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    lashing a glass prod in raw hide? Empty lashing a glass prod in raw hide?

    Post by fester Sun Apr 22, 2018 4:38 am

    I want to wrap a glass prod in suede/raw hide to improve its looks. Any advice on how to do this? Also an on line retailer who sells something thin enough would be helpfull
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    Post by kenh Sun Apr 22, 2018 7:00 am

    If you just have to wrap that prod, do it with the thinnest leather you can find -- goat skin for gloves, or eel skin for wallets, for example.  Any wrapping will tend to 'kill' at least some of the snappiness of the prod's action, reducing bolt velocity.
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