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I ordered a ray skin off of Amazon. When I got it, I discovered it's tanned leather, not rawhide like I was expecting. Can I still use this on an aikuchi style tanto? There's the front, back, and a pic of me holding it showing the back. It's supple and has a drape to it

How are the menuki held on, on aikuchi tantos?

Pic from Google images