$30 Leather Belt vs $450 Leather Belt

[@kcg3927]

Bring awareness to the public... Time ain't cheap nor free...

[@Girtyleatherco]

That’s correct! I know my prices seem very high from an outside perspective, but they have to cover more than just labor and materials if I want to stay in business and continue to grow

[@ChopASk8]

Amen to that. I get so frustrated w/my boyfriend the ppl pleaseR that either gives our belts away or won't charge enough. My job is the painter. Even though I taught him how to make,he has yrs on making them & got good at it. Most definitely you get what you pay for. Most ppl that have our belts say they Luv them & wear every day. Some have had them for yrs. 8-10yrs has been my experience but a life time could happen as well. Haven't had any break,every once in awhile the silver snaps don't stay in place. I like the blk snaps anyway. I get so frustrated w/my boyfriend I almost don't want to make belts. I've got an industrial sewing machine that I still need to learn to use,I could be making biker vest or upholstery. Some customers don't bat an eye on the price of a belt & some ppl it's too expensive. Look at expensive sneakers & Fendi belts,how much ppl pay for them? The real used Fendi belts are as much as $800-$1000. & I highly doubt unknown rappers are wearing real Fendi belts,they're probably paying for a knock off $130-$150. I say if you're making it by hand charge accordingly to what your time is worth plus material/hardware. My apologies for my rant but I jus hand painted a belt w/a tooth pick for days that stamped all over & my bf wants to charge $125. Normally a belt from us is $125 stamped w/name or whatever word & painted. We used to charge $100 but leather went up in price. $100 is what my mentor who taught me said to charge,that was 8yrs ago. Really itz a piece of art to me. I most definitely look at them differently then I did before.

[@427Leather]

Your design is really unique, it looks to be Several different styles, Sheridan, Buscadero, etc. in one, which makes it very recognizable to you as a Maker. All Makers should be working towards this as a goal. Bravo! Keep up the great work.

[@johnboyd7158]

I have been doing occasional leather work since I was exposed to the craft at a Veteran Hospital in 2002. The amount of work, talent, time and experience necessary to craft this belt easily justifies the cost. A similar comparison would be a Toyota verses a Rolls-Royce. Both are cars, have engines and will get you from A to B. Same here. Wonderful work!

[@guzzirob]

What quality and craftsmanship, beautiful!

[@Girtyleatherco]

Thank you, I really appreciate that!

[@TruRedKing]

So nit saying I don't like your designs but do you offer a quality plain belt without designs I don't have the money for a nice belt but want a quality long lasting belt

[@Girtyleatherco]

Yes! I don’t really have much in stock right this moment but I could make one as plain as you’d like. Feel free to send me an email and I’d be happy to discuss further and show pictures.

[@nickhdeep6leatherworks338]

Beautiful belts. Video backstitch. That rough out with buck stitch is pretty rad style. Thanks

[@Girtyleatherco]

I have a full video over buckstitching on my channel! It’s one of my first videos, so it might not be the best, but feel free to give it a look!

[@saturnineace2324]

Respect for your craft sir.

[@ButchHolladay]

I've had my us handcrafted genuine leather belt nearly 25 years, it's still holding up wearing it about every day

[@Diego-z8h9r]

This is gold. No one explains this better than you!

[@maddawgnoll]

Genuine is a grade like top grain, full grain... it is the lowest grade leather. Usually the last split, then it gets pressed, sanded, buffed, and finished. A lot of times embossed like this belt.

[@Girtyleatherco]

That is true! I probably could have done a better job at diving into the processes and explaining each type better. Thank you for clarifying that

[@maddawgnoll]

@Girtyleatherco it's a very good marketing ploy. Anyone who is unaware, reads genuine, and automatically makes them think it's higher quality because it says genuine. The video especially lets people know why we charge what we do for the work we do. There's a lot of people that just don't know that we can charge and get as much as we do for a belt or anything else made with quality in mind. Just had an argument a few days back about this very thing with a few stating I couldn't get $175 (starting point) for a leather belt without branding (like LV) or using exotic leather. I'm sure this video would've helped at the time. They don't understand the difference between a store bought genuine leather belt and a custom shop handmade one.

[@norastorvik4155]

@maddawgnoll are you saying the belt he built is low grade?

[@maddawgnoll]

@@norastorvik4155 not at all. The belt he bought is.

[@Driplal]

I personally don’t think the genuine leather belt you showed in the video in anyway provides less durability than the veg tanned belt compared in the video. On the contrary the belt you made is a sandwiched belt which itself may be less durable than the embossed one ( unless you used a very high quality of adhesive ) you were talking about. The belt you made is actually hand tooled which is great but you too know that you charge way higher for that belt.

[@ackmartin60]

I’m not into tooled belt but that is beautiful and a bargin at $450.

[@AceWebb-v9s]

What are the Essential Barry King Tools Video?

[@JB-uj8mz]

Awesome job brother👍🏻 Arkansas here🇺🇸👋

[@Girtyleatherco]

Thank you!

[@cophater298]

amazing work

[@Girtyleatherco]

Thank you!

[@PAYNEKILLER..]

I'd love to have a belt like that, it's hard to justify as hard as I am on them. My Leatherman and the wet dirty conditions usually twist mine up

[@Girtyleatherco]

I try to keep some plain work belts in stock on my website if you’d be interested in something like that! Nothing fancy, but I still make them double layered with Hermann Oak!

[@bobrobinson4557]

Great video. Thank you.

[@alb673]

Nice tooling 👏

[@preparedsurvivalist2245]

If the edge is burnished and looks perfectly slick then its probably that composite leather/genuine leather garbage. REAL leather, like top or full grain, will have rougher edges. It can still be burnished or lined, but it wont typically be rounded and slick...especially with store bought belts. And also the back side or rough side will clue you in. The garbage belts will again look perfect, and have some laminated liner, whereas real top grain leather will have a slightly rough and imperfect character to it. And most importantly, the good leather is usually much more supple feeling.

[@CmdrTigerKing]

who tf is paying 500 bucks for a belt lol

[@Girtyleatherco]

There are people in this world who would spend that on a name brand t-shirt. I don’t think it’s that far fetched to believe someone would spend that on a handcrafted item that is being made specifically for them and actually going to get many years of use from it. They also know exactly where that money is going and can even watch hours of my content to see what goes into the process to make it cost that much 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@rusticfox4283]

anyone who pays $70 for a "genuine" leather belt is getting scammed you can get very well build single and maybe double (if machine sewn) layer Full grain leather belts for that price or slightly more but they will last many times longer.

[@НиколайПанов-е7щ]

Недостатки данного ремня за 450 долларов как мне кажется это плохо закрепленная пряжка. Не достаточно качественно обработанные урезы, слои кожи на них не должны быть заметны. Лента кожи по периметру ремня скорее всего будет цепляться за сумку на лямке или например за одежду и может в связи м этим довольно быстро потерять свою презентабельность.....! Плотность кожи ни как не связанна с тем хорошая кожа или плохая.....!

[@colinblake24]

Made in the USA!