Ouija Planchette Belt Buckle From Rusty Knuckles

Ouija Planchette Belt Buckle From Rusty Knuckles

Working up new ideas for belt buckles is always on our work bench. Whether it be custom orders for folks world wide or new ideas that are being sketched out, we are here to continually revamp our approach to unique designs. This new spirit reader belt buckle can be ordered without a buckle back to be used on your Ouija board or can be made into a belt buckle. Head over to our Etsy store and have a look or send us an email about customizing them further with varying designs. We can't change the buckle template, but the top surface is open to interpretation.

Rusty Knuckles Etsy Store

Read into the deeper history of Ouija from the Smithsonian

Ouija Planchette Belt Buckle From Rusty Knuckles

Rusty Knuckles Custom Motorcycle Seat For A Softail

Custom Motorcycle Seat from Rusty Knuckles

As of late we have been primarily focusing much of our efforts towards Instagram for our posting and to connect with everyone. The only issue with that format is the lack of depth and overall, we have more to say and our projects tend to have many layers of content to them, which that service just lacks in promotions for and is forgotten within hours. It is officially time to get back to our blog news feed and create more updates for all of our work and the great bands we are able to work with. Hopefully the time away will help to reinvigorate our site and add some fresh content.

So lets start rolling out some new projects. Here is a recent custom leather motorcycle seat that shipped out to a client in Tennessee. They happened to run across an old seat we made as a portfolio piece that we keep for shows and to promote our work and asked if we could do it in light tones and primarily in black. Sure we can. After some long hours of tooling and stamping, one cool new seat is riding all around Tennessee now.

For much of our custom work, hop over to the Rusty Knuckles Etsy Store

Customer bike with past seat

Customers bike with our new custom seat for their Softail

Customers bike with our new custom seat for their Softail

Customers bike with our new custom seat for their Softail

Custom Studded Denim & Leather Guitar Strap

The guitar strap is made out of 8 oz. leather that is tanned and softened to be an easily worn for hours upon end. The strap has screw holes cut out for a variety of mounting options and adjusts from 46" inches to 65" inches. If you are looking for a specific length, just let us know upon checkout and we can get the strap set up to your exact specs for a perfect right out of the shipping box.

For this guitar strap we use vintage black denim as the fabric, which is then glued and stitched to the heavyweight leather strap.

The guitar strap is 2.5" inches wide at full width and then tapers on both ends.

Check out this strap and more on our Etsy Store

Rusty Knuckles triple row studded Denim & Leather guitar strap

Rusty Knuckles triple row studded Denim & Leather guitar strap

Rusty Knuckles triple row studded Denim & Leather guitar strap

Details on our custom guitar with acid etched aluminum pick guard

Details on our custom guitar with acid etched aluminum pick guard

Great Handmade Items Found On Etsy

The Dreaming Gypsy, handmade by Contrive to Charm on Etsy

Not a day goes by that we don't log into Etsy, check our sales and or cruise around to see the great work crafted by makers all over the world. It could be custom leather work, armor to be used for live action role playing or even custom knives. The amount of talent within the Etsy marketplace is daunting and equally exciting. Go check out some of the makers on the site and have a glimpse from some of the great items, we recently found.

Custom Leather Camera Straps From Rusty Knuckles

Custom Leather Camera Straps From Rusty Knuckles

Every time a piece of leather is cut, new ideas come together. The resilience of the material, lends itself to a myriad of uses and ways it can be stamped, cut, stitched or lashed together. For a good while we have been plotting on some Camera Straps, as a few customers have been asking on them, along with other key items that will slowly emerge this year from us. In the back of our minds, we always try to think through what new products to offer, and ones that will also directly link back to the bands on the label. Great photos and great bands, go hand in hand. Now we can also support the photographers far and wide with the same quality leather found on our guitar straps, just reconfigured to work with most DSLR cameras. Go out and make life happen! 

Check out these camera straps and more on our Etsy page

Aluminum Belt Buckles With Soda Etched Designs From Rusty Knuckles

Aluminum Belt Buckles With Soda Etched Designs From Rusty Knuckles

Making custom belt buckles has been on our radar for a few years now. The one thing that we didn't want to do though is to have to farm out the production and in the process have to order a huge amount of minimums with large manufacturers. The costs and effort just didn't feel right in our DIY mindset, so of course we had to learn how to build our own. 

Our first round of blanks were just cut out and the designs are finished, now to transfer the designs and start cleaning up all of our blanks for the proper heat transfer. Once we have our first models ready to release, we will have them for sale on our main store page and etsy store front. Damn stoked to say the least.

