About this Product
This is a beautiful specimen of Brenda Agate from the state of Arizona. I have formed this buckle in the cabochon style which is a gentle dome shape opposed to a flat table with beveled edges as the majority of my buckles are. This buckle is a tidge under 2" in width and 3" in length and is just under 3/8" in thickness. I have supported the stone with my handmade German Silver backing and the buckle will accept a belt up to 1 1/2" in width. Note that German Silver is not silver but an alloy comprised of nickle,brass and zinc. The reasons I use it is that it's stronger,less expensive and it doesn't tarnish as does silver.
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How it’s Made
I have been making my buckles for approximately 45 years. I cut shape and polish all my pieces and fabricate my belt buckle backings using German silver or as it's also called nickle silver. German silver is not silver but an alloy comprised of nickle,brass, and zinc and I use it because it is stronger,less expensive and it doesn't tarnish as does silver. All my buckles take around 20 different steps to complete and the one's with silver insets take many more steps.
