Originally Posted by
crocee
I have access to a lot of raw cattle skin but I wonder if I could handle the smell as it was curing..ewwwwww
The belts that I’m referring to, were from the “old days” when society wasn’t so hung up on the “eeeewwwww” factor. It was different back then. When a beef was butchered on the ranch, the stomachs were saved to make into saddlebags, the hide was saved to make “whatever”, the scrotum (if a bull) was saved to make into a drawstring bag, and so forth. They saved the liver, tongue, kidneys, and the head (head cheese). I don’t think that you’re going to see raw hide cured sewing machine belts done much these days, but if you ever get your hands on a really old treadle belt, it could have been homemade and show the hair follicles inside. PS- It doesn’t smell a bit.
If using plastic tubing, how about simply using your stapler to attach the ends together?
CD in Oklahoma