How To Make A Bird Lanyard

[Ralihaus]

Hello,

I have been doing leather for firemen for about 2 years now. I know what's best for the product i put out. However, I was asked recently to make a duck lanyard for a friend.

This lanyard would be used for securing ducks after hunting. I can post a pic of one soon.

My question is, what is the best leather to use for this project. I use Latigo for my firemen belts. I am wondering what is a good leather, that can be tooled, and will stand up to wetter. This lanyard would be getting wet and dry and wet and dry over and over again.

Any advice on leather choice, conditioning, finishes, any recommendations would be very helpful.

Thanks so much.