Metal eyelets?

[Wyvern]

I have been making old style sporrans for just over a year now. They have a drawstring to close the bag. The last five or six months I have started using 4 braid bolo cord for the drawstrings. I have always felt that leather against leather would cause less wear on either the hole or the draw cord. What is your opinion. Will leather on leather wear more? Or, will the braided cord wear less with a metal eyelet?

[scottishshoemaker]

Yes the leather will wear less with eyelets but the look might not be the same to older style sporrans, all depends how you think it looks and the thickness of the leather where the hole is, if it is thin leather you could always add a thicker piece in between the lining and the finished leather and skive it round the edges. Just a thought. This what I do on button holes for Jacobite jackets as the guys use deer antler buttons which tend to rip into the leather.

[Wyvern]

Thanks for the input. I have never used metal eyelets before, always figured that leather to leather was a better choice. I do use a thicker leather for the cord to slide thru. I just want to produce a product that will last!