LePrevo

Still kicking about it seems - but not brewed locally (unless North Yorkshire, Netherlands or California counts) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newcastle_Brown_Ale - the old brewery site is now an interesting mix of high rise student accommodation, futuristic University buildings and brownfield wasteland.

We've still got a roll or two of that 'dragon skin' kicking about at £2.50 per sq ft if anyone desperately needs to acquire some....

We do cut straps at Le Prevo - http://www.leprevo.co.uk/straps.htm Straps are cut to any custom width required - we hand select the hide so depends on which leather and thickness for how long a strap we could get for you.

We've fitted a new type of blade to our wooden strap cutters in the workshop and they're the best we've ever had - not unusual to cut a hundred straps a week with them and still holding their edge after months of use at that level. Would usually be replacing standard blades after a couple of hundred straps http://www.leprevo.co.uk/cutting.htm - code T40 for a pack of 5 or T40 A for a single blade - given how well these last a single blade might be all you need and then don't have to look for a new cutting tool. You also don't get that lethal blade overhang with them - much safer than using skiver blades in them.