Cheap source for leather cord

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ohen cepel

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Read on another forum that guys were picking up the weaved belts for $1 or so from the local thrift stores.

Great source of cheap leather wrap material when you can find those old belts.

I'll be hitting my thrift store soon to see what leather I can find for wraps.
 
If you go to tandys you can buy a cheap wooden belt cutter that will cut old belts into thongs quite easily, no need to look for braided belts.

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Robin
 
Also check out your local Michaels or ACmoore craft store. They have section with leather bobs and bits. I buy bags of scrap lace for my projects. Real tough stuff.
 
anyone know of a reasonably priced supplier of leather lace suitable for ito? Needs finished edges... or maybe you leather workers know how to do it economically. I have a lace cutter that works but the cut edges don't look right.
 
Well I bought a couple of leather belts the other day and untied them. I got 4 strips of leather per belt. The leather was embossed with creases from the leather crossing over each strip. Could be a nice pattern. I wonder if they roll over the belt after it is done. Strong enough leather for some projects. If you are cutting your own lace from a flat piece of leather you get one of those lace cutters. Punch or cut a round hole in the center of the leather and pull. The flat leather will spin around as you pull. You can get a fairly long piece of lace that way. The strength of the lace will be dependent of the tanning of the leather and the thickness of the leather and lace.
 
drive a stout framing nail halfway into a plank. Take a heavy duty box cutter blade and drive one point into the plank, about 1/8 to 1/4" from the nail. Take the belt, make a small 1" slice on the end and insert in between the nail and the razor edge. PULL into the cutting edge, you will get a long length of cord. Repeat until the belt is all sectioned up.
 
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