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Pliable Leather

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Pat B:
It looks like rawhide but I've seen leather that color too.  Get a piece of it wet, work it back and forth to loosen it up and see what it is like after it dries. If rawhide it will harden back up but leather should be more pliable.

BowJunkie:
Will do ,  I will post the results tomorrow when it is dried out. thanks Pat.
Johnny

BowJunkie:
Results are in, just after only a few hours of drying in 93' temp. the material hardened up.
So it is rawhide. Any tips to make it more pliable?

Pat B:
Rawhide is very susceptable to moisture  so not the best option for a strap.   You can soften it by "breaking" it like I mentioned earlier. After that you could brain tan or egg tan it and use that for the strap.

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