11-19-2008, 04:23 PM
I'll throw mine in the mix. I started with a Deepeeka buckle, and some Albion Moat Herculaneum belt plates.
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd29 ... Buckle.jpg
I opened the folded end of four of the plates and fashioned hinges for a frog, using yet another plate for the disc. I kept the disc and movable part of the hinge spaced apart by putting a brass tube around the inside shank of the rivet.
I liked the look of the copper rivets against the brass, instead of brass rivets. I used the ball end of a hammer to dome the centers, since I decided they'd look fancier that way. They do. Someday, I might tin just the domes for a little contrast.
So there it is.
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd29 ... Buckle.jpg
I opened the folded end of four of the plates and fashioned hinges for a frog, using yet another plate for the disc. I kept the disc and movable part of the hinge spaced apart by putting a brass tube around the inside shank of the rivet.
I liked the look of the copper rivets against the brass, instead of brass rivets. I used the ball end of a hammer to dome the centers, since I decided they'd look fancier that way. They do. Someday, I might tin just the domes for a little contrast.
So there it is.
M. Demetrius Abicio
(David Wills)
Saepe veritas est dura.
(David Wills)
Saepe veritas est dura.