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There are merits to all points in this thread. I always like doing somethings myself, sometimes just to see if I CAN do it even it doesnt save me any or much money. However the "you can buy it for just a few bucks more" has just as much merit when you consider the hassle/mess of dyeing.
As for cutting the trips. I've never done it, but if the tanned skin dries hard (like most leather after it gets wet) why not soak it, then stretch it and tack it down while wet so it will dry stretched out? Once cut, the strips could then be worked over a table edge as indictaed to losen up?
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Thanks everyone
Yall have all been a big help!
BP