DIY Webbing Tutorial on a Budget, Part 1: Materials & Hardware

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  Alexandra Climpson

  2 years ago

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  You can get products at a fabric store to prevent fraying, or you can just use clear nail polish. 

  This is a terrific series. Thanks!

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  Mike

  6 years ago

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  A good source of materials in the UK, both for webbing and for fixings can be found at the Ebay shop handystraps1.
  I've used them quite often. Never let me down and seem competitively priced.

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  Stefan Nysten

  7 years ago

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  Great series!
  
  Point: Single-handedly, the female buckle is easier to release from male than vice versa.

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  Fred

  7 years ago

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  I agree with Gabriel and nym; these in-depth articles have been absolutely fantastic! Keep up the good work!

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  Cody Blank

  7 years ago

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  McMaster unfortunately uses some incorrect terms for those Acetal buckles, and charges WAY too much for their webbing.
  
  "Squeeze-release" buckles are correctly named Side Release Buckles
  "Feed Through" buckles are correctly name Ladderlocs
  
  There is good quality polypro webbing out there as well, so don't right it off completely. Applications that are going to be in contact with water frequently can benefit from polypro's advantages over nylon in this situation.
  

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  nym

  7 years ago

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  Great article, as well as the wood-series!
  Love the video as well...it's sharp, down to the point yet still sympathic.
  
  Very time efficient presentation of the contents :)

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  dave

  7 years ago

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  I think the best place to buy materials for this in the UK is ebay.
  the two big sites for outdoor/technical fabric/haberdashery are:
  http://www.profabrics.co.uk/
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  http://www.pennineoutdoor.co.uk/
  
  they are good if you need technical specs on the stuff you are buying, but you can't beat ebay for range.

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  Gabriel

  7 years ago

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  Thanks for this article, and articles like it, like the series on wood. While we all like seeing out-there, wicked designs, it's really stuff like this that puts a particular value on an ID specific site, and turns it from a good read to a real resource. I needed more articles like this when I was in school, and certainly love getting them now as well. Keep 'em coming.

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  Exploriment

  7 years ago

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  ​I've put together a post with a long list of sewn goods, more specifically sewn goods for outdoor or tactical, suppliers. None that I have any financial benefit from. I just put this together for other designers/DIYers, small scale makers. I've given each a preamble, explaining their approach and note of any out of the ordinary things they carry. Hope it helps someone like me.
  
  http://exploriment.blogspot.ca/2013/03/diymyog-material-sources.html

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