Thread: Leather Questions

Originally Posted by MikeT

I've been in contact with Equus Leather & Co. The company is known for very high quality leather. Although more expensive. And obviously color comes after other qualities, they have some great ones, just what i was looking for.
But there are several other companies that i haven't been able to get a response. This is surprisingly common it seems; I am also looking for a larger piece of bog oak and 50% of companies do not even respond. Total crap.
Which leather companies have you been in contact with? Free samples? That is quite generous of them!

*just thought I'd put it out there: if anybody has a lead on a company for bog oak that comes through, I will send you some. I'm at my wits end with these basta**s.

With leather distributors and tanneries, they often look at anything under 200 square feet as a small order, and won't do a lot to help with it. I have only worked with one company that sends samples, (Wickett & Craig in Pennysylvania). If you are looking for Horween leather, check out thier Tannery Row which targets hobbiests. Another supplier I like is Maverick Leather, who like working with the small hobbists.

When you say you are looking for "Bog Oak" leather, what do you mean? Are you looking for vegetable tanned using oak extracts?

Originally Posted by Drygulch

With leather distributors and tanneries, they often look at anything under 200 square feet as a small order, and won't do a lot to help with it. I have only worked with one company that sends samples, (Wickett & Craig in Pennysylvania). If you are looking for Horween leather, check out thier Tannery Row which targets hobbiests. Another supplier I like is Maverick Leather, who like working with the small hobbists.

When you say you are looking for "Bog Oak" leather, what do you mean? Are you looking for vegetable tanned using oak extracts?

Thank you for those links, I will check them out.
The company I was referring to will cut me strips.
They charge by the 1"x60" and so i would be purchasing 3"x60".
Sorry for that about bog oak, wrong thread.. I was referring to the wood, bog oak. But, I can imagine that leather using bog oak might give a great colour. Though I'm not qualified to do more than speculate at best.

Most leather distributors sell by the piece, but charge by the square foot. So you would have to buy a side of leather (about 25 square feet) to get a piece. Springfield leather is the only one I can think of that will cut leather.

Okay thanks Ill check them out... I dont want to have to buy a huge load, really enough to make one or two strops will do it for me until the next project and also when I figure out what I prefer.
Doubt Ill ever go into business making them.. The only other option would be to go in on an order with other members.