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Oct 5, 2014 17:05:15 GMT -6
Post by matt on Oct 5, 2014 17:05:15 GMT -6
I was going to put this in the Kickstarter thread, but it has apparently evolved into a shaving thread. This is a Kickstarter offering, but it could be an alternative to the Gustin heavyweight belt (or a future Lawless belt offering?) - Kendall & Hyde Co. - not a bad alternative for $60 with a choice in color. |
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Oct 5, 2014 18:37:16 GMT -6
Post by Dirty_Denim on Oct 5, 2014 18:37:16 GMT -6
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Oct 6, 2014 17:43:38 GMT -6
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Post by wisdom on Oct 6, 2014 17:43:38 GMT -6
You guys are killing me.. I just backed the Kendall & Hyde KS. I've been looking for a nice, thick, harness leather belt and the stretch goal was the clincher. Now I just need to figure out how to explain why I need all these belts to my wife =P Probably going to get the 2 pack.. one black and one natural Harness. I've got two Hollows belts.. one in Chromexcel and one in Black Latigo. They're really high quality belts with great leather. One Etsy belt from Sage&Pine Leather: www.etsy.com/shop/SageandPineLeather - Total no-frills belt made with bridle leather. One Gustin belts that I got for a great price on eBay, but never use.. the buckle just doesn't feel, or look, substantial enough.. the leather's nice, though. |
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Oct 6, 2014 17:57:09 GMT -6
Post by Derek G on Oct 6, 2014 17:57:09 GMT -6
If any of you brahs live near an amish community, It's worth a look at the leather/harness shops. Not the tourist trap stores...I'm talking going to the Amish themselves. I bought a great belt, black heavy and thick, for about 30 bucks.
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Oct 6, 2014 18:16:47 GMT -6
Post by jbreitenbucher on Oct 6, 2014 18:16:47 GMT -6
I live in Amish Country. I am happy to take a look and get a line on a good source. Totally slipped my mind to look in a harness shop around here.
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Oct 7, 2014 9:26:40 GMT -6
Post by matt on Oct 7, 2014 9:26:40 GMT -6
I live in Amish Country. I am happy to take a look and get a line on a good source. Totally slipped my mind to look in a harness shop around here. I'll need to stop in when I visit my parents back east (folks live in Lancaster County). |
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Oct 7, 2014 9:31:27 GMT -6
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Post by Old26 on Oct 7, 2014 9:31:27 GMT -6
I live in Amish Country. I am happy to take a look and get a line on a good source. Totally slipped my mind to look in a harness shop around here. I'll need to stop in when I visit my parents back east (folks live in Lancaster County). I grew up back there. Have lots of Amish art and photos here from Bill Coleman - a family friend who was one of the few people allowed to photograph them. Man, I miss PA right now... |
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Post by matt on Oct 7, 2014 9:39:23 GMT -6
I'll need to stop in when I visit my parents back east (folks live in Lancaster County). I grew up back there. Have lots of Amish art and photos here from Bill Coleman - a family friend who was one of the few people allowed to photograph them. Man, I miss PA right now... Lititz, PA was voted 2013 " coolest small town in America" - hard to disagree, the character of the architecture, Wilbur chocolates, and of course, Appalachian Brewing Company. I think the entire area has a ton of character. |
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Oct 7, 2014 9:54:34 GMT -6
Post by jbreitenbucher on Oct 7, 2014 9:54:34 GMT -6
I grew up back there. Have lots of Amish art and photos here from Bill Coleman - a family friend who was one of the few people allowed to photograph them. Man, I miss PA right now... Lititz, PA was voted 2013 " coolest small town in America" - hard to disagree, the character of the architecture, Wilbur chocolates, and of course, Appalachian Brewing Company. I think the entire area has a ton of character. You guys are thinking the wrong Amish country. I'm talking Amish capital of the world Berlin, OH. |
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Post by matt on Oct 7, 2014 9:55:59 GMT -6
Amish Mafia is filmed in PA. THAT makes it legit  |
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Oct 7, 2014 9:57:25 GMT -6
Post by Old26 on Oct 7, 2014 9:57:25 GMT -6
Amish Mafia is filmed in PA. THAT makes it legit LOL! Exactly. Lancaster county to me is always Amish Country... |
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Oct 7, 2014 11:18:56 GMT -6
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Post by wisdom on Oct 7, 2014 11:18:56 GMT -6
I grew up back there. Have lots of Amish art and photos here from Bill Coleman - a family friend who was one of the few people allowed to photograph them. Man, I miss PA right now... Lititz, PA was voted 2013 " coolest small town in America" - hard to disagree, the character of the architecture, Wilbur chocolates, and of course, Appalachian Brewing Company. I think the entire area has a ton of character. I used to visit a place called Lampeter, near Lancaster quite frequently.. I loved going there because of a restaurant called "Good 'n Plenty." When you're on the road 80%+ of the time, nothing tastes better than a local, homestyle meal! |
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Oct 7, 2014 11:23:46 GMT -6
Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2014 11:23:46 GMT -6
most of my family is still near cleveland, oh...my mom goes to 'amish country' all of the time and now i'm curious which 'one' she's frequenting.
