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26th January 2016, 05:00 PM #1
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Faux Leather Uses ?
I have repaired approx 25 straps that held the cushions on a Barcelona Chair for my wife. The chair was not expensive so it was no surprise when the straps started breaking.
They look like leather but are really a manufactured strap that I can actually tear with my hands. I replaced them with webbing from a camping store so the chair should last a while longer.
As mentioned above, I now have 25 pieces of strap about 500mm long x 38mm wide x 4mm thick......I can either throw them away or use them in woodwork for decorative purposes (I have seen strips of leather used in woodturning).
Any suggestions as to how I could use them would be greatly appreciated.
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26th January 2016, 11:04 PM #2
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personally I'd put them in the nearest bin, with all due respect they are just rubbish that's why you had to replace them
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27th January 2016, 08:44 AM #3
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Fair call China......that is probably what will happen.
It's just that in this wide world of ours there always seems to someone who can find uses for anything. Thought I'd just put it out there and if anyone came up with a use I would probably send them to that person.
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27th January 2016, 06:08 PM #4
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How about cutting 2 the strips lengthways into say 4 or 5. The attaching one end of the lengths to a nice and finely turned handle, leaving the other end free.
Could be fun for a while!!
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27th January 2016, 07:13 PM #5
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Sounds like a set of BDSM "Cat of Nine Tails" whips you're describing...or is that just my warped mind
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27th January 2016, 08:48 PM #6
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"Sounds like a set of BDSM "Cat of Nine Tails" whips you're describing...or is that just my warped mind"Sounds a bit kinky!!
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