I would like you to try a different leather, that i love to tool with. It's from ALD American Leather Direct. Look at their strap leather and order what they call their Golden Strap. i like it better than Herman Oak. i just got some HO from Panhandle Leather and it was horrible! The Golden Strap from ALD is beautiful and they are huge, they are the same size if not bigger than any HO i have gotten. if you get a business account the grade A side is $196! i even applied for a business account after my first order and they refunded me the difference on what it should have been per side.
I heard about the side through Jim Linnell on his weekly tool time at 6pmCST on Tuesdays.
i wish i was going to the Rocky Mountain Trade Show this weekend but i will just have to wait to do the one in Waco.
Paul May
Texan Leatherworks
