Arean Ellis Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Just saw this in a random search and had to share... I need one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 very nice - is it cast? i love buckles too, specially the rodeo prize buckles . nice post your pictures when youve made yours ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRobb Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Sweet! I saved the link for when my wife needs a gift idea for me. Thanks for posting! Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 That's an oldie but a goodie. I bought that one back in the '70's. Now I'm making my own using my 60 ton hydraulic forging press. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 That's a cast pot metal buckle. I made mine by CAD-ing out my 163# Peter Wright to scale and then using the CAD program to print a bunch of them at various other scales. When I found one I liked, I cut it out and glued it to a piece of lucite sheet and cut/filed it to match. Took the piece of lucite and used it as the master for a petrobond mold setting the sprues and vents to serve as the place for the belt to attach and the hook for the belt holes. Then I cast it in silver---a lot cheaper back in the early '90's! Cleaned it up, gave it a hammered finish, stuck a crossbar through the sprues for the belt to fasten to and have worn it off and on ever since. Pretty easy to do in brass too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyGeorge Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 I've seen that same buckle on ebay several times, lately. Don't remember what it went for, though. <_< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 randy love the buckles - very elvis thats a compliment in my book ( just incase there was any doubt... ) very groovy textures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Trez Cole Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 a few years back there was an artical about making belt buckles in the ABANA 2008 volume 16 #3 there is always making your own Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Einhorn Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Found this on smithing belt buckles, in case anyone is interested. http://www.oakandiron.com/Gallery_II/Buckle%20pdf%20cs2%20%20%20%20%205%2021%2007.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clinton Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 I will stick with one of these as long as I need one. EA Chase has made ove 10,000 of these Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragons lair Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Just saw this in a random search and had to share... Been wearing one of them for yrs along with a bronze anvil on a neck chain from ebay.Buckle replaced my Born to Ride one. Ken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Forge Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Not as classy, but a whole xxxx of a lot easier to make ... Think it came from Houston Area Blacksmith Assoc. (HABA) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry H Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 I think that buckle came from Centaur forge, I have the farrier one from the 70's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrous Beuler Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Just saw this in a random search and had to share...I need one! Ha! I have that very same buckle, a present from the wife about five years ago. The picture doesn't do it justice, loaded with detail. 3 1/4" wide. On the back it says "The Great American Buckle Co. U.S.A." copyright 1986 and a serial number, 1807. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Covington Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 I'm wearing one like it now. The copyright is 1988 on mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
son_of_bluegrass Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 On a whim and with no real plan in place, just a vague idea I made this for myself. Rather simple design. Sorry about the poor picture quality. Just took those on a whim as well. ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Tim215 Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 I have one of those. Wear it all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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