Members fluffchucker Posted January 20, 2018 Members Report Posted January 20, 2018 Hi there. Just saw some old tawses on Ebay. One was the equivalent of 5 one pound pieces thick which would make it about 15mm. Another is about 10mm. Is there such leather out there or must they have been bonded? Cheers me dears. FC Quote
Members mdawson Posted January 20, 2018 Members Report Posted January 20, 2018 Hi FC, I've seen a sample of leather that thick in a tannery, it was quite an old piece, sorry I can't remember what it was from. Mark Quote
Members Matt S Posted January 20, 2018 Members Report Posted January 20, 2018 It exists, but isn't common. After tanning a hide is various thicknesses at different locations, some cows as much as 10mm. These days the whole hide is leveled with a big shaving machine before currying, but before these were in common use I believe that this was left to the craftsman to do with a spokeshave. Thus different parts were up to 10mm thick -- and probably plenty big enough for a tawse. Quote
Members Sheilajeanne Posted January 20, 2018 Members Report Posted January 20, 2018 Had to look this up - I had no idea what a tawse was! Turns out it's the equivalent of what we called the strap in the North American school system! Quote
Members fluffchucker Posted January 21, 2018 Author Members Report Posted January 21, 2018 In Britain more traditional in Scotland. England tended to use the cane more. Thanks for the replies. Cheers FC Quote
alpha2 Posted January 21, 2018 Report Posted January 21, 2018 (edited) All very educational! I don't even want to know what a fluffchucker is! I spent a delightful evening with some friends, one from Argentina. Our host advised that when we went home, we avoided the dam road, as there had been an accident and it was holding up traffic. I overheard her ask her (Massachusetts) fiancee what a "dam" was. I asked if she knew the difference between a lake and a reservoir. She did, so I explained that a reservoir was bordered on most sides to keep in the water, and at one or more ends had a landfilled or concrete structure to hold the water in that end. That was a "dam". She got it immediately! Just one of the things I love about this forum. The whole world is on here, and happy to share peculiarities of our languages. Edited January 21, 2018 by alpha2 Quote So much leather...so little time.
Members fluffchucker Posted January 21, 2018 Author Members Report Posted January 21, 2018 Fluffchucker is a term used for a fly fisherman. Flies are made from fur and feather. Hence fluff Quote
Mjolnir Posted January 21, 2018 Report Posted January 21, 2018 2 hours ago, fluffchucker said: Fluffchucker is a term used for a fly fisherman. Flies are made from fur and feather. Hence fluff That is a language peculiarity. 21 hours ago, Sheilajeanne said: Had to look this up - I had no idea what a tawse was! Turns out it's the equivalent of what we called the strap in the North American school system! I had to look it up to. I love words. In the US this one would be adult entertainment, or child abuse. Quote He attacked everything in life with a mix of extraordinary genius and naive incompetence, and it was often difficult to tell which was which. Douglas Adams
Members Jake907 Posted January 21, 2018 Members Report Posted January 21, 2018 On the original topic, I've seen a peice of leather that a friend has from a water buffalo, it's roughly an inch thick (25 mm for you fluff). He got it in a bag of scraps from eBay. I'll try to get a picture next time I see him Quote -Jake North Country Leather and Wool
alpha2 Posted January 21, 2018 Report Posted January 21, 2018 My new CB4500 that's ordered only goes to 7/8", looks like I need to cancel the order and go back to hand-sewing! Quote So much leather...so little time.
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