Full Grain Leather Belt Reddit

1 point 3 years ago.

Full grain leather belt reddit.

Lay the belt down on a towel and apply leather conditioner. Full grain leather is made from the whole hide of the animal whether it is cow leather kangaroo or any other animal. If necessary use leather cleaner. Full grain leather is also genuine leather by definition.

The most effective way to determine grain quality is tbh through experience. The width of the buckle and the belt blank need to be the same. Optional belt keep of matching width 1. I chose the 1 5 inch belt which is pretty standard for men s belts but they also have thinner and thicker options.

Although the two. Men s wearhouse has full grain leather belts for 20. The little leather loop. Nice thick full grain and a lot cheaper than many of the premium belt brands.

But again someone selling full grain leather won t market it as genuine leather because they know the huge difference. The hide of an animal is strongest and most durable just below the hair. Do not get the fully finished belt blanks from tandy the ones that are already dyed brown or black. Cleaning the belt will remove essential oils so conditioner must be used afterwards or the leather will dry out.

You can get a metal belt keep a leather one or get a buckle that doesn t need a keep. This is the actual full grain leather belt strip. You can feel whether the leather feels plasticky or not which tbh could give a false negative if it s a full grain leather which then treated with a thick finishing coat. I have one i ve worn it a bit and it s pretty good.

If you don t mind spending more i ve heard good things about allen edmonds leather belts but those are closer to 100. Note though that these belts run large so buy your pant size as opposed to pant size 2. I ve been using concealed carry belts for years. Make sure you buy a full grain vegetable tanned leather blank.

Those are not full grain leather and in fact one of the worst quality belts i ve ever seen. Get one from a vintage store or online. So to recap full grain leather is the best because it hasn t been altered. It will come with snaps to hold the buckle on so all we ll need to do is trim the end to size fit it for a hole and preserve the leather.

It s the full hide not sanded or corrected or weakened in any way. Don t get anything else. Use any buckle you want. Once the hair is removed during processing the natural grain pattern is visible.

If dirty clean the belt with a soft rag and very little warm water. 4 points 3 years ago.