Korsbek on my first home made strap.

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Korsbek on my first home made strap.

Post by Chief Big Watch » Tue Feb 01, 2011 5:35 pm

OE is my first, well second 24mm watch, but the first one gets no wrist thus I have very, very limited number of 24mm straps. I have been looking around for some roughed, not your standard pretty strap and I really liked the "ammo" type, but shut those things are $$$$$$$ :crybaby: Anyways, I had an old belt, that I got when I was about 10, and have not used it since I was about 15, but somehow could not get rid of it. Bout $12 later in some needles, thread, and tools; 60min of hacking, cutting and swearing; and about 6 wheat beers, I have created my first truly unique, butt ass ugly strap that fits my Korsbek perfectly. :rock: Only thing I don't like is the buckle, need to get one of those 24 mm Sparta buckles :nutkick:

OK, time for some pics, hide your kids :bird:

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Post by polaco23 » Tue Feb 01, 2011 6:18 pm

that watch looks great!

did you do all the stitching? wow doesnt nearly look like a first time strap. good job. :cheers:
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Post by moishlashen » Tue Feb 01, 2011 6:22 pm

Looks pretty good Hammer. Good work :salute:
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Post by Chief Big Watch » Tue Feb 01, 2011 7:11 pm

polaco23 wrote:that watch looks great!

did you do all the stitching? wow doesnt nearly look like a first time strap. good job. :cheers:

No, the belt was already stitched around the edge, so I used that. The only stitching I did was on the corners by the lugs and the buckle. All in all, it was not bad. :mrgreen:
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Post by vbuskirk » Tue Feb 01, 2011 8:19 pm

Kool. I'm getting inspired. :think:
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Post by Pasquale » Wed Feb 02, 2011 2:32 am

vbuskirk wrote:Kool. I'm getting inspired. :think:

yeah get in line.. DOnt have the time lately


Hammer" that combo is cool :thumbsup:
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Post by SuperLeo » Wed Feb 02, 2011 7:24 am

the more i look at it, the more i like it. it goes perfect with the watch imo
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Post by jimyritz » Wed Feb 02, 2011 7:45 am

Nice job....Looks pretty darn good.... :thumbsup:
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Post by RotaryRx7 » Fri Feb 04, 2011 9:42 am

That's a really nice job!
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Post by homathetes » Fri Feb 04, 2011 10:11 am

Looks good dude, not homemade at all. Nice combo.
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Re: Korsbek on my first home made strap.

Post by Chief Big Watch » Fri Feb 04, 2011 2:13 pm

Thanks. :mrgreen:
I have finished the edges a bit since the first photo. Funny thing is, I got one of those "edge burnishing" tools and some gumbo that you put on the edge, then I rubbed the hell out of it, but it still did not look like I wanted. Then I said what to do, what to do? Well as any self respecting electronics nut, I pulled out my trusty soldering iron, set the temp to 850 C and burned the hell out of the edges. About minute later it finally looked like I wanted. :thumbsup:

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Re: Korsbek on my first home made strap.

Post by SuperLeo » Sun Feb 06, 2011 7:05 am

take a pic with the watch on ur wrist with the new look
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