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Oct 7, 2014 13:32:26 GMT -6
Post by jbreitenbucher on Oct 7, 2014 13:32:26 GMT -6
most of my family is still near cleveland, oh...my mom goes to 'amish country' all of the time and now i'm curious which 'one' she's frequenting. She's going to Berlin, Charm, Walnut Creek, Trail (you know from that Trail bologna you eat). I'll be headed there this weekend for some Autumn color site seeing and some comfort food covered in gravy. |
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Oct 7, 2014 13:48:52 GMT -6
Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2014 13:48:52 GMT -6
most of my family is still near cleveland, oh...my mom goes to 'amish country' all of the time and now i'm curious which 'one' she's frequenting. She's going to Berlin, Charm, Walnut Creek, Trail (you know from that Trail bologna you eat). I'll be headed there this weekend for some Autumn color site seeing and some comfort food covered in gravy. i'll ask her next time i talk to her. i moved away long before she started going regularly. i know that's where they get their firewood each year. i imagine there's a nice selection of beef jerkys there. |
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Oct 7, 2014 15:30:06 GMT -6
Post by Derek G on Oct 7, 2014 15:30:06 GMT -6
The Berlin, Walnut Creek, Sugar Creek area is right where I'm talking about...Check out Coblentz leather. The buckle isn't much, but can be easily replaced.
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Oct 7, 2014 17:31:42 GMT -6
Post by jbreitenbucher on Oct 7, 2014 17:31:42 GMT -6
The Berlin, Walnut Creek, Sugar Creek area is right where I'm talking about...Check out Coblentz leather. The buckle isn't much, but can be easily replaced. Thanks Derek. I went to school with a Coblentz, but we got all our leather from a Hershberger. I still have a pair of Sheboygan Boots I bought 32 years ago from Hershberger's, that I wear occasionally. |
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Post by matt on Oct 7, 2014 19:31:08 GMT -6
This was the last place I would have ever thought we'd need an Amish thread...lol.
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Oct 7, 2014 19:51:40 GMT -6
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Post by jbreitenbucher on Oct 7, 2014 19:51:40 GMT -6
This was the last place I would have ever thought we'd need an Amish thread...lol. I'm done. I'll post up some pics of belts next week (assuming I can convince the fam to visit a leather store/tac store). |
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Oct 7, 2014 20:10:22 GMT -6
Post by matt on Oct 7, 2014 20:10:22 GMT -6
This was the last place I would have ever thought we'd need an Amish thread...lol. I'm done. I'll post up some pics of belts next week (assuming I can convince the fam to visit a leather store/tac store). I'll see if I can convince my family in PA to do some belt/leather research at some of the local Amish spots as well. |
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Post by Old26 on Oct 7, 2014 20:34:16 GMT -6
This was the last place I would have ever thought we'd need an Amish thread...lol. OK, so THIS is the place to post this one up. Kills me every time... |
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Oct 7, 2014 20:53:52 GMT -6
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Post by matt on Oct 7, 2014 20:53:52 GMT -6
This was the last place I would have ever thought we'd need an Amish thread...lol. OK, so THIS is the place to post this one up. Kills me every time... "This is not a one man jobbbbb!" - best line in the commercial. |
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Post by jbreitenbucher on Oct 7, 2014 21:42:14 GMT -6
OK, so THIS is the place to post this one up. Kills me every time... "This is not a one man jobbbbb!" - best line in the commercial. I laugh at that every time. Had to do some barn raisings as a kid. They were fun and man was there ever a ton of food. |
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Oct 8, 2014 8:24:34 GMT -6
Post by Old26 on Oct 8, 2014 8:24:34 GMT -6
"This is not a one man jobbbbb!" - best line in the commercial. I laugh at that every time. Had to do some barn raisings as a kid. They were fun and man was there ever a ton of food. I watched some and we got to "help" as kids. What I want to do is build a log home one day. Family in Montana have a company that does that, and that's what I want as the final landing spot. It's a pretty good feeling to accomplish something like that, sans the Subway...  |
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Post by Mattbert on Oct 8, 2014 8:56:09 GMT -6
I laugh at that every time. Had to do some barn raisings as a kid. They were fun and man was there ever a ton of food. I watched some and we got to "help" as kids. What I want to do is build a log home one day. Family in Montana have a company that does that, and that's what I want as the final landing spot. It's a pretty good feeling to accomplish something like that, sans the Subway... My grandfather did that in Maine back in the '40s. He and his buddy from med school, right after they graduated, each bought some land on a little pond up there. Did everything themselves with hand tools. Dropped the trees. Floated the logs across the pond. Hauled them up the bank. Prepped the wood. Built the cabins. Dug and hauled the rocks for the fireplaces too. What a legend. Almost 70 years on, and the place is still standing. We had to replace the roof once, but all the walls are original. I remember when we did the roof--this was a while ago now, I was 19 and my grandfather was 72--I was up there attaching new rafters to the ridge beam and I saw him standing in the middle of the cabin staring up through the skeleton of that roof. I called down, "Haven't seen the light like that in here for a while, huh?" He nodded, smiled a little half-smile, and then quickly turned away and walked back outside. Not before I saw the wetness around his eyes, though. That place means everything to me, but I think it meant even more to him. |
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