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Whoah, you've got some awesome looking stuff! Easy (hopefully) question for you. I bought an old off-brand Duluth (canoe) pack off of Craigslist last summer, and the leather straps are not in the best of condition. I took it to my local saddle shop to have one of the straps replaced (I got the pack for $40, a pretty good deal) and the lady there charged me $20 to put a new strap on, put a few rivets in, and cut it to size. After I took it on a 2-week long canoe trip, the other strap ended up breaking around 10 days in. It's out in a garage cabinet right now, so I can't take an actual photo of it, but here are a few pictures for reference: Back of pack (with backpack-like straps) http://www.acontinuouslean.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Duluth_Pack.jpg Front of pack (where you open the flap to stash your gear) http://acontinuouslean.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/1202_2.jpg Basically, all of the leather has seen a lot of abuse and I'd like to swap it out. The straps that keep the pack shut were the exact same size that the lady had at the saddle shop--guessing it was for bridlework. The backpack straps are a bit wider as you can see from the photos. I saw her do the rivet work and it looks extremely simple... Just need the rivet tool and some brass or copper rivets. I don't have a local place to buy any leather from (the nearest Tandy leather is like 30 miles away). If I were to measure all the strap material and arrange them in a way that they could be cut from a large piece of leather, would replacing all of the straps be easy work for a newbie? The saddle shop lady said I could bring it in and have her replace all of the straps... But at the prices she charged I am better off just buying a brand new pack! The canvas is in good condition, and has a rubber liner at the bottom, so I'd rather just re-do it myself and save my cash. I have the old pieces to use as a pattern. Where would you suggest buying such a piece of leather to cut the pieces from? What type would you recommend for this project? I don't really care about the color as long as it's tan/brown, but it needs to be strong enough to withstand heavy abuse and stand up to water exposure.
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