Splitting Large Pieces Of Leather

[rmr]

I make shotgun cases and assorted bags/pouches for accesories. I generally use 6-7 oz Latigo sides. I currently have a project - a shooting bag to hold accerories that I want to add front and side pockets. The 6-7oz latigo leather seems too thick for these components. I have a hand splitter which is OK for pieces up to 4-6" wide. If I need to splitt larger sections ( say 10-12 " wide) down to a 3-4-5 oz thinkness- are there companies out there that sections of a hide can be sent to - to have it splitt to the desired thickness I want. I get leather from Weaver and they will only splitt sections 4" or narrower- which doesnt help me at all for this project.

Any other sugestions are welcomed

Thanks in advance

Bob R

[albane]

I make shotgun cases and assorted bags/pouches for accesories. I generally use 6-7 oz Latigo sides. I currently have a project - a shooting bag to hold accerories that I want to add front and side pockets. The 6-7oz latigo leather seems too thick for these components. I have a hand splitter which is OK for pieces up to 4-6" wide. If I need to splitt larger sections ( say 10-12 " wide) down to a 3-4-5 oz thinkness- are there companies out there that sections of a hide can be sent to - to have it splitt to the desired thickness I want. I get leather from Weaver and they will only splitt sections 4" or narrower- which doesnt help me at all for this project.

Any other sugestions are welcomed

Thanks in advance

Bob R

Try these guys the can do 12" pieces

http://www.mcpcustomleather.com/

[rmr]

Try these guys the can do 12" pieces

http://www.mcpcustomleather.com/

Thanks

Bob R

[BIGGUNDOCTOR]

Just a thought here, do you have any wood/cabinet/sheetmetal shops in the area?

Take the hide, and stick it to a piece of plywood using something like 3M adhesive (Thinking more tacky than permanent), staples may work too if they are set below the surface. Then have them run it through a wide belt sander. May take some adjusting to get the proper speed, feed, and depth rates, but it should work. Keep the leather cool to prevent loosening the adhesive.