Thank you your belt came out real nice.

It's been many years since I did any buckstitching and this was a great refresher. I did a black gun belt with natural latigo lace and it still looks good to this day. I've got my old Tandy buckstitching punches somewhere. I'll have to go dig them out and make something! Great tutorial. Just the right information and thank you (and I mean thank you) for not using so much fast forward in your demonstration.

Nice video . Finally.!! FINALLY.! Someone with a BuckStitch video that show punching holes and stitching FROM the tip back .. I buckstitched Hundreds of. Belts when I worked for a Leather shop in the 70 s . I would recommend using a needle for speed . Use your thumb on the front and hold with 3 fingers on the back definitely faster than a stiching pony . Pull thru start needle in next hole then pull thru .. I used to do a run like you (and still do sometimes ) the guy I worked for said You pulled it ALL the way thru .! Just keep pulling LOL . He timed me on both .. making a run was slower . Try to find a 3 prong chisel .. DON'T go to a longer one . A three prong will pull out faster and help you punch the holes a LOT faster .. I have an OLD Tandy one that has a bevel to it and 3 prongs. It is much smoother and faster than the stuff you buy today. I have asked Tandy to make them .. sadly got ignored 😊 Hope you don't mind some old school input . IF people follow your tips they will get a nice BckStch belt . Main THING . Start from the tip ! .. it also eliminates a LOT of wear on your lace . Uh .. and YES stitch past the turn back .. Stay Well PTL

@Girtyleatherco

Жыл бұрын

I really appreciate the in depth input! It’s always good to hear from people who had someone actually teach them and pass down advice. Most of what I know is just from trial and error at this point so thank you for that information and I appreciate the support!

So proud of you ❤️

beautiful stitch

great work! the final product is superb!

I didn’t realize till now that I too love the Buck stitch !!! I can’t wait to make myself a belt. Thanks for the inspiration

@Girtyleatherco

Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome, I’m glad I could help some!

Great video! Thank you for the tips!

@Girtyleatherco

5 ай бұрын

I hope it was helpful, I appreciate you taking the time to watch!

Man you do good work

No need to apologize, this was very useful information -thank you.

@Girtyleatherco

5 ай бұрын

I appreciate that!

Thank you for the great information, I learned a couple more things, very much appreciated!

@Girtyleatherco

2 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Love your tooling style buddy!

@Girtyleatherco

9 ай бұрын

I appreciate that! I like to believe it is still developing and changing every day, hopefully for the better

Great video !

@Girtyleatherco

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

Very helpful video. Thanks for the effort it took to put it together.

@Girtyleatherco

8 ай бұрын

Thank you for the comment! I appreciate that a lot

So pretty ❤❤

Nice belt I’m going to try stitching like that it was a lot faster thank you for sharing

Very good

Great video, I have wanted to try buck stitching for a long time but other videos have always left me with questions. Great job explaining the entire process, I now feel confident enough to try it on my next project. (Liked and subscribed)

@Girtyleatherco

5 ай бұрын

I’m glad it was helpful and I really appreciate your support!

This is the first video of yours that I watched and subscribed. I'm a machinist by trade and started doing leather work to further my artistic skills as I always like to keep progressing in different areas. I like your process of how you explain what you're showing. I also like how you went back to show in more detail how you finish your buckstitch. I taught airbrush classes as well as coached multiple sports when my kids played. It never failed that someone would miss or not understand what you described or showed the first time or two. But when you had them do the progression through the steps the world got brighter as all of the lightbulbs in thier head started to come on. Lol I really enjoyed this video!

@Girtyleatherco

Жыл бұрын

I’m glad you got some benefit out of it! I really appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment as well

Excellent tutorial. I did have a question. I can see how to hide the last odd stitch in the bend of a belt but how would you hide it on a notebook cover, checkbook, etc.?

@Girtyleatherco

2 ай бұрын

To my knowledge, there is no good way to hide the ending on projects like that. If you are joining multiple pieces together and the edges are not glued, then you can hide it between the material. But in most cases when the edges are glued together and finished, you just have to make the ending as presentable as you can. I could be wrong but I have not learned of any way.

Hi! Thank you for showing us a great way to buck stitch a belt. I appreciate the way you took the time to go through each step and how you showed us precisely how you do it. I have a couple of questions: 1) Do you get your kangaroo lace at tandy's as well, or do you have to get it somewhere else. 2) What is the distance between holes? 1/8 ? Can you or have you used 1/4 or is that too far apart. Thank you again for your help.

@Girtyleatherco

2 ай бұрын

I’m not sure if Tandy offers kangaroo lace or not. I usually get mine from Springfield Leather Co. or Panhandle Leather. The distance between mine are 1/8” and I use 1/8” lace. It’s completely up to you and your preference if you go up to 1/4”, but you sure could if you wanted! I hope that helps!

Where do you buy your lace from!? I’m new to leather work and trying to get all the tips and tricks I can! I just made my first buck stitch project using your video thank you!

@Girtyleatherco

23 күн бұрын

That’s awesome! I usually buy my lace from Springfield Leather Company. They have a decent selection of Kangaroo lace

Very nice video, especially the tips, very informative, my question is, if you use a 1/8 inch punch for double loop lacing, would that be the same punch for buck stitching,

@Girtyleatherco

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! To your question, I would assume so, but I honestly don’t have much experience with double loop lacing. I would practice on some scrap leather before attempting it on a finished product!

Very nice work. What border stamp is that on the checkbook

@Girtyleatherco

10 ай бұрын

I believe it is just a craft tool border stamp, that checkbook cover was made quite awhile back

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Nice belt. Do you skive the leather where you bend it at the buckle? Also , how thick is that granite slab? Would a 9mm thick tile for landscaping work as well? Thanks and cheers from Canada.

@Girtyleatherco

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! Yes I do skive the bend area down maybe half the thickness of the main body. My block is roughly 1 inch thick. I would say a landscaping tile might be a bit thin, but I’m not 100% sure. It might work just fine!

@tedblackburn8679

5 ай бұрын

@@Girtyleatherco , thanks for the tip and have a great day!

What lace do you use? The lace that I have been using keeps getting stuck in the leather.

@Girtyleatherco

7 ай бұрын

I use Kangaroo lace. Are you using the same width of lace as the prongs you punch the holes with?

What size lacing is that

@Girtyleatherco

3 ай бұрын

1/8” Kangaroo

I learned the hard way that you don't save any time using a 6 or even more prong chisel when working with 12oz+ leather. Removing the chisel is a pain in the ass, I can tell you that.

@Girtyleatherco

7 ай бұрын

I have had quite a few people mention that, so I will probably just stick to my 4 prong. I appreciate the comment

How much one belt like this

@Girtyleatherco

Жыл бұрын

Something similar is around $450-$500 depending on the exact details of everything

Since this is a comment section; since u are quite chatty, invest in a mic😊

@Girtyleatherco

4 ай бұрын

I appreciate the feedback! I’ve never in my life been called chatty until I started this channel lol. Im slowly figuring out how to make better videos and this was my first time talking on camera