Talk to me about Bag Straps...
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Talk to me about Bag Straps...
I have a Magnoli repro mkVII, and i bought a Todds Costume strap and really like it......
Just wonder what everyones opinion was on what the "best" strap is?
Im thinking of grabbing a REAL MKVII and want the best for it!
Just wonder what everyones opinion was on what the "best" strap is?
Im thinking of grabbing a REAL MKVII and want the best for it!
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Under $10 for a strap, buckle depends, chicago screws are pretty cheap $1 a pair say....IdahoJones wrote:I was looking at making my own strap using material from Tandys and it seemed to me, to be about as much as a strap from Todds. You have any advice to make one cheaper? ThanksKt Templar wrote:Make and weather your own, cheaper and more personal.
$15 or so maybe...
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Thanks for the input. At $30.00 shipped and premade Todd's looks like a pretty good option. If I were to go ahead with a home made strap what would be a good leather source for blanks?TheMechanic wrote:Don't buy the 1" strap from Tandy, it's WAY too thick for a bag strap. I got some and it's almost 3/16" thick! It's too thick to even fold over onto itself.
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Where from in the UK KT?Kt Templar wrote:Under $10 for a strap, buckle depends, chicago screws are pretty cheap $1 a pair say....IdahoJones wrote:I was looking at making my own strap using material from Tandys and it seemed to me, to be about as much as a strap from Todds. You have any advice to make one cheaper? ThanksKt Templar wrote:Make and weather your own, cheaper and more personal.
$15 or so maybe...
I have both Wade's and Todd's straps. You would not be disappointed with either one, but the best combination is Todd's buckle on Wade's strap. Todd's buckle is more screen authentic and fits the strap much better. Wade told me that he was going to be making available a screen authentic buckle soon, but I don't know the date. Presumably within the next few weeks.ReturningSon wrote:I personally would go with Wades. Its the strongest and most heavy duty out there...
The finish on Wade's strap is an amazing variegated brown, exactly as shown on his website. It's really beautiful and I would love to know how he does it. The finish on Todd's strap is a simple solid red-brown color that darkened nicely with leather dressing to more of a brown color.
Either strap will need a break-in period. They both come fairly dry and stiff. A nice soaking with a good leather dressing along with a few minutes of bending them by hand will do wonders for them. Both of mine are now very supple. Both straps were darkened somewhat with the leather dressing. They look much better now IMHO.
Distressing and softening the leather by hand by manipulating the straps and folding them tightly with your hands along the full length of the strap works very well for both straps. Wade's strap took to this treatment very well by developing some nice attractive wrinkling pattern, very nice character. Todd's strap remained smooth across it's surface, and honestly looks very plain.
Strength wise the Wade's strap definitely wins out. Not that Todd's strap is weak, it is definitely very adequate for anything you might need it for, it is just that Wade's strap is a stronger grade of leather yet the thickness is the same.
Vendor wise they are both easy to work with and ship quickly. No complaints with either one, although communication with Wade by email was MUCH better. Wade is very responsive to email. I'll post a pic in a few minutes.
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that's what i did for my CS strap......i needed a little help with getting the right buckle, so a good buddy helped me out. ;-)
KT.....i love the weathering on her...what's your secret?
also, i'm finding that the raiders strap should be thicker than the standard offerings....problem is.....where can you find a wider SA rotla buckle?
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Are you in the UK? Those are based on US vendors, you can find a suitable strap blank for under $10 (well under in some cases).hovitos loincloth wrote:
Where from in the UK KT?
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I do exactly what Cammer did, except I was a little rougher on the strap, bending it then squeezing it from the reverse side with a pair of pliers, both lengthwise and across the strap. Then giving it a good dose of pecard.
I've since dyed the edges too and I think it looks better.
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Are you in the UK? Those are based on US vendors, you can find a suitable strap blank for under $10 (well under in some cases).Kt Templar wrote:hovitos loincloth wrote:
Where from in the UK KT?
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Yeah,I'm in jolly old England.If you've got a link to the vendor you use I'd appreciate it, the few ones I've found kinda kill the price with the postage!
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