{"id":51221,"date":"2013-08-04T18:40:15","date_gmt":"2013-08-05T01:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/?p=1788"},"modified":"2021-10-16T14:32:51","modified_gmt":"2021-10-16T22:32:51","slug":"a-simple-belt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/2013\/08\/a-simple-belt\/","title":{"rendered":"A Simple Belt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full alignleft\" title=\"PlainBelt1_0040\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/PlainBelt1_0040.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"371\" \/>I was recently asked by my girlfriend to create something practical that any man would want. Something that would get daily use, not wear out, and stay relevant to the now.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full alignleft\" title=\"PlainBelt1_0057\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/PlainBelt1_0057.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"536\" \/>It would need to be a simple and strong design&#8230;.and one that, ahem, her father might actually enjoy as a birthday present.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full alignleft\" title=\"PlainBelt1_0056\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/PlainBelt1_0056.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It has been two years since my last belt design &#8211; part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/leatherworker\/fugitive-series-antiqued-belt\/\">Fugitive Series<\/a>. As simple as they are, they can be a lot of work to create &#8211; especially when your strap cutter slips out of your hand, nearly taking off your left big toe, and you are forced to re-cut everything from the start&#8230;.except the toe. This is to be expected for handmade projects though. I have long been used to the fact that you can&#8217;t make it perfect, and that&#8217;s essentially why it is beautiful. Check out this article on <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wabi-sabi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wabi-Sabi <\/a>for a brief intro.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full alignleft\" title=\"PlainBelt1_0061\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/PlainBelt1_0061.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I decided to make this belt from 9oz top grain leather. The intention was to create a deep brown with a lot of walnut husk powder and extra virgin olive oil. After finishing with beeswax &#8211; I realized that the leather was so think &#8211; it easily absorbed all of the olive oil and stayed a lighter color after drying. In this case I think the lighter color works well since it has a very unique tone &#8211; not necessarily available on store-bought belts. So I decided to let things be.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full alignleft\" title=\"PlainBelt1_0051\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/PlainBelt1_0051.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I am now considering adding this classic design to the shop, after a little more experimenting with my all-natural vegetable based dyes, I should get the colors down just right. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full alignleft\" title=\"PlainBelt1_0016\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/PlainBelt1_0016.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Take a quick 5 second survey and see the type of belt you want show up in the Mr. Lentz Shop!<\/h3>\n<div id=\"surveyMonkeyInfo\" style=\"width: 900px; font-size: 10px; color: #666;\">\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"sm_e_s\" style=\"border: 0px none; padding-bottom: 4px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/jsEmbed.aspx?sm=m5Wega0E1uEKkzIeP8QxKg_3d_3d\" height=\"800\" width=\"900\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Create your free online surveys with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/\">SurveyMonkey<\/a> , the world&#8217;s leading questionnaire tool.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full alignleft\" title=\"PlainBelt1_0001\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/PlainBelt1_0001.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was recently asked by my girlfriend to create something practical that any man would want. 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