Make a Musketeer Baldric with Chuck Dorsett | Weaver Leather Supply

Build a classic musketeer-style baldrick that works for pirate, renaissance, or even sci-fi costumes. In this step-by-step leathercraft tutorial, Chuck Dorsett shows you how to size, cut, taper, punch, dye, edge, spot, and assemble a four-buckle frog baldric using a floral buckle/keeper/tip set and clean conical spot accents. Find the free pattern and all the materials — https://www.weaverleathersupply.com/c... What you’ll learn: • How to measure and size a baldric for right- or left-hand draw • Strap layout: 49” main strap, 19” buckle strap, 2-1/4” to 1-1/2” taper • Frog body dimensions, hole spacing, and angle tweaks • Cutting billets, keepers, oblongs, and strap tips • Dip-dyeing, top coating, and buffing for a pro finish • Setting conical spots by hand and clean riveting order • Fitting and securing a rapier scabbard Products Used in Chuck's Musketeer Baldric Project 11-1202SS Single Shoulders https://www.weaverleathersupply.com/p... 65-6261 Wooden Strap Cutter https://www.weaverleathersupply.com/p... 65-6262 Replacement Blades for Wooden Strap Cutter: https://www.weaverleathersupply.com/p... CSO4-2 Scratch Awl https://www.weaverleathersupply.com/p... 65-3039 Steel Square with Non-Slip Tape: https://www.weaverleathersupply.com/p... 00078 MT English Point Leather Punch: https://www.weaverleathersupply.com/p... 00078 MT Oblong Leather Punch: https://www.weaverleathersupply.com/p... 65-2520-11 Rawhide Mallet: https://www.weaverleathersupply.com/p... 65900-100 Weaver Rotary Punch: https://www.weaverleathersupply.com/p... 65-6240 Heavy Duty Revolving Punch https://www.weaverleathersupply.com/p... 8069 Stitch Groover https://www.weaverleathersupply.com/p... 8075 Replacement Blade for Stitch Groover https://www.weaverleathersupply.com/p... 00080 MT Edge Beveler https://www.weaverleathersupply.com/p... 65-2860 Cushion Grip Snap Off Knife https://www.weaverleathersupply.com/p... 00082 MT Round Punch https://www.weaverleathersupply.com/p... 00076 MT Round Strap End Punch https://www.weaverleathersupply.com/p... 50-2030 Fiebing’s Pro Dye, 4 oz., Black https://www.weaverleathersupply.com/p... 50-2035 Fiebing’s Pro Dye, Quart, Black https://www.weaverleathersupply.com/p... 50-2188 Fiebing’s Leather Balm with Atom Wax https://www.weaverleathersupply.com/p... 65-6650 Master Tool Little Wonder https://www.weaverleathersupply.com/p... 65-2866 Art Knife https://www.weaverleathersupply.com/p... 6580 Marble Tooling Slab https://www.weaverleathersupply.com/p... P-2336 9.5 mm Spots https://www.weaverleathersupply.com/p... 02200 Double Cap Rivet https://www.weaverleathersupply.com/p... 05300 Flat Buckle, Nickel 5/8” https://www.weaverleathersupply.com/p... 65-6275 Deluxe 4P Snap and Rivet Setter https://www.weaverleathersupply.com/p... 04005 Jeremiah Watt Accented Floral Buckle, 1-1/2" https://www.weaverleathersupply.com/p... 00408 Jeremiah Watt Accented Belt Loop https://www.weaverleathersupply.com/p... 00406 Jeremiah Watt Accented Belt Tip https://www.weaverleathersupply.com/p... Chapters 00:00 Intro, project overview, and hardware choice 00:53 Sizing, pattern overview and easy angle tweaks 04:18 Laying out the pattern and cutting the leather 13:45 Edge grooving, beveling and punching holes 20:26 Dip-dye setup, drying, and leather balm top coat 26:42 Setting conical spots by hand 29:31 Adding rivets and buckles 35:53 Test fit 36:51 Wearing and adjusting the baldric