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Ron Smith · 09-12-2004, 06:52 PM

Jerry, Could it be that they used rawhide because it does'nt stretch as much as tanned leather? And is much stiffer? Cured leather also stretches and sags when wet. Where raw hide will shrink when it dries. Retaining it's ridgidity and shape. Just a thought.
Ron

09-12-2004, 06:52 PM	#16
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Jerry, Could it be that they used rawhide because it does'nt stretch as much as tanned leather? And is much stiffer? Cured leather also stretches and sags when wet. Where raw hide will shrink when it dries. Retaining it's ridgidity and shape. Just a thought. Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...