Accurate Jango Girth Belt?

Hey guys...I was just wondering what most of you are doing for girth belts these days? I know there was one guy making them a few months back, but then his account got suspended for re-casting or something?

Girth is one of the last pieces I need to finish off my suit. I've currently got orders in with the masters...Bobamaker, Cruzer, Reinone, and Dark-Side. I'm really looking for a high quality belt...up to the standards of these gentlemen.

Any tips?

Yeah Ive gotta tip. Bring Cruzer out of his girth belt retirement :-). He has made some great belts in the past.

Good luck. Cruzer and I have exchanged PMs on this off and on. The real problem is that there just doesn't seem to be a good supplier of accurate bolo lately.

Cruzer was talking about maybe making some himself, but so far that's the latest I've heard.

If anyone's got any bright ideas on where we can find the right bolo, we might be able to get these going again.

I plan to make mine myself, but as of yet have not found a supplier.

I made mine... I will upload a picture for you to look at, but maybe I can start making them for people and whatnot

JDFett has made a good girth belt. I haven't made mine yet. But have a source which I think is ok. www.bfnt.co.uk

Hey guys, just a heads up but the bfnt cord is a lower quality because the central cord can be seen throught the braid. It's good as an economical alternative or as a last resort.

The cord JDFett was able to obtain makes a nice belt, however the dimensions of the lacing were different from the screen used belt. If another source cannot be found, then I'd say this would be our best option.

In the near future I'm also going to need to make a few belts for friends. If you'd like I can check with my India supplier that we have placed two mass orders with in the past. But keep in mind part of me hates dealing with them because it's always a shot in the dark when it comes to the final product we receive. But we did get acceptible material both times. They do have a minimum order of 300 yards, so we'd need enough interest for 25 yard rolls each. I can use 5 rolls and can probably purchase more to tuck away.

Let me know what you think.

I can always use a new girthbelt, if you decide to do that put me down for one!

I'd be up for that Cruz. If it doesn't happen, I'll talk to JDFett

I'm interested in a girth belt as well. If anyone finds the proper braid/ply count me in too.

I will need one as well, so count me in.

Sorry if this is a newbiequestion that has already be answered, but what was the original belt? It looks a bit like a belt that keeps the saddle on a horse

great pic! Thanks for the info

Cool, thanks Cruz! I really didn't mean for this to become work for you! It wasn't part of a diabolical plan after sending you that PM asking about a girth belt....I swear! O=)


Cheers Cruz!

Originally Posted by [AK]Edge

Cool, thanks Cruz! I really didn't mean for this to become work for you! It wasn't part of a diabolical plan after sending you that PM asking about a girth belt....I swear! O=)


Cheers Cruz!

Nah, it's fine. We all need girthbelt material so it's a win/win situation for everyone...as long as the supplier comes through. I would just prefer not dealing with an overseas business because there's less control over the situation if things go wrong.

I've sent the sales rep a high res. pic of the original girthbelt, given her my dimensions again (4 ply, .25" diameter, 25 yd. individual rolls), and quality standards (stained reddish brown, not painted, staggered splices). She said she'd send out the samples to choose from as soon as possible, and I asked her for three prices quotes for a 300, 400, and 500 yard order.

Here's hoping for the best!

Cruzer you da man!!:thumbup

looks good , ill prob like to get some , hopeing to get them in 2 colors black and the brown the one used for jango

Look forward to this bolo progress. Thought the bfnt would be the only practical and available stuff to get to date.

The bfnt stuff ain't too bad, but yes the india stuff would be better

What a guy!
Cruzer, you're out doing yourself again.
I'm sure these will be awesome as well...
Count me in if you decide to do a run bro.

I would like one as well Cruzer (if things end up going through). Thanks for checking this out for us.

Hey Cruzer, did you get an update from India on the bolo yet?

I haven't received the samples. I'll drop her an email and report back when I hear something.

I'm in if it gets to that point.

Add me in to if there is a run

Well, she forgot all about the samples, but said she'd send em out by the end of this week.

oops! hope they come this time!

The samples should have been sent out. I'll post pics when they come in.

Originally Posted by Cruzer

The samples should have been sent out. I'll post pics when they come in.

Thanks Lorenzo for the heads up.
Boy! Do I need a belt...

Me too...

Yeah I'm deffinitly in if you do a run Cruzer.

The samples came in, however, unfortunately they were too small in diameter. I've emailed her concerning the problem and I'll let you know what she says.

Thanks for the update!

She's sending out new samples that will be natural in color and will hopefully be the right diameter. I asked her to make them natural in color because the last ones she sent were painted brown. So I figured we would be better off staining natural colored leather braid.

Thanks Lorenzo for the update. I've been searching around as well
and have no such luck. I...Really...Really.. need a belt...

I...Really...Really.. need a belt...

I'm in the same boat

Cant find any anywhere either.

I found some that's close, it's here in the US, it's 6mm (1/4"), antique brown (reddish brown) and in stock but, it's 6 ply vs. 4. I ordered 2 spools, it looks just about right.
http://www.leathercordusa.com/mm5/me...ry_Code=C6-6MM

nice find dude , think I'm going to order some =)

They were pretty quick to ship, it arrived 3 days from the order date, and were easy to deal with.

Got to work out how much it'll cost me to get it shipped.
Its just so expensive in the UK

digging this thread up, but how does this look to everyone?



i found it here: http://www.mjtrim.com/Catalog/Produc...872/15872.aspx

they have it in 6mm, i'm thinking about ordering myself a roll of 25 yards and making my own belt.

Did u ever get the correct size Cruzer for the girth belts?

Here is mine I made. I found that not using a backing made it much easier for me to move around/bend/twist while wearing it.

I completely agree with that. I can understand canon and putting the leather backing on it but sometimes (especially if your gonna be in it for hours at a time ie: Con) its so much more practical to leave the backing off and tie the cords together. After all, I'm sure Temuera Morrison didnt have to stay in his costume THAT long!

These look great so far, anyone know how i can add one to my costume its the final missing piece!

I think you just solved a construction problem I was having too thanks