About this Product
Zebra Agate is a mineral found in Mexico and you can see why it is so named. Like the majority of my creations I have formed this piece in my beveled edge design.The stone is supported with my handmade German Silver backing and with the backing it is the slightest bit over 1/4" in thickness. As always the backing is signed and dated along with the name of the mineral. This buckle will fit a belt up to 1 1/2" in width. Note that German Silver is not silver but looks exactly like silver, it is an alloy comprised of nickle,brass,and zinc. I use it instead of silver because it is 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.