Custom 10 Ounce Leather Belts With Your Name Carved, From Rusty Knuckles

Custom 10 Ounce Leather Belts from Rusty Knuckles

Having a good quality belt that will last for many years to come is something to spend your hard earned dollars on. The products we create for ourselves and customers are built to last, especially our leather items. These belts are made from heavy duty 10 oz vegetable tanned leather and can be custom ordered with your name or phrase embellished into them in a plethora of colors. Hit us up directly or check them out on Etsy or ralph.knuckles at gmail.com

Custom 10 Ounce Leather Belts from Rusty Knuckles for the Crude Crew

Custom 10 Ounce Leather Belts from Rusty Knuckles for the Crude Crew

Full Detail On A Custom Leather Guitar Strap

Full detail on the Cavalry horse carved into a leather guitar strap

Getting to create a full custom leather strap for our customers is truly an enjoyment. If you are in the need of custom leather work whether it be for your guitar, motorcycle or a random element, send us an email, be glad to work with ya. - Ralph.Knuckles at gmail.

Brand New Skinny Custom Leather Guitar Straps In Stock

Ox Blood leather guitar skinny in width at 1.25" by Rusty Knuckles Customs

 
Our skinny guitar strap is made out of 8 oz. leather that is tanned and softened to be an easily worn for hours upon end for superior comfort. The strap has grommet holes punched out for a variety of mounting options and adjusts from 50" inches to 60" inches, or can be adjusted to fit any particular size you need upon ordering.

Custom Guitar Strap To Adorn A Megath Inspired Flying V Guitar

As the orders roll in daily, we are constantly shipping merch to countries, locales and folks far and wide. One of the coolest honors that we ever receive is when we get the chance to do a custom order in which someone wants something very specific. 

On this particular strap we got an email through our Etsy store and Scotty was asking to have one of our black straps done up with antique brass hardware. We quickly emailed back to let him know that it could indeed be done and we would just have to order the right pieces for him. Really stoked to see the type of guitar he was putting it on, along with all the custom airbrush work. Honored to say the least.

Custom Guitar Process Video Goes Live On Friday

Custom strap being put together for a customer

The amount of custom one off orders has been coming in steadily as of late for guitar straps. With the great response that we have been receiving, it was time to create a short video to show exactly how they come together. This Friday, the full process video will launch on all of our social media channels.

In the interim, check out our store page or Etsy shop to view all of our leather work. If you are in need of something truly unique, give us a shout - ralph.knuckles at gmail

Custom Leather Knife Sheath

Hidden knife that attaches to your belt

Sweet little knife sheath that we hooked up for a biker brethren of ours . Its a hidden quick release sheath to wear on a 1.5" heavy dutly leather work belt and will fit perfect right above the back pocket for that hidden surprise when ya need it. Always stoked to hook friends up with cool random projects.

Nikki Lane Live On Conan, Wearing Rusty Knuckles Customs

Nikki Lane appearing live on Conan while sporting our custom Boot Straps

Our boot straps are getting out to folks far and wide. Nice to know that the one and only Nikki Lane is wearing hers proudly. Check her out on Conan. Might be tough to see them with the limited views of her boots, but here is a close up after her show in Chapel Hill, NC

Updated Photos To Some Of Our Custom Guitar Straps

Rusty Knuckles Dark Sienna Brown Custom Guitar Strap

Hobbies are a great pastime, so we turned ours into a full time career path. If it has something to do with Motors & Music, we are all ears. Over the years after creating one item after another, we knew that developing a signature line of goods was our game plan. Currently we are working on a slew of artist endorsement deals and bringing quite a few new acts to the table who will rep our goods. Care to get involved? ralph.knuckles at gmail dot com, lets chat.

Say Hello To Sancho, Our Brand New Embroidered Guitar Strap

The Sancho embroidered guitar strap by Rusty Knuckles

Brand new guitar strap landing in our store on Etsy and then heading over the main site. Say hello to the "Sancho" embroidered strap. Each one of these straps is an an easy adjust to fit and slides from around 40" to 62" in adjustment, uses 6 oz leather ends and sells for $39.99.

Imitation Can Be The Most Serious Form Of Fuckery...

Lying and thieving douchebags exist all over the map

Imitation is the sincerest form of fuckery. If yall don't mind we could use a favor from the masses. We found a fucktard on Amazon that wants to act as if they created our products and sell them at a higher price. Please contact Amazon and help to have them removed or find out their address where I can personally show up and collect payment the old fashioned way...

Have a look for yourself at our store on Etsy

Please go report this douchebag to Amazon that likes to take credit for other folks work.

Here is the real photo of our work being heisted by a fake seller on Amazon.

