Special border... hm. Can`t get it.

[Ray]

Howdy! Perhaps any of you know how the border from Packing Iron Page 133 has to be done?

I am wondering for some days but cant find a way to create a similar border.

Best regards from Greenhorn Ray 

[Cliff Fendley]

Embossing wheel most likely

[Marshal Will Wingam]

I think Cliff is right. It was probably done with a rotary embossing machine.

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[Ray]

Ok, thank you guys!

[ChuckBurrows]

I agree embossing wheel but you can come real close with a couple of tools:

1) for the two outer borders use a stitch marker - you can even get markers that have a more square tip than pointed from CS Osborne

2) The inner section - get a piece of delrin or similar hard plastic or a brass bar of the right width and make it with two legs - i.e. a slot in the middle - start by tapping in the first two slots and then place one leg in the previous slot for the next one and so on. You can do it with just a single slot tool (I've made such from old small cold chisels ground to shape) but with the single slotter it's harder to keep the spacing even.

Layout the inner and outer borders first with a good pair of dividers, run them with the marker, and end up doing the central part. You want you cased leather a bit on the dry side rather than too wet to help retain shape.

It's a bit more time consuming than using an embossing wheel even if you could find the right one, but where there's a will there's a way.....

[ChuckBurrows]

Here's one I did a few years back with a similar border using a single narrow slotter

[Ray]

Thank you very much! I will try to make a tool from an old stamp or something like this next time 

[David Carrico]

That's really nice Chuck!

[ChuckBurrows]

Thank you David that's one of my favorites made for a "husky" guy who wanted the belt to look like it was expanded. The holster is the South Texas style...

[Cliff Fendley]

Real nice Chuck. I love the way you made it look like the billet was moved on the belt and was laced back on.