Exotic Leathers

[JustWakinUp]

Looking for:

Shark,Stingray,Elephant etc etc...

Called Van Amburgs and holy moses are they $$$$ 15.50 sqf for shark.

So if any of you guys know of someone else please let me know.

Thanks

[Kevin King]

http://www.springfieldleather.com/

[Beaverslayer]

Because they are exotic, they are going to be expensive.

Ken

[JustWakinUp]

  Beaverslayer said:

Because they are exotic, they are going to be expensive.

Ken

Funny you mention that place Kevin, I was on the phone with Jessica as I was typing this out, she only had pieces and they weren't the right size.

She said some guy came in and bought up all she had. **Wonder who that was...hahaha

[Art]

You have to know what you are ordering. Shark is usually the spiney dogfish or Squalus and they aren't much bigger than 4x9 for a big one, measure the long side times $2.50, say $22-$23 a skin. So van Amburg's price is ok. They're used for inlays and maybe a knife underwrap. Stingray is way different, got little bumpy things on it and it can go for $100 a skin; I made a wallet out of a piece one time, I could never get it out of my pocket. With the bumps it is hard to sew too.

Art

  JustWakinUp said:

Looking for:

Shark,Stingray,Elephant etc etc...

Called Van Amburgs and holy moses are they $$$$ 15.50 sqf for shark.

So if any of you guys know of someone else please let me know.

Thanks

[AKRob]

http://www.johnfongexoticleathers.com/ John's easy to work with. If your going to build something with exotic skin, CHARGE for it.

Rob

[Randy Cornelius]

I have worked with shark and it has a very odd shape that you have to work around. It is hard to get a piece big enough to make a belt for. I had VanBurg look for one long enough for my manly frame for several months before I got one. I have made several holsters out of it after people saw the one I made for myself and I charge 50.00 extra on top of my regular holster price. Shark wears like iron.

Randy