I have used a piece of beaver pelt shaved down to the felt for the shelf. Has been lasting a long time, and quiet. Just leather for the side plate.

Seal Skin, IMO the best!

kangaroo leather side plate. velcro shelf

seal skin rest and calf hair plate for me  

I also like the calf hair plate and seal skin shelf the best...

I'm with the Velcro crowd. Seems to last for years, is very quiet and is inexpensive.
I cover the shelf and side plate with the same piece of garment grade leather. After that I mark the area where I want to put the Velcro and give it a coat of contact cement. When dry I stick on the self adhesive fuzzy Velcro and it's good to go.

I've  been using the same piece of velcro since 2003. I'm not sure how long it lasts yet.

I prefer Sealskin. I just got a 2 1/2 foot by 6-8 inch piece of the most beautiful Leopard Seal skin. Orange/Tan with Black spots. That's enough for several lifetimes of shooting many bows.

where is everybody getting these big pieces of skin at?  i want a tiny piece

Seal skin on all my bows!

ONLY SEAL SKIN HERE, i`ve used everything seal skin is silent period

My fav rest and wall material is what I get from TRAP he is an associate sponsor here.

Beaver tail!

Velcro on all the bows we build.Last longer than anything I know.

Another fan of seal skin. Durable and very quiet.

I've always just shot off the wood.

For you guys who seem to have supplies of seal skin, please tell the remainder of us where to get some!! I like it for the rest and calf skin for the side plate.

Allan

I looked high and low but 3bay was the only place I found some.  

All of the suppliers I talked to got theirs from Alaska Bowhunting Supply,  which no longer supplies them.

It's hard to imagine this dry spell will be permanent.