I've been planning to do a 100% screen accurate rebuild of the sword belt from my Jorah Mormont costume for some time and I've finally got the tools, hardware, and other supplies together. So here's the build thread!
These are some of the references from which I was working off of. A primary impetus for getting this going was I was able to find the exact buckles and studs as used in the show.
I picked a decent double shoulder of black veg-tanned leather and after cutting a straight line into one edge, I could make some nice even belts with a strap cutter. Jorah's belt uses a double-belt design with the thinner upper belt supporting the thicker lower belt that actually attaches to the scabbard so that the sword hangs at a comfortable level and isn't too tight. I calculate that the top belt is 1 3/8" and the thick is just about 2" wide.
Here's the end of the upper belt once I cut an indentation to accommodate the 1" belt buckle.
I skived the back down a bit so that the end could fold over better and not be too thick at the end. And I put on some extra dye to darken up the exposed inner leather.
Here's the other end of the belt that is tapered down to about 1" with buckle holes punched.
And test-fitting everything together with the buckle temporarily set. I'll use some black leather strip to secure the buckle as done on the original prop. Up next with be to round-over and burnish the edges and mount the studs.
These are some of the references from which I was working off of. A primary impetus for getting this going was I was able to find the exact buckles and studs as used in the show.
I picked a decent double shoulder of black veg-tanned leather and after cutting a straight line into one edge, I could make some nice even belts with a strap cutter. Jorah's belt uses a double-belt design with the thinner upper belt supporting the thicker lower belt that actually attaches to the scabbard so that the sword hangs at a comfortable level and isn't too tight. I calculate that the top belt is 1 3/8" and the thick is just about 2" wide.
Here's the end of the upper belt once I cut an indentation to accommodate the 1" belt buckle.
I skived the back down a bit so that the end could fold over better and not be too thick at the end. And I put on some extra dye to darken up the exposed inner leather.
Here's the other end of the belt that is tapered down to about 1" with buckle holes punched.
And test-fitting everything together with the buckle temporarily set. I'll use some black leather strip to secure the buckle as done on the original prop. Up next with be to round-over and burnish the edges and mount the studs.
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