what is the process of making a v belt
The Process. A quality Custom Western Belt starts with the highest quality leather available today. Our leather is Grade A tooling and carving leather from the Hermann Oak Leather Company in St. Louis, Missouri who has been tanning leather since 1881. First, a belt blank is measured and cut from a side of leather. Then it is dampened with a sponge to soften the top portion of the belt blank. A sponge is used so as not to dampen the backing of the leather so that the belt will hold its shape during the tooling process. Once the proper dampness is obtained, the selected pattern is transferred to the belt blank.