About this Product
This mineral comes out of Mexico and is called a jasper or more correctly a rhyolite.. This buckle measures 2 7/8" by 2" and is a 1/4" in thickness. It is fitted with my handmade german silver backing which is signed,dated and has the stones identification engraved on the backing. This buckle will fit a belt up to 1` 3/8" in width and is formed in my beveled edge design. Note that German Silver or nickle silver is not silver but an alloy comprised of brass,nickle and zinc. The reasons that I choose to use this metal for my work is that it's stronger,less expensive and it doesn't tarnish as does silver.
Tom's Art Buckles
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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.
