mdubyawood

Haha. Thanks mmirob. Protecting Intellectual property is the easy part. We're not looking to revolutionize leather, just the way sunglass straps attach to the sunglass.

Cool. Well I just hope I get some interest and if you're interested you can PM me . This would be a fun and unique product for us to bring to market and I'd enjoy getting to know the ins ands out of the craft.

Sorry. Didn't mean to offend anyone. I figured given the simplicity of the project it would take one of you experts 2-3 hours and less than a sqft of material to figure it out. I actually bought a hide and have a few have decent concepts I personally made. I wouldn't be opposed to an agreed upon royalty with a cap. I'm also not opposed to paying 3-500 for the design so long as its different and solves the problem. I've kept all the manufacturing we do here in the United States not because I have to but because its the right thing to do. I'm not out to make a quick buck off someone elses expense. All business relationships are mutually beneficial. With that being said.. If we do pay hefty sums for design and potentially a royalty. We will require IP on the design. Again. I didn't mean to lowball and I'm sorry for that. My extremely limited leatherworking exposed brain just assumed this would be an incredibly simple tasks for the veterans here and would make a quick buck.

Sure. No state secret or anything. www.dogwoodblack.com

Hello all. I've been browsing this forum for the past week now and have enjoyed reviewing the craft and energy the users here possess. I run a small Menswear company that produces high end garments and everything is 100% American made. I'd like to add a variety of leather items to the line up. Wallets, belts, and Sunglass straps. I've specifically come to this forum to ask for help in both designing and production. I'd like to introduce our companies version of a very high end sunglass strap. Below are the only two known competitors. Our market demands high quality and they also love sunglass straps. The problem: Sunglass straps are notorious for not fitting all types of sunglasses. The temple (the part that sits on top of your ear) varies greatly in size and the part of the strap that attaches to the sunglasses 98% fits one but not the other or is so incredibly cheap it breaks. Rayban's wayfarers is the sunglass that its criticial to fit perfectly on. I'm looking for someone to help me solve this problem. A sunglass strap that securely attaches to any varying size sunglass with a high quality finish. The leather used should top shelf as well as water resistant. These will naturally be exposed to head sweat and often cases water. Think sailing. There are only two companies out there that I know of producing these and they're links are below. If anyone is up for the task, maybe one or maybe both. We pay well for again, high quality goods. For the a working design and sample as well as instructions and a template for making it. Anywhere from $100-$150. For a really phenomenal design, we would pay a lot more. Production, this will be something to figure out after the design/prototype is finished. Example 1: http://bit.ly/WCOaes Example 2: http://www.lisounder.com/#!shop/cihc Look forward to hearing from you and hope theres a couple of you out there interested. Thanks!