Palmer And Sons Design

A New Release

The 4-O Buckle belt

Almost 16 years ago we started producing leather goods from our workshop in the heart of Vancouver, Canada. Since then we have gone through many designs, many techniques, many busy times and some quiet times. We are now at a point where we will be steadily rolling out new designs over the next year or so. Each design is still based on our no-nonsense approach. We still primarily make our design pieces by hand, however we now add machines where it makes sense. The 4-O buckle came about because we simply could no longer source high quality buckles, so we decided to make our own. 4-O will be the basis of our new design language.

Note: April 2024 we are re-designing our website and product range. So please excuse any evidence of the reconstruction.. thanks!

It begins with a solid 70x80mm billet of brass. The base shape is CNC’d. The tongue pin is set by hand, and then the body and tongue are finished for a super fine interference fit (so close that the gap between the tongue and buckle body is almost invisible). The visible surfaces are then hand finished to a brushed appearance. The final outcome is a buckle that is made to last as long as the owner.

The 4-0 Buckle