12-08-2003, 01:56 PM
I have made several reconstructions of the satchel, only one of which was cow leather the remainder were of goat.<br>
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Goat leather is very much easier to work with and one large goatskin is just big enough to make the satchel in one piece. It is also a rather convenient shape. However, I am not sure how big a Roman goat would have been nor exactly the right size for the satchel. I have always made mine 18 by 12 inches.<br>
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Also, Goat leather is thin, which might suggest why all those reinforcing straps are needed (assuming that is what they are).<br>
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That is quite a bit of supposition, but I vote goat. <p></p><i></i>
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Goat leather is very much easier to work with and one large goatskin is just big enough to make the satchel in one piece. It is also a rather convenient shape. However, I am not sure how big a Roman goat would have been nor exactly the right size for the satchel. I have always made mine 18 by 12 inches.<br>
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Also, Goat leather is thin, which might suggest why all those reinforcing straps are needed (assuming that is what they are).<br>
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That is quite a bit of supposition, but I vote goat. <p></p><i></i>
