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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Clint Orms, an American metalsmith and engraver, has made an art form out of keeping men's trousers up. If you are the kind of person who is prepared to spend $50,000 or more on a belt buckle ...