<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3268" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>You can bolster them also if they have flattened (yeah, right - <U><STRONG><EM>IF</EM></STRONG></U> they have flattened!).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Have you tried brushing the knuckles with a suede brush and then massaging a touch of teflon powder into the leather? Or needling the felt under the leather can help.</FONT> <BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Paul</FONT> <BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>