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Paper-Thin Calf Leather?

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I have some veg tanned goat that is wonderfull. Very strong, nice and firm, plenty stiff, feels awsome. It ozes quality. It is used in bookbinding. Not cheap.

7.50 ft #2 Caramel Smooth Goat

Steven Siegel s.siegel@siegelofca.com

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Elect ration, are you Siegel of California? I'm confused cause I thought they went out of business? If not, are they still distributing?

Andrew

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He has moved back east. His California shop is gone. I think he narrowed his busness to mainly bookbinding and runs out his home now. I just got the hides a week ago.

Aaron

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If you are looking for something a little less $$. Springfield leather carries all kinds of stuff

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Also, the hidehouse in Napa, CA has a veg tan kip skin. It's calf skin so it's in the 2-3oz range and the look and feel of it is like your typical veg tan skins. Not sure if that's thin enough for your needs.

Andrew

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If you are looking for something a little less $$. Springfield leather carries all kinds of stuff

Yeah, that might work normally, but I'm making some wallets from alligator skin ($$$)

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I'll look in my mess and see if I can find some samples of goatskin and calf leather from France. Very nice, supple, thin, delicate and totally useless for what I'm doing right now - which is mostly belts and bags.

But if I were doing finer leathergoods I would order from some of these tanneries

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