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Real leather cases?

SlateMan
I once bought a really cool leather jacket in Florence. I was scared it was fake leather. We then went to the orphanage/leather school (Scuola del Cuoio) and we were given a demonstration by a leather smith. I asked him if my jacket was real, he said "This is lamb skin, we eat this meat. It would cost more to make fake leather." I loved that jacket, it was very soft and always stayed in great condition.
Side story: A lot of the US sends their animal hides to Italy to be tanned according to the guy on the tour.
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(They did not have a cue case.....)
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Real leather cases?

skor
Chopdoc said:
Cool!

Nothing wrong with vinyl. I have vinyl cases. The case I strap to my Harley is vinyl.

I just really dig leather.

Yes, leather is expensive. Really good leather can be very expensive.
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I have a Talisman 3x5 leather, nice case but very heavy and again not that suitalbe for today's player needs .... he stopped making cases, it's the middle one in the photo.
My main cases are the Predator/Instroke (the new one is crap) and JB. The Katana 2x2 is cool just for a night out and I don't want to stand out too much... The rest are for storage.

I wouldn't mind getting a new leather case and I like JB's options for customization, but I would prefer instroke style tubes internal



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Chopdoc
skor said:
Do you mean like the 3-Sec cases?

I have a ragged JB case; I'm not sure how much I like the nylon/polyester material that makes the exterior. I do understand that it is probably more rugged and weatherproof (although the zippers aren't), but it does feel a bit cheap—OK for the everyday player but not for the fancy custom (and who needs that much protection for the everyday player?).

Leather is nice but heavy and expensive; it's nice to have a fancy one for the fancy cue in the collection.

High-quality vinyl can look great, will be durable, is cheaper than leather, and is lighter.

I still have the original Predator case that was made by Instroke (in JB dayz). I got the vinyl version of it, and I still love it and use it often. This case is everything a case should be; only the pouches need updating for longer jump cue butts and extensions. A 3x5 version would be great (I think I saw years ago Bustamante with a 3x5 prototype that was never sold to the public).

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Cool!

Nothing wrong with vinyl. I have vinyl cases. The case I strap to my Harley is vinyl.

I just really dig leather.

Yes, leather is expensive. Really good leather can be very expensive.
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