steph_dexter Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Cant decide which way to go... non matching or matching Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtguk Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Matching first pic makes my eyes hurt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steph_dexter Posted January 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 (edited) for the strap preparation : I found making buckle and strap is a lot of fun. So i tried to hand make both buckle and strap complete with the stamp on the buckle...except i use laser engraving instead after some vector drawing... first cut wasnt perfect...ouch! crooked engraving :? second cut, come out better after long critique and pointer at the picture thinking hard for DLC or PVD coating... oh well its my trial anyway, so i decided to use cheap aerosol flat black ...yeah not bad, all the engraving wasnt deep enough, ill make it better later trying to mimic the coinage edges by hand with file n sandpaper this process took so much energy tongue installed and painted flat black cutting and mark lines some old sheet of leather that skid gave me for the top layer, buckle installed. I used stiff thick piece of leather under neat I copy the construction of pre Vendome strap notice the difference with vintage 3 folds on the buckle side and 2 fold on long side glue n press oh my, this far i forgot to bend the buckle & tongue :lolno: so re-open the guled strap, bend the buckle and re-glue adding single loose keeper, the final result pre stitching n edge kote i aged the buckle a little, the black paint was strip litely at corner n tip of the tongue Edited January 13, 2013 by steph_dexter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steph_dexter Posted January 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Matching first pic makes my eyes hurt excuse the extreme color contrast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellons Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Wow fantastic work I am first in line for a 22mm version of strap for my mm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhoon1129 Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 I'd go with the non matching. Looks more dynamic. Are you going to produce those engraved pre v buckles? then I might want to get them.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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