Yeah, thats the problem, just bought i lovely knife from one of the Sammi people on the recent BCUK Arctic course, apart from the blade i pretty much think that every other part of the knife/sheath came from reindeer..but im sure he said that it was left over parts, but then i cant speak Sammi so i guess i made that up.....
The reason that i ask if other veggies still use leather products etc is that i have found that harder to give up than the food, i have always loved a classic pair of leather walking boots and love natural materials, i guess that is something that im going to have to have a good think about, other wise im being a bit two faced about it...
Very good point about not throwing the products i have away, because then the animal will have died for nothing, i was also on a course once with a veggie who would only ever eat meat if he knew where and how it had been killed, ie if he trapped something himself and knew that it was killed for survival and not sport or fun then that was ok.
I didnt have a problem with that, although many people thought he wasnt really a veggie, me i think we get to hung up on labels and names, you should just do what you feel comfortable with....
All the best
Col...