Portland Shipyard Belt

• 14-16oz thick Veg Tan harness leather from J&FJ Baker & Co
  
• Harness leather has been soaked in hot tallow to add water resistance and increase tensile strength
  
• Edges are sanded and burnished to a glassy shine (Natural Veg Tan edges are left raw)
  
• Solid Brass Sand Cast buckle from Abbey England Foundry with choice of Natural Brass, Copper Plated Brass and Nickel Plated Brass
  
• Buckles are attached with solid saddlers rivets. Copper rivets are used for Copper and Nickel buckles while solid brass rivets are used for Natural Brass buckles.
  
• Each belt is finished with oblong belt holes.
  
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Check out Sizing Guide for for help getting your correct belt size. Once we review your order you will get an email asking you to confirm your belt size.

The Portland Shipyard belt, a custom sized belt made using a special Harness leather from J&FJ Baker & Co. This leather is a vegetable tanned leather, tanned in pits of Chestnut and Mimosa bark. Its a corrected grain leather, dipped in a vat of mutton tallow to add strength and then heavily greased to keep it flexible. The buckle is a solid brass buckle that has been sand cast at a traditional brass foundry in England. The buckle is available in three finishes: Natural Brass, Copper Plated Brass, and  finished in Antique Brass or Matte Nickel, attached with two hand peened solid copper rivets. The edges are unburnished to give it a more rugged vibe but this leather is so stuffed the edges will burnish on their own through regular use.

Our current lead time on custom sized belts is 7-8 weeks.