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today, I agreed to look into cordette straps for a customer, reluctantly.
This is something I did once before, ordered one of the cordette straps offered by cousins and it was shockingly low quality, I couldn't sell it to the customer.

Has anyone else had experience buying cordette straps, is there any from any supplier or website that are adequate? 

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Hi Ishima, pardon my ignorance, do cordette straps are those made of a strip of fabric with the almost dysfunctional buckle on one end? If so, don't bother with those! My experience when bought from anyone that carries those is the same: the worst! Still there might be people buying them since they are still carried by many distributors...

 

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Bob

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Don't now how they look in the other end? The buckle side? But the strap looks like a regular round leather cord? That you can buy from a craft or hobby store? In lots of different colors? Think you could even find locks for dual cords there? 

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Thank you Ishima, now I know better. I thought it was something else! Although familiar with those, I never knew the proper name for it! :) ...and no, no recommendations but the leather solution from rogart seems to be perfect...I do some leather work and sometimes it is not too difficult to "manufacture" better stuff than what is available (expensive).

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Don't now how they look in the other end? The buckle side? But the strap looks like a regular round leather cord? That you can buy from a craft or hobby store? In lots of different colors? Think you could even find locks for dual cords there? 

they're usually like this

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And while I wouldn't mind trying to make my own straps at some point, for now I just want something I can buy. 

 

 

Cousins has them. Bought one for friend's wife and she was happy.

Hmn, not sure if the different models vary in quality? like I said I did order one type a long time ago from cousins and it was really bad.

 

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Hmn, not sure if the different models vary in quality? like I said I did order one type a long time ago from cousins and it was really bad.

Yes my friend insisted on the cheapest one and quality was par with the small price. Perhaps the more expensive one is better.

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