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I had lost track of this belt for a long time, but Barb found it in one of our suitcases the other day.
Quite awhile ago a friend of mine gave me some chunks of Birch burl. The original burl was from a large burl ball about 2 feet in diameter, protruding from an 8” diameter tree.
I ended up making quite a few buckles as gifts, & this is all I have left to show you.
Wood magazine had an article about, ”Making wooden belt buckles” in their Dec. 1987, Issue #20, Page 80. If you want to look it up.
I started out sawing 3/8” slabs with my Bandsaw. Then you cut out the shape of the buckle.
The rest of the finishing was done mostly with a belt sander. You fasten a block to hold on to it, with hot melt glue, or double stick tape
Some I made where rectangles, oval, round, & square.
This one 1 7/8” wide X 2 3/4” long
The final sanding is done by hand. This one has a couple of coats satin polyurethane rubbed in.
The belt buckle hardware can be bought in various places, such as hobby stores.
-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1
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Dan'um Style
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#1 posted 1105 days ago
very nice piece … beautiful burl
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Dennis Zongker
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#2 posted 1105 days ago
Great looking Burl. That’s a cool idea.
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#3 posted 1105 days ago
Nice work
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a1Jim
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#4 posted 1105 days ago
Unique buckle
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#5 posted 1105 days ago
never thought of a buckle. nice work.
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#6 posted 1105 days ago
Dick:
Very nice, I’m glad that you found it again and I assume that it will now be recycled to the belt’s to use hanger.
-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
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#7 posted 1105 days ago
Nice belt buckle.
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#8 posted 1105 days ago
Every woodworking hobbyist should have one of those, brands you for who you are. Pretty neat.
Done in South Haven, Michigan on the lake for a few days, then back to Alaska. It is warmer in Alaska than it is here.
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#9 posted 1104 days ago
Looks good from here Dick ;-) BTW, Tandy Leather is a good place to find the buckle part on line.
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#10 posted 1104 days ago
Hi Dick;
That’s a pretty piece of wood.
Good use for it too. Nice job.
Lee
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#11 posted 1104 days ago
wonderful buckle well done
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#12 posted 1104 days ago
Another good idea for those small leftovers! Favoriting this one…
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#13 posted 1104 days ago
Nice piece of wood and a great idea.
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#14 posted 1104 days ago
what a nifty project. 2 thumbs up
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#15 posted 1104 days ago
Very nice! I made a few of these but my wood wasn’t as nice as yours.
http://lumberjocks.com/projects/10065
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