lot of thought into this and other makers who measure without the buckle are doing it wrong.
To answer your measuring question; this gets a lot of people, but by measuring from the end of the buckle, you are actually accounting for any difference in buckle length. If you ignore the buckle, then the difference becomes an issue. You see, the tension is held at the end of the buckle prong, not where the leather meets the buckle. So if your buckle measured 3”, and mine is 1”, then that’s a whole 2” that would be skewed by not measuring from the end of the buckle. Hope that makes sense! I’ve put a lot of thought into this and other makers who measure without the buckle are doing it wrong.
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First, does the thickness (not the width) taper towards the buckle, or is the leather at the buckle as thick as the rest of the belt?
Second, how does the manufacturer measure the length (e.g., outer end of buckle to middle hole, or attachment point of leather to tightest hole, or to tip of the belt...)? A sketch would be appreciated because it makes it easy to understand.