Braiding for the girth belt

I don't know where you guys get the braiding for your girth belts, but I found this ebay seller
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Beads-Findings-n-Things

That does Braided Leather Bolo strips in pretty much any length you want in 3mm, 5mm and 6mm thonging.

Originally Posted by Nocturne

I don't know where you guys get the braiding for your girth belts, but I found this ebay seller
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Beads-Findings-n-Things

That does Braided Leather Bolo strips in pretty much any length you want in 3mm, 5mm and 6mm thonging.

A quick forum search brings you here:

http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/f28/source-jango-braided-belt-found-4896/

I got my braids here:

http://www.mjtrim.com/catalog/produc...nt=---601-6MM#

Ah yeah, if it wasn't for the international shiping I'd go there too...
BUT the ebay guy is the best I've found in the UK so far.

WOW 15% huh? Thats notr a bad deal may be time for me to upgrade!

I don't think you have broken any forum rules. Several members offer discounts when you mention TDH. By offering the leather braids, you are actually fillilng a void in the Jango realm.

Wes

Originally Posted by Leather Man

Hi Guys,

Sorry to drop in like this but I noticed your links in our eBay stats and as a good mate of mine used to be in the Sealed Knot you captured my interest.

If anyone is interested we have now listed all our braided BOLO leathers (both flat and round braids).

All are available in any length (up to 10m anyway) and several colours. If anyone is interested just PM or email me. 15% discount if you mention The Dented Helmet. Hope I haven't broken any forum rules with this post, if I have sorry Admin.

Steve

I braided mine by hand. It took a really long time and it was a huge pain in the you-know-what. Each braid should be 1/4" or 6mm thick, making 20 braids about 5 inches wide.

Hmmmmmm....8)

Skalen Fehl, The MJ braids, I'm assuming to use the Antique Dark Brown, in
6 mm, how many yards would I need?

Thanks for the welcome guys.

If you are making a 40 inch belt you are looking at somewhere around 22 to 23 yards.

Originally Posted by Leather Man

Thanks for the welcome guys.

If you are making a 40 inch belt you are looking at somewhere around 22 to 23 yards.

Thanks Steve!!!!

-Rex8)

Hi Cruzer,

I've just had the digital calipers out to see how we measure up. Our 5mm braid comes in at around 5mm in diameter and our 6mm is around 6.2 to 6.3mm in diameter. All our Bolo is 4 ply. Below is a pic of the 5mm braid in dark brown. We also have red, natural and, of course, black. I've included a close up of the natural leather in 6mm. We can pretty much provide any colour you like but it can take up to 6 weeks to suppy as we have our leathers made specifically for us at the tannery and so it depends on the time of the month when we place our major order. We can also match the braid with round leathers for lacing etc. if needed in 0.5mm, 1mm, 2mm, 3mm and 5mm thicknesses; (we carry 23 colours in round leather cord).





Hope that answers most questions but if you have any more please fire away.

It's a pleasure. I can talk for hours about leather.

I've sent you a PM. I've taken a picture of a join for you. Obviously the individual strands are staggered for strength so you only get one strand join at any point. In fact it is really hard to find a join, you have to study the leather really close up. The end of a strand is also glued down making finding a join that much harder. The picture below shows one such join. I have had to tease the join apart sideways a little to get it to show up in the picture otherwise it didn't show at all.



You certainly won't see any unsightly lumps and bumps even if you study the bolo from 12" away in good light.

That does look really good and a lot better than others I've seen and have.

I'd be interested in seeing a roll of 25 yards up close. What's the expected time until shipped for something like that?

Thanks,
Lorenzo

Steve this is wonderful. Can you pm me the info on 1 roll of 25 yards,natural 4 ply 6mm?
Cruzer thats enough for one belt correct?
Thanks guys!
-Goldenrod

Hi Goldenrod,

You have Private Mail mate.

Cheers

Steve

Hey Steve thanks for that offer.
Plz pm me the info on 1 roll of 25 yards,natural 4 ply 6mm?


Thx

Mike

Hi Mike,

You have PM mate.

Hi Steve, could you also send me info on a 25 yard roll of 4 ply 6mm? Thanks

Albert

any one wans to buy some braids??

http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/showt...735#post201735

Hi Bleahhh,

Nice belt mate.

Originally Posted by Leather Man

Hi Bleahhh,

Nice belt mate.

hey thnks!

Goldenrod, sorry I had forgotten to reply to your question, but yeah if it were me I'd go with a 25 yard roll of this stuff in a natural finish. It's the best quality I've seen available so far and 25 yards will give you a little extra just in case.

Also, it should stain up nicely as long as it doesn't have any type of sealer on it. I'd make sure that it doesn't.

I just recieved my spool of braid from the Leather Man and all I can say is WOW! excellent product, excellent price and super fast delivery. If you are looking to build a grit belt this is the way to go.

Thank you Leather Man!!

Alan

Thanks for the vote of confidence Alan.

Can’t take credit for the speedy delivery as much as I’d like to. All we do is make sure we ship out to you within 24 hours of you placing your order then it’s down to the postal service, all those trains planes and automobiles.

Love to see some pictures of your belt when you are done.

Cheers

If I bought Steve's bolo, what would be the correct stain for it? Like everyone else I'd like to get it as close to screen accurate as possible.


Rick