[NSP] suppliers

[John_Dally]

Is it possible to order just enough leather for one bag, or is a whole 
hide the minimum order?  Perhaps there are enough of us interested in a 
small lot that we could go in on a hide together?  I'm not a pipemaker but 
I make a bag every once in a while, and finding suitable leather is always 
a challenge.

Here is an interesting web site with instructions for making a bag for 
Swedish pipes.  List members might find it interesting even though it 
doesn't pertain to NSP:
http://www3.telus.net/bo/bag.htm

John Dally




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I had a call from Mr Scott of Scotts Leathers this morning to let me know 
they were still in the business of supplying leather for bags and bellows. 
This was in response to a call I made to the firm last week wondering if 
they were still operating. He said they had rented out the majority of 
their factory space as rented lots for storing furniture,etc. but still 
had a part that they used to keep a stock of leather.
The main point of this posting is to say to those of us who make pipes 
that we need to keep firms like Scoots going by buying the good quality 
leather they supply or they may eventually go out of business. I did make 
the point with him that we are never going to buy in the quantity that say 
Highland pipemakers buy in setting up pipebands as we are dealing with 
single pipers most of the time. If we buy a skin for pipebags we may get 
half a dozen bags out of it which may represent more than a years work 
which is fine for us but he as the supplier is not going to make a living 
from selling it to us.
I am not advertising for Scotts but I can say that the Stormforce leather 
they sell is absolutely airtight and soft enough to make the ideal small 
pipe bag, and the Scawfell leather is also airtight and the right 
thickness for bellows leather.
The survival of pipemaking is in the hands not only of us makers but also 
in the hands of the suppliers of the materials we need.
If any one wants any details of how to contact Scotts let me know and I 
will give you his address.
Colin Ross
Technical adviser NPS

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