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Wanted: Cheap Leather

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The reason I want cheap leather cow hides is because I am making my second briefcase and much if it is experimenting with different techniques etc so I expect mistakes and learning things that I probably won't use again. So I don't want to use leather that is $8 or $9 a square ft. or anything around that. But I do want real leather, just not top quality leather. When I am ready for the real thing I will use more expensive leather. And I don't plan on selling this second briefcase. Any ideas where I can get cheap leather?

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Not sure where you are, but Tandy have some economy sides for around $99. I bought a side of 8-9 oz and am surprised at how nice both sides are....

Of course, I hand picked it <g>... But the other 4 sides in the roll I examined looked decent for the price as well.

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Hi There

I can vouch for the economy sides at Tandy too. I just bought a 4/5 oz one and was surprised how nice it is. It is not top end but much nicer than I was expecting. Not sure when their sale ends so I would go sooner than latter.

Cheers, Toolingaround

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Just grabbed a 2-3 myself, great stuff.

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