Jim Busby wrote: > p.s. I was told that the stretchy direction of hide on knuckles > must be perpendicular to the jack movement or the jack > would stretch it out too much. That's what I heard too, and I expect the nap is a result of the surface finishing, which would be along the non-stretch direction for handling ease. Just thought I'd ask. I find I can usually learn something taking another look at something I already "know". Ron N
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