Buckles for kilt straps??

[Smayniac]

I cant post pictures yet it seems LOL His are just simple metal slider type buckle but shaped alittle different......... Me thinks after writing all that I am going to go with a traditional style buckle and just use eyelets in the strap to make the holes sturdy.... or go with a double D ring style of buckle..... guess I will flip a coin and see what happens....

I have an xkilt with a double d ring strap; I won't make another that way. I agree that using the same material is the answer, mostly for the washabillity factor. You can purchase a small eyelet starter kit with the setter included for only a few dollars at the fabric store. Make sure you make the starter hole as small as you can get the raw eyelet into so it doesn't pull out later; I had that problem on a sporran I made.

Bob

[MMorgan]

I have an xkilt with a double d ring strap; I won't make another that way. I agree that using the same material is the answer, mostly for the washabillity factor. You can purchase a small eyelet starter kit with the setter included for only a few dollars at the fabric store. Make sure you make the starter hole as small as you can get the raw eyelet into so it doesn't pull out later; I had that problem on a sporran I made.

Bob

did the double d rings just not hold well or what???

And what are you using now for buckles?? are you going the eyelet route and using a normal small buckle??

Thanks for your input!!!

[Smayniac]

did the double d rings just not hold well or what???

And what are you using now for buckles?? are you going the eyelet route and using a normal small buckle??

Thanks for your input!!!

The d rings hold, although I do have another buckle hidden on the inside of the left hip, but the strap tail is awkward. Perhaps if I had stiffened it it would work/look better.

I'm thinking of using canvas stiffened with buckram or somesuch and eyelets for my next project. I buy buckles at Tandy Leather Factory.

[MMorgan]

Hey thanks you gave me something to chew on and decide!!!!!

For simplicity I may go with the d rings and stiffen them up with something and maybe look for those metal strap ends to give it nice clean look (will try to find some type of metal strap end either way to be honest...)

but then again I may just go with eylets and a buckle LOL atleast I know if I am going to go with the d rings I will have to stiffen it up with something to keep it from looking all floppy....