From Merchant & Mills, strapping for bag or belt making.
Use in conjunction with rivets or chicago screws and d-rings. 2.8mm thick, 1/2″ wide. Lengths vary, but your strap will be no shorter than 44″.
Split cowhide comes from the underlying layer of a cow’s skin. By running the wet hide through a splitter, the tanner yields two or more ‘splits’ of leather, depending on initial thickness of the hide.
Sold by the strap.