I’m still belting it out here. As the post several days ago indicated, I’ve been making copper belts for a few weeks now. I need to STOP, but keep having little ideas that need developing pop into my head. The idea for one of the belts shown here came from showing my ranch workers what I was making. One of them said he had seen women wearing large double link belts and suggested I try enlarging my original horseshoe links. I tried the double links, but it made the belt too heavy for my taste and I ended with the style shown on the right. When I asked what type belt he saw on the women, he looked a little funny. We decided, he probably shouldn’t be looking that closely at “other” women’s waists. His wife might wonder! The second rather poor photo shows how the belt hangs. The buckle has a white magnesite heart wired to it and deerskin fringe hangs on the other end.

The second pictured belt is much smaller and made with links less than half the size of the one above. I have been wearing it and find it to be very light and comfortable. These links mold well and stay in place.