Hello everyone,
This is my first tread as I am brand new to the leather crafting community. I'm inspired to take up leather crafting as a hobby because so often I like leather products that I can't afford so I decided, this time I'll make it myself. I'm sure I will have plenty of questions as my projects progress and this site seems to have a wealth of information.
My first two projects in waitng are a soft sided calfskin briefcase and a hard-side Louis Vuitton inspired suitcase. My question is about the suitcase. I have seen a few times on here where some have said that Wickett and Craig provides LV with their leather. My intention is to call them but I need to first know how to describe what I'm looking for. The attachment picture I provided shows the suitcase with the leather made handle I want to make. I need to know what type of leather this handle is made from . I already have an idea on how to make the handle thanks to Al Stohlman. I just need to know what type of leather to ask for. On the WC site I see (in the leathers description) Skirting, Carving/Tooling, Harness, Bridle and so on. Can someone advise?