Expert: Shasta McLaughlin - 7/16/2008

Question
Hi;
I want to make cowboy belt buckles out of elk and deer antlers. I have the antlers; where can I buy the other two parts to make the cowboy belt buckle? The part that the belt loops around; and the peg that goes into the hole in the belt.
Thank you
Ken

Answer
Ken,

While answering another question about making belts I came across many more sites that had both the leather belt blanks and the belt buckle blanks.  If you're interested please see my post at http://www.allexperts.com/expertx.cgi.

Have a nice day,

Shasta McLaughlin

Ken,

I did a search on belt parts and came up with this website:
http://www.hhhenterprises.com/index.php?cPath=31

Belt Buckle bases turned up this site:
http://www.custombeltbuckles.ca/Products/Cbb_Team_Beltbuckles_blank.htm

This place in Italy has many different types although I wasn't sure if there were any that would work for you:
http://www.anteosrl.com/v1/catalogo-en.php?page=48

This one in Taiwan has many interesting possibilities:
http://www.buckles.com.tw/dap1.html

These sites in Hong Kong has some possibilities:
http://www.superbmetal.com/index.htm
http://www.ttbutton.com/web/p.aspx?categoryname=Metal+Buckles

This site had many finished belt buckles but I thought they had some interesting although expensive buckles that might work:
http://www.robdiamond.net/category/westernflavabuckles/

Good luck,


Shasta
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