Anyone ever ordered from Leather Unlimited?

[Spinner]

Hi Spinner, which Tandy's top grade are you referring to? If it is the royal meadow (which is really blemish free), I would try buying W&C next time.

For my business, I only buy from W&C reddevil, Tandy is simply for personal use or Patternmaking R&D. Client goods are all W&C.

I was referring to the Royal Meadow, which in my experience is FAR from blemish free, at least at my local stores. It does have some nice color and carves decently but the local stock is maybe 80% usable for the most part.

I have yet to see a hide from Tandy over 5oz that didn't either have at least a couple of places that have a hole, scar or screwed up splitting not to mention that most have an end that has been sunburned.

[reddevil76]

For my business, I only buy from W&C reddevil, Tandy is simply for personal use or Patternmaking R&D. Client goods are all W&C.

I was referring to the Royal Meadow, which in my experience is FAR from blemish free, at least at my local stores. It does have some nice color and carves decently but the local stock is maybe 80% usable for the most part.

I have yet to see a hide from Tandy over 5oz that didn't either have at least a couple of places that have a hole, scar or screwed up splitting not to mention that most have an end that has been sunburned.

I've bought the Royal Meadow only twice. Once was a 26 sq ft hide. Totally blemish free except for a scar the size of a bean.

The 2nd was a 29 sq ft piece, it did have an area about 1 sq ft worth which is darker than the rest, I assume from exposure to sunlight.

I was just informed by them that my elite membership expired on 1st Sep. If the utitlity is as good as the Royal Meadow, I might just buy W&C instead of renewing my membership.

[mike02130]

I learned the hard way.  I should've read the reviews first.  I bought a side of veg tanned leather.  It was, with out any exaggeration, the worse piece of leather I ever purchased.  They called it their "A Grade".  Full of holes, tears and insect bights.  It was folded in half then rolled up, leaving a crease in the middle.

I was behind on a project and used some out of desperation. I figured maybe I could cut out small usable pieces for straps, gussets and the like.   No, I was grossly mistaken.  I would examine the leather and cut out a pattern from what looked OK but when I died it, all kinds of scarring and other defects appeared.

How do these guys sleep at night?  It would be one thing if they were honest and advertised that they're leather was crap, but to call it "A-Grade" is deceptive and just plain wrong.