WTB: white latigo leather belt blanks

[Wulfgar]

Hi,

I'm after some white latigo belt blanks to make a sword baldric for my knighting. Anyone help out or point me in the right direction?

Need the supplier to be able to ship to Australia.

[Kel Rekuta]

I saw a side of that once, maybe fifteen years ago. If you find such a thing, please mention who is selling it these days. Like heavy weight patent leather, its gone the way of the Dodo.

[Garreth]

Frank at Viking Leather crafts has white belt weight leather that has the color struck all the way through it. It is quite pricey though. He quoted me, IIRC, $40 for a belt blank.

http://www.vikingleathercrafts.com/

Contact info is here: http://www.vikingleathercrafts.com/contact.php

He emailed me very quickly after I made my inquiry. He also posts here on the Archive from time to time and has a stellar reputation for customer service.

[VikingLeather]

Garreth, thanks for the plug, but think you misunderstood on the price of a white belt blank. Even the finished ones aren't $40.

We carry a 12 ounce Latigo white, oversprayed bright white.
We also carry a 12 ounce Bridle leather, with bright white on front and back, natural leather inside.
We also carry an 9-10 ounce Bridle leather, with bright white on front and back, natural leather inside.

For a finished belt, we bevel the edges, and then we take white edge ink and finish out the edges. It is time consuming and messy, but makes a very nice top notch belt. One of the nicest available. We are going to put them on the site soon, but I haven't had time.

For blanks, we just strip out the leather and let you do what you will, with it. The price is $12 per inch width x 72" long. 1" belt blank is $12. 1.5" belt blank is $18. Longer lengths available, but price is adjusted depending on length of course. The sides are approaching $200 each with shipping, and most places don't keep many in stock. Special care has to be taken not to get them dirty, etc., so we do have to charge a little more for them.

I have had folks ask for a finished belt blank. If I finish it out, it is a belt, no longer a blank, but we try to keep the prices down on those as well.

That's the blurb on the white belts. If anyone needs one, just give us a shout. And we do ship worldwide Wulfgar. Give us a shout if we can be of service.

Frank

[Wulfgar]

Frank I'll be in touch. I will probably also order a set of viking toggle boots at the same time.

[Blackoak]

I just ordered from Frank and was well pleased with his service and the product.

Uric