I tie the thongs underneath right now but am thinking about a string coser like they use on some newer coats, it's two pieces one fits whithin the other and has a spring and there is a hole drilled through both,the string passes through the hole and when you sqeeze it the hole align allowing free movement. I am going to make one from brass and do some fancy file work for decoration.I would also like to do some tooling on the flap.



Dave