On my list of things to do, gun-wise is get a Amish harness maker/cobbler, over in Mespo Ohio to make me up something like that. Ask the hide stretchers here how to treat the raw edges. Guess I'd rub in a bunch'a Snow Seal, and cook it in with a blow dryer...carefully. You can warm the Snow Seal first, rub on, then place in the sun too. I would like to hear other methods used too. stevemb