On Sat, 9 Mar 2013 01:25:53 +0000 (UTC), "Danny D."
wrote:

On Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:27:27 -0800, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

Form follows function.

This is an important point!

begin embarrassing truth

First, I tried shoe goop + leather strips. Disaster.
Luckily, the shoe goop cleaned off the stainless perfectly.

Then I tried rubber strips (made by cutting a 26"
length of bicycle tube strips about 1/2" wide.
Wouldn't stay on even though I used glue (it unwound
while the glue was setting.

Then, in frustration, I simply used electrical tape
and hanging wire! Butt ugly!

But, as Jeff said, form follows function ...
And, as Oren is fond of saying, "looks fine from far away!".

Here's a picture of the abomination!
(Drilling would have been prettier!).
http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/12369220.jpg

Notice the Ballantine Church Key from the 60s' next to it.
At least they had holes in the ends way back then.

I'll probably unwrap the electrical tape when I find
something better - but - for now - it should work
(but it's fuuuugly).

Personally, i like both leather and SS. If you get a machinist to mill in
three 1/4 inch wide hex portions and wrap with wide spaced wet leather
strips it not only would work but be beautiful and last a decade or more.
Then just remove the old leather, clean thoroughly and do the leather
again.

?-)