mikeintopeka Not a belt in my early days, but grandma had a 'switch' cut from a tree that was always on display above a doorway.
My dad was a barber and still did straight razor shaves. He had a leather strop hanging from his chair to do the final razor honing just before the shave. It was the ultimate threat weapon used when mom would say, "Do I have to ask your father to bring the leather strop home?" 😱