What kind of leather is this?

[Mocivnik]

I got whole hide of this leather into my hands at the local leather shop, but just after 2 projects I ran out of it. It's a really good one to work with, despite it looks bloddy amazing and comfortable to wear/bend. It's 2.5mm thick (about 6 oz.).

Anyone knows, what type of leather this would be? Any help appriciated.

[Handstitched]

Just looks like a  (bovine) chrome tan leather with a milled grain. 

[tsunkasapa]

1 hour ago, Handstitched said:

Just looks like a  (bovine) chrome tan leather with a milled grain. 

Second that.

[Chakotay]

Agreed with it being milled, but it could also be veg-tan. Try the boil test.

[DanDSilva]

Milling is a pretty common technique, so there are probably lots of cowhides from different makers that look like that.  If you don't want to gamble on one that might not turn out to be to your liking, maybe bring a scrap back to the store you got it from and ask who made it or if they plan to restock it.

[Mocivnik]

7 hours ago, Handstitched said:

Just looks like a  (bovine) chrome tan leather with a milled grain. 

What's a bovine? and what exactly is milled grain?

3 hours ago, Chakotay said:

Agreed with it being milled, but it could also be veg-tan. Try the boil test.

What's the boil test? 

1 hour ago, DanDSilva said:

Milling is a pretty common technique, so there are probably lots of cowhides from different makers that look like that.  If you don't want to gamble on one that might not turn out to be to your liking, maybe bring a scrap back to the store you got it from and ask who made it or if they plan to restock it.

Well..that's exactly what I did, but they told me "yeah, we just took this hide at one of the sellers, we don't know which one, nor which exact type of leather this is". I think he said it's veg tan, but not so sure anymore.

[battlemunky]

With that white core to it I'm betting it's chrome tanned.

It looks like nice supple stuff but I have no idea how you find it's origin.

Best of luck to you scoring more!

 

Also, bovine is cow and milled is that grain on the hair side, the wrinkly parts. Milling usually makes the leather softer/more supple.

[LatigoAmigo]

11 hours ago, Mocivnik said:

what type of leather this would be?

It strikes me as bison (American buffalo). I buy it at the Hide House in Napa, California. They ship world-wide.

Here are some examples from their website.

https://www.hidehouse.com/

[Garyak]

Looks like a 3-4 Oz pebble grain bag side. Easy enough to match on the pebble grain, as far as feel, you’d have to be there to see if it’s a match. 

[Handstitched]

16 hours ago, Mocivnik said:

What's a bovine? and what exactly is milled grain?

Bovine....Mooo....moooo..   Porcine....oink oink   ....and yummy , but thats for  a totally different  thread. 

The milled bit is where its basically  put in a machine and rotated , and dried . The lines in the grain  etc. become bigger, bolder,  softer, making it totally awesome    but can't be cut with a (belt) strap cutter or burnished , believe me...and us....we've  all tried it. You can try it yourself...until the cows come home  ..ha ha !!     sorry  

HS