I do lack leather working skills. I have worked with leather one time and that was 15 years ago making a wallet for my father in boy scouts. From what I remember it didn't go well. Thanks Steve I will probably get those straps from highland xpress they look exactly what I want. I was just curious if there was a place I could get it quicker. I will go look at Hobby lobby to see if I can find some leather working tools especially some day I would like to try to make my own sporran.