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Originally Posted by Scooper
I made my leather washers from inexpensive thick rawhide scraps I purchased at a local Tandy Leather Store. I laminated several layers together with waterproof glue to obtain a washer with the proper thickness.

Does leather have any advantage over e.g. cork in this application? I'm thinking leather will deteriorate if it keeps getting wet; cork might handle this better.

What's your experience?
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