Making an English Oak Bark Leather Belt 4K 

Exactly!

Absolutely right mate

I agree!

if you want to learn the techniques I have lengthy tutorial videos available.

this has been covered lots of times in lots of videos please check the videos page on my website.

Ian Atkinson I've watched most of them and haven't got an understanding of what # beveler to use, whether it's folded and stitched, or a single layered item. Thx!!

Ian Atkinson you just make it look easy. You are just being modest. Great work!

Excellent work, i like the fact that you don't have any music, it's much better.

how much does it cost same colour and same size like in the video?do you have world wide delivery service?

please see video description for details

Ian Atkinson Excellent work I love all the work you do in leather, I was inspired by your projects to make mine. Pure life from Costa Rica

I didn't 'improvise' it, it is a stitching pony.

It is not recommended to sew across a strap which may come under heavy load for example a dog lead or a bits of things for horses or luggage. However, a belt is not a strap and comes under only slight tension so with good quality leather it makes no difference which way you sew it.

I have made belts which are both riveted and sewn, whilst a cheap belt might break on a stitch line leather of this thickness and quality hand stitched with the best thread you can buy will not fail in the manner you suggest and does not 'fatigue' the leather in my opinion.

Thank you.

yeah wear it :)

there will be a video about making a strap yes.

+Jess Janes same thing just smaller, I don't do dog collars

Not really they do break in when you wear them just like shoes do

it's a Thread Zap, please see ianatkinson.net/leather/toolset.htm to purchase

It's the clicker's knife Tandy do, #3595-00 on the website

Hi Carlos, it's a thread zap please see ianatkinson.net/leather/toolset.htm for a link

Ian Atkinson thanks

Wet it and thin it out

because it came from an oak bark tannery as explained in the video

Hi Trish, The elastic would wear out decades before the leather so I think the key would be making it such that the elastic could be replaced when it gets all stretched out. If it was me I'd probably work it such that the elastic was against the small of the back so it's most discreet when worn and the belt looks as normal as possible from the front. Rather than stitching in the elastic you could remove a 6" section of the leather from the measurements and then have two holes in the end of each piece, through these you could join on some thick elastic using 4 chicago screws? Doubling over the elastic where it's bolted through would increase the strength. As for the elastic itself you won't get it at a leather suppliers you'd need to check out a haberdashery or sewing type place, not sure what you have in the way of those in Oz but they should have all sorts of thick elastics (you probably want waistband elastic). If not you could order some online from somewhere I'm sure.

Hah! Removable elastic with chicago screws! That's brilliant! I can get a particularly strong kind of elastic from an industrial supplier near where I live. I've used it to make elastic draw reins for training my horse, so I know it's strong. But the chicago screw idea is a light bulb for me. Thanks again, mate. You rock! :)