Thread:Reep the Warrior/@comment-26538658-20160102000242/@comment-2142396-20171119185858

I think there is no harm in interpreting the bit about the leather differently. Personally, I don't think that it would be that unlikely for it to be snake skin, because: 1. the sword originally belonged to Luke's father and Martin's grandfather, who was said to be a fierce warrior; 2. as Scotty had said, we don't know who originally made the sword, so it's possible that they didn't shy away from using it; 3. the sword had been reforged by Boar the Fighter who, again, wouldn't be too sensitive about using snake skin.

But if black bark sounds more logical to you, there is nothing stopping you from making it your personal headcanon.