Oakwood Burn 1" Wide Belt
A unique hand-stitched belt taking inspiration from the beautiful Scottish Borders countryside for its design.
· Quality British oak tanned leather
· British made solid brass buckles
· Hand cut, hand-stitched and hand burnished
· Made to order in Melrose, Scotland
· Comes gift wrapped in a Scottish made gift box
A unique hand-stitched belt taking inspiration from the beautiful Scottish Borders countryside for its design.
· Quality British oak tanned leather
· British made solid brass buckles
· Hand cut, hand-stitched and hand burnished
· Made to order in Melrose, Scotland
· Comes gift wrapped in a Scottish made gift box
A unique hand-stitched belt taking inspiration from the beautiful Scottish Borders countryside for its design.
· Quality British oak tanned leather
· British made solid brass buckles
· Hand cut, hand-stitched and hand burnished
· Made to order in Melrose, Scotland
· Comes gift wrapped in a Scottish made gift box
Made from the finest oak tanned leather from Britain's last remaining oak bark tannery J&JF Baker & Co. It takes longer to tan using English Oak bark, around 12 months, but it makes a stronger leather. The belt is all hand-stitched using the finest French linen thread, which is twisted in a way to give it extra strength.
All these things give you a quality belt that you can enjoy wearing, not only does it look good but feels good too.
The belt gets its name from the Oakwood Burn that runs down near the Eildon hills in Melrose. A burn in Gaelic means fresh water. The name of this burn is perfect for my belts as they are made from leather tanned from oak bark.
Find out more about this beautiful leather on my Journal.
These are the sizes I currently have in stock.
Measurements
I recommend that you have a made to measure belt, so that your belt fits perfectly for you. The best way to know your size is to measure an existing belt. If you measure from where the prong touches the end of the buckle to the hole that is the most comfortable. This measurement becomes the middle hole in your new belt and I add two (or three) holes either side.
Care and attention
The leather may feel a bit stiff at first but it quickly softens and develops a beautiful patina the more you use it. Sometimes you might find a white bloom appears on the surface of the leather this is just some of the natural (fish) oils that the tannery applies to condition the leather. If it’s not been used for a while then the oils come to the surface. If you take a soft cloth and rub the surface the heat will make the oils go back into the leather. If the leather gets wet let it dry out naturally – don’t put it near a heat source like a radiator as this will damage the leather.