Members aspanol Posted November 1, 2010 Members Report Posted November 1, 2010 As i am based in singapore,asia. ITS SUPER HARD TO GET LEATHER HERE! so i was thinking of ordering from eBay. Leather from Ebay . Is this good for making something like This? would love to make something like this. In singapore, a piece of A4 size leather cost ard 27 dollar USD. Quote Handmade, Every rivet, every stitch.
Contributing Member Ferg Posted November 1, 2010 Contributing Member Report Posted November 1, 2010 As i am based in singapore,asia. ITS SUPER HARD TO GET LEATHER HERE! so i was thinking of ordering from eBay. Leather from Ebay . Is this good for making something like This? would love to make something like this. In singapore, a piece of A4 size leather cost ard 27 dollar USD. The weight of leather they are suggesting is pretty thin for wallets. Other small