My Hides!

[KnotHead]

I don't mind getting my hides a bit quicker. But I do mind the quality. I don't do whip braiding much. As a matter of fact I have never braided a whip yet. But I do a lot of micro braiding up to dog leash braiding. Most of that kind of braiding requires the hide to be consistent. If I get a really nice hide and the hide is a bit thicker than what I want, I have a splitter that I can use. Even with the hides I have now, the micro braiding I do still requires me to split the strand before I bevel. So getting a thicker hide really for me what make much of a difference.

That midwest whips and hardkey and Taubman & Webb seem to be the best in hides. I will use all three when I have more money to throw at them. LOL... I need to play and win the Lotto. LOL...

Brian...

[Alberta Bound]

Has anyone figured out the different in price between Taubmann and the Packer Outlet when hides are shipped to the US or Canada? I know that packer is cheaper by the square foot but I'm curious to see if the difference is very noticeable in the end.

[KnotHead]

Hmmm. Interesting question.

[roo4u]

and remember that hardtke gets their hides from packer as well...now i dont braid whips but when i was still wholesaling kangaroo leashes i used a bunch of roo from them and split it down pretty darn thin and never had any breakage problems. when i first started buying roo from them it was 6.50 a sq ft...oh man i miss those prices!

its actually pretty easy to calculate how much an item is costing you....measure the diameter of the circle that you get when you cut your hide...then go to one of the lace calculators online...you just put in lace size and center hole size if you cut from the middle and it will tell you how many yds or feet or whatever you will get...so i just put in the next size up form the avg size i use...get my total possible feet from circle and then take my hide cost and tada...a per whatever cost for my lace...a little more simple math...length of lace x how many laces and i will know how much it cost me to make that bracelet or leash.

Edited October 19, 2010 by roo4u

[bullwhips]

I just had three kangaroo skins come in from hardtke:

The Black is 52 decimeters square, the red is 59 decimeters square and the natural tan is 49 decimeters square. So that you have a point of reference for the size of the kangaroo skins the dog .75 pup-imeters square.

These has same small imperfections but all in all they are good skins...now to dream up a few projects to make....

Louie

Edited October 21, 2010 by bullwhips

[KnotHead]

I like the skins and the dog. I wish I had a dog.

Brian...

[8thsinner]

Not sure how you seen those pics and saw dog...I saw splinter in his youth lol

[entiendo]

I tried to email hardtke and it came back.

[entiendo]

I decided to call them! LOL I ordered 2 hides..couldn't help myself at that price. I ordered a natural and a black and he's sending me a sample of the tan. I just might try my hand at selling string at that price. I can use some extra Christmas money and I like to cut it. And I could try romel reins! I've always been so careful with every piece of string. He said they are larger hides too, that mean less waste over all. I keep thinking I did the math wrong, but I did it again and it seems I'm right. Of course I'll still need my wonderful supplier in Australia because I use a lot of color so I don't feel terribly bad.

I'm so excited!

[KnotHead]

ooooooo! Some one else has the bug now. ehehehehehe... I thought I was goin nuts. LOL...

Brian...