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Full grain oak bark tanned leather
Hand cast hardware
Order the same size as your jeans size
Made in England
We are proud to introduce our new belt, made in Birmingham, England by Barnes & Moore. The devil is in the details so feast your eyes on this:
The leather is full grain 12 month oak bark tanned (the original leather was 3 month veg tan), from J&FJ Baker in Devon, England, and oak bark leather is only available at a handful of tanneries around the world. The reason why so few tanneries work this way? It’s massively labour intensive and expensive, but it does produce a high quality leather, that’s super tough and hardwearing as the fibres are really tight. Most of the leather preparation process is still done by hand, including dying the hides and conditioning them with greases and oils. The tannery is 6 generation family owned and the craftsmen there are all time served and highly skilled. The leather may show some natural marking here and there, this is a characteristic of full grain leather. J&FJ Bakers oak bark leather is reputed to be one of the worlds’ finest, and it will patina and age beautifully.
Sizing: Belt size should be the same size as your jeans (if you’re a 32 in jeans, get a 32 belt, if you’re a 33 in jeans, get a 34 belt). Belt is 1.5" wide.
The buckles are also all hand cast and exclusive to us, using traditional ‘sandcast’ casting methods. The guys that make our buckles have been casting brass and copper since 1837, so they’re pretty good at it. They also hold the Royal warrant as suppliers to the household of the King of England. The solid copper will patina beautifully, and changes pretty quickly with exposure to air.
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Fantastic, substantial belt with incredible attention to detail. Order true to waist size.
Top shelf materials and construction. This thing will last two lifetimes.
Best casual belt in the world and an absolute steal at the listed price. What r u waiting for. Just buy one. And if not…your loss. BTW pairs beautifully with Alden #8 cordovan boots. Thanks Pete & Tony!!!????