[Jewelry making - Article 01103] - Re: [Orchid] Belt Buckles - Attaching the belts

[Ron Charlotte]

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>     This might sound like a silly bunch of questions.... but .... here
>     goes....  What specifically are "belt buckles" as you see in some
>     jeweller's catalogues?  How do they attach to belts?  Do they
>     attach to standard belts? 

    There are a number of designs that have become the basis of most
    varients of belt buckle.  You have the tongued buckles in either
    some variation of a ring or bow, or the two lobed type with a center
    bar.  Then you have the hook style buckles that have a small prong
    protruding from the back that hooks into the holes in the belt strap
    ( a lot of the fancy "rodeo" buckles are like this).  90% of belts
    use some variant of these types.  The remainder are the military
    type sliding bar buckle used mostly on web belts, and other such
    oddities. 

>         My understanding of a belt buckle is simply what I have seen
>     on standard belts with the buckle sewn into the leather.  I am
>     wondering, are the belt buckles sold by jewellers something that
>     sits on top of the original buckle or something that replaces it? 

    Generally they replace them.  I often make belts where the buckle
    attachment is a couple of heavy snaps instead of stitching or rivets
    so that the buckles can be changed as desired. 

>         Also, what does the back of a belt buckle look like?  Is there
>     any diagrams online or in books that anyone can refer me to?  I
>     once spent some time at the College of Arts' library in the
>     gold/silversmithing section looking for such a diagram but didn't
>     end up finding one. 

    Try _Buckles: 1250-1800 by Ross Whitehead
    (http://www.ganoksin.com/jewelry-books/us/product/189773817X.htm)  
    The photos and sketches are of historical examples, but other than
    ornament, the function of buckle design really hasn't changed much
    in 800 years. 

Ron Charlotte -- Gainesville, FL
ronch2 AT bellsouth.net OR afn03234 AT afn.org


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