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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: twistedlim on October 10, 2023, 09:42:17 PM
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I am looking for a simple cordovan leather tab. Single thickness. I cannot remember if I purchased my last ones at the Kalamazoo show ordered on line. Any help appreciated.
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Lost Nation Archery has exactly what you are looking for. Simple and comfortable.
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Thank you!
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Upon looking that is close, but it is actually 2 pieces of leather sewn together. I am looking for a single thickness of cordovan.
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Check with Screaming Eagle Treestands, I know they used to sell them.
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I know you are looking for a single layer tab, but I have an option. I buy the Bateman cordovan tab and modify it. It is a two layer design, I simply cut the additional layer off. I have tried it with both layers. I just feel like I get a better feel on the the string and therefore more control. Hope that helps some.
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Another option would be to buy some Cordovan and trace your favorite tab and cut your own. Montana Leather Co. sells a 12" x 24" piece for around $50. You'd have a lifetime supply for less than the cost of two pre-made tabs.
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I know you are looking for a single layer tab, but I have an option. I buy the Bateman cordovan tab and modify it. It is a two layer design, I simply cut the additional layer off. I have tried it with both layers. I just feel like I get a better feel on the the string and therefore more control. Hope that helps some.
This is what I do to.
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Twistedlim, That cordovan tab from Lost Nation is a one piece. The stitching that you see in the picture is a reinforced section where your finger goes through. Where the stitching ends is where the reinforced section ends. The tab itself is one piece of cordovan. I have that tab that I bought from Lost Nation last year. It is a very nice tab.
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Twistedlim, I want to apologize. As I examined my cordavan tab a little more closely from Lost Nation my memory became a little more clear. That was a two piece tab and I recall now that I had cut that tab to accomplish what you are loooking for. I left the piece that was stitched so it would be durable in that area where you insert your middle finger. I don' want to be misleading here. Works like a dream. Hope this helps.
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Thank you all for the suggestions. I may look into buying a sheet and cut them myself. Hopefully they will be thick enough.
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EW Batman are the ones i use.
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I used to make tabs from old work boot tongues.
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EW Bateman can make you what you want, just give them a call
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I use tanned and chromed (one side) leather that's fairly thin.