I need to make my own belt HOW?

[ihookem]

I bought a belt at Walmart, it lasted 3 months. So I went to Fleet Farm it lasted 2 days. I've had it with belts made on China. How do I make a simple belt and where do I get the leather? I live in southern Wisconsin.

[kid buckskin]

Try your local fead store buy a sinch strap atach a buckle to it. I use stuff like this for all kinds of things like braces, sper straps
I am in middle of makin a belt and holster that will look like the johnny ringo rig used in the movie tombstone and mostly I've used tack to buld it

[Rancher]

You can order belt blanks from Tandy Leather or The Leather Factory or find a saddle maker and he can cut you a blank from a hide and he probably even has some snaps lying around and would punch the holes and set them for you  for not a lot of money.

[goodshot]

The lady at my local Tandy makes saddles too and uses"latigo" to make some of the straps, it is really tough leather. Belt blanks are available at a Tandy also.

[Rancher]

The burgundy color in latigo will bleed out on your pants.  Don't matter much for work clothes but it won't wash out.