Nice quality leather leash? - Page 3

Here is a link to where you can order  my leash.Look at previous page for pictures.
Link:
http://www.alpinek9.com/Alpinek9-Items-for-Sale.html

"Leash is braided with no stitching."

No stitching is good as is no rivets.  Stitching rots and fails when it gets wet; rivets corrode.  If I can ask, Hans, where do you get your leather?  I looked for some last fall to make leashes for my fellow club members as Xmas gifts and couldn't find it.

Keith,
what you see on the picture with the cop, are not rivets but Chicago screws with Locktite. Especially recently I also use Duco glue soaked leather string (Look at the  picture of the leash). The string or the Chicago screws just keep  the end of the leash from flopping around and does not have anything to do with the strength of the leash itself.
Even if it fails the integrity of the strength of the leash is not diminished.
Yes you can ask me where I get the leather. I order them on the Internet. Those are horse rains of specific kind. You have to look for them. Usually they are made  from Hermann Oak leather. That is you key word for Google.  
Prager Hans

Thanks, Hans!

When you make such leash you cut 2 slits about 4 inches long and about 3 in apart like this  -------     ------- and then you put the brass carbine between these two slits ------carbine------ and them fold it so that the slits are next to each other and carbine is in the fold. Then stick the carbine through both of these slits  . As you do that take a note that youl have long and short end of the leather.  The important part is that you stick  the carbine through the long end  first. Let me know if you need help. 
Prager Hans

I don't use any hardware except for the clip.  Just cut the two slits and braid it in on itself.  Hard to see in this picture maybe...this one's almost 20 years old! 

I'm curious - who do so many like leather leads? I hate them. They are too bulky to hold in one hand, no stronger that the webbed ones and the leather ones cost a lot more. I have a beautiful leather lead from Germany, hate it. I use it to hold open a door.

Blitzen,
I hate webbed leashes....they get crusty with dirt, stretch, snag and if your not careful will give you one hell of a rope burn.
My favorite are the Bio Thane leashes....not the gripper.....They look leather-ish but don't have the same problems as leather or webbing have with weather or terrain. Plus this material is super easy to clean. The only down side to them are they can get slippery if they are wet.

If you need a leather leash make you own.........I make my own leather leashes from split reins.....IMO...it's they only way to go.
The leather reins are tanned so that they are nice a supple from the start, come in many different colors, are 7' to 8' in length and some come with the Chicago screws if you want to use them.
Use solid brass hardware or stainless steel because these materials won't rust and the finish stays the same even after years of use.

For those of you who want to take a stab at making your own leashes here are a few links to help you get started.
Reins....
http://www.horse.com/item/weaver-premium-leather-split-reins-chicago-screw/WDW04/
http://www.jefferspet.com/black-leather-tack-split-reins-/camid/EQU/cp/RD-8J/
http://www.statelinetack.com/item/western-latigo-leather-loop-back-split-reins/E003948%20058/?srccode=GPSLT&gclid=COvu6Kr-zbgCFcxAMgod6m0AqA

Braiding Video.......actual braiding portion starts at about 1 minute into the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVrvokIAnAw

Hardware.....Tack/feed stores will carry some brass snaps and chicago scews or you can check with most leather supply websites.

Cheri
 

I've never had a webbed lead stretch or tear and they are washable. The last one I bought was not the same type weave, it seems stronger and a little less flexible. Yes, they can burn your hands if the dog pulls hard enough. That hasn't been a problem for me with a GSD but it did happen with another breed.. I guess it depends on what type of training it's used for.

I love my leather leashes and even though i have about 6 of them. I always seem to end up with the same old leash in my hand. It's now over 20 year old. Feels great, taken a beating, been gnawed on and still holds onto a dog great. I do have an extra wide 1.25" X 6' That i use for agitation work because leather has some streach and give that nylon and cotton don't. I've never gotten "rope burn" from leather. But the nylon leashes tear up my hands. I also don't care for the way they feel.

This is the only nylon leash i ever liked. It's a really soft tublar nylon. Very strong and folds up to almost nothing. I have carried that leash around in my pocket for about 10 years when i was still grooming for a living. I don't care how big or small the dog was this leash fit everyone of them. Machine washable, stainless steel D ring and double bar tacked at both ends.
http://www.genuinedoggear.com/dog_leashes_logo.html
I use to work for the lady who makes them and i still love this old leash.

I also have this little shorty for my show lead or for training when i don't need 6 feet. It's about 18" and it's very strong and i keep it well oiled so it's also very soft. I like the round braid and i think mine was buffalo hide? Now a days i see a lot of kangaroo leather which is suppose to be very strong.
But when training my leather is still #1.
K