We Truly Appreciate All Of Our Customers

A customer of ours Mark Powell sent in a few photos to show our leather tool bag on his softail

Nothing better than seeing our work on someone's trusty steed. Thanks to Mark Powell for sending along the photos! Creating quality leatherwork is a dedicated passion of ours. 

Check out all of our leather work on Etsy

Mark added an iron cross to his bag after we made this one for him.

Dedication To Your Craft Helps To Grow Your Reputation

Adam from England enjoying one of our "Buckstache" Banjo Straps

 

Check out our fine selection of custom guitar and banjo straps on Etsy

 

Dedication to your craft is the only way to live. This is why putting all the extra effort into our work makes it worthwhile, especially when we get a note such as the one below. Thanks to Adam and the multitude of folks that have purchased quality guitar and banjo straps from us. We aim to create a product that you can pass on for multiple generations.

"Dear Ralph \ Banjo Buck,

Many thanks for the personal note accompanying my recent 'Buckstache' banjo strap. The strap is fantastic, I'm delighted with how perfectly it matches the color and style of my Epiphone - both were a really special 30th birthday gift from my brother. Been playing keyboards for 20 years or so but banjo only a few months so a great present enhanced by a great strap.

I wish you the best of luck selling more Buckstaches to Europe, i'll be recommending you to my fellow pickers here in Nottingham.

Cheers guys,"

Adam

Hell Bent For Leather, Or A Great Custom Item Made In USA

When I ship out guitar straps they are bound up with hemp rope and a final logo tag is added

All of the leather work now being produced started in the most simple manner, I wanted a better tool bag for my motorcycle. That is not too much to ask for. Now granted there are some fantastic leather craftsmen far and wide that are superb at their job. There in was my problem. These guys command quite a bit of money as they are true craftsmen and were definitely out of my budget.

Being the student of life that I am, answers were needed for my burning questions and I decided to go the oracle. Yep, forget the Sirens that might have lived on the top of a mountain in Delphi who spoke in riddles, youtube is the modern day oracle for how to videos. Eureka, now I had a plan to hatch in order to create a leather tool bag that fit within my miniscule budget.

After weeks of pouring over leather crafter's mini documentaries and showing how to manipulate tanned hides, I figured I could plop down a few bucks and create a tool bag that would be perfect for my bike. I go into everything with that kind of attitude, as I am of the mindset that I learn more along the journey and enjoy stumbling along the path.

This started a new problem that I had not foreseen, being the ever so practical individual that I am. I really got into the leather work. So much so that I started thinking on tricking out the tool bag, thinking on new versions, belt loops, guitar straps, etc etc. Then a few customers started to trickle in after seeing my original bag. 

My first tool bag truly was nothing special and I still ride with it today. What I came to realize though is that folks really want a good story. They dig knowing who made a product and that the person will stand behind their work. As I would show them my tool bag and we would talk on the types of bags for different bikes and costs, I could envision them seeking out a solid item they could get behind and for a reasonable price.

Two years later I am still quite amazed at where the projects within the hobby of leather work have taken me and the amount of folks asking for custom items. With shipments going out weekly around the world, I can honestly say thank you to everyone that has purchased a tool bag, belt loop, guitar strap or all the other random items I have made from scratch. It's a great honor to be a manufacturer and a craftsman and to be able to stand behind the work 100%. Much of the sales come through our Etsy Store and now we are getting emails or calls directly for quite a few projects. 

Have a look at some of the latest work to get shipped out. One of the big things I will be adding this year is a free digital download card with all orders. The more music I can pass along to show that Rusty Knuckles is truly a multitude of individuals coming together, the better I will feel about all that we as a group strive to create. A high tide will float all boats and that is our core philosophy.

Brand new style of black leather 2.5" inch wide guitar strap with silver grommets

Detail hammer marks on the hand stamped copper rivets for a bag on a 1937 Knucklehead

Yep, a vintage look can easily be achieved on nickel plated brass

Detail on a custom tanned tool bag buckles and hand sewn sides

Eyelets up close and personal on a guitar strap

Logo struck into the leather guitar strap with one strike from my 3 lb hammer

Distressed brown leather guitar strap

Up close and personal with an 8 oz shoulder leather for a Guitar Strap and heavy buckle

The more I got into leatherwork the more I read about having good edges. Then I started to realize that good edge work can really make or break a piece.

Rusty Knuckles Wrench Knife Logo Merch

New Rusty Knuckles Wrench Knives logo tshirt and prototype leather wallet we have coming out in a few weeks.

Every day is a new adventure. Would like to thank everyone on Etsy for the huge response to our custom leather guitar straps, so here is a sneak peak at our next offering in the custom leather department. 2014 is going to be a great year and we will be having pop up shops at numerous motors and music related events.

Our brand new embroidered patches ready for 2014