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Originally Posted by rootboy
Great idea. And might work. Although skiving their leather down to a feather edge might even be beyond the capabilities of those who are making it.
But a good, sharp cutter on the right machine...then back it with micro thin kevlar stretch membrane. Or ....carbon ...
Maybe "Morocco" leather- I may give it a try and see what sort of durability it has . But it would be quite thin for wrapping bars.
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