Members Mulligan31 Posted November 15, 2022 Members Report Posted November 15, 2022 So far I have bought 4/5 ounce veg tan leather from Tandy. Is there a consensus on where a beginner can get cheap leather? Quote
toxo Posted November 15, 2022 Report Posted November 15, 2022 Might be an idea to tell us where you are. Quote
Members DJole Posted November 15, 2022 Members Report Posted November 15, 2022 In addition to your location, if you give us more information on what you are doing with this leather, and what kind of leather you are looking for, we can help a lot better! Quote \D. Jole \ --> <http://djole.altervista.org/djole/Publications/Leather/Lindex.htm>
Members Tugadude Posted November 15, 2022 Members Report Posted November 15, 2022 In lieu of any other qualifiers, Springfield Leather Co. is one of my go-to sources. They have both an online catalog and a printed one should that appeal to you. It generally has some helpful info in it in addition to the products. Quote
CFM tsunkasapa Posted November 16, 2022 CFM Report Posted November 16, 2022 Yes, more info would help. Quote Hoka Hey! Today, tomorrow, next week, what does it matter?
Members Mulligan31 Posted November 16, 2022 Author Members Report Posted November 16, 2022 Thanks all for taking the time to respond. So much shopping is done online now it never occurred to me to give a location. I am in North east ohio. I have only been learning this craft a couple of weeks so it also didn’t occur to me to mention what I was doing. I have so far been doing small projects. Wallets and pen holders and bracelets. I have been working with 4/5 oz veg tan and that seems to work out well. I just foot a beginners tooling set so I want to give that a try as well. Quote
Members nrk Posted November 16, 2022 Members Report Posted November 16, 2022 8 hours ago, Mulligan31 said: So far I have bought 4/5 ounce veg tan leather from Tandy. Is there a consensus on where a beginner can get cheap leather? as @Tugadude advised, solidarity Quote
Members Hags Posted November 16, 2022 Members Report Posted November 16, 2022 I buy from Goliger leather in California. Dont know about cheap though. I have learned that cheap is, well, cheap. Hermann Oak is reliable and consistent. I buy the sides. I've been benn doing this a while though. And saying that, I had a piece of 4/5 tandy veg tan I bought cheap that hung around my bench for a couple of years before I threw it out. Maverick leather and Montana leather have veg tan that's better than tandy and will sell it by the square foot. Quote Not so retired RN. Living on the Washington Peninsula.
Contributing Member MedusaOblongata Posted November 16, 2022 Contributing Member Report Posted November 16, 2022 I second the recommendation for https://www.springfieldleather.com/ Their prices range from fair to cheap, they've got a huge variety of different types of leather as well as tools. Their youtube videos are pretty helpful too. Quote
CFM tsunkasapa Posted November 16, 2022 CFM Report Posted November 16, 2022 Weaver leather is another source. And +1 on Mavrick and Montana. Weaver Leather Supply - Leathercrafting and Leatherworking Supplies Quote Hoka Hey! Today, tomorrow, next week, what does it matter?
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