MIDLAND, Texas — Sawing, engraving, and turning just scrap metals into belt buckles and jewelry is something Michael Pardue has found himself doing for the past 23 years. Being born and raised in ...

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See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Clint Orms, an American metalsmith and engraver, has made an art form ...

Belt buckles are a bit like walking billboards for the waist, said Bubba Murphy, owner of Murphy's Buckles of Texas. Almost anything you can imagine can be engraved on a buckle. "We design them with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alison Wright / Corbis Documentary via Getty Images A belt buckle does way more than fasten your belt; it's also a great style ...

During ROADSHOW's July 28, 2007, stopover in Louisville, our cameras took a day trip to Perryville, Kentucky, the site of a Civil War battle no less bloody for having been fought in what was, ...

Western-yoke, pearl-snap plaid shirts and straight-fit jeans may currently be trending, but custom-made belt buckles will never go out of style. “It’s an item you can wear every day for the rest of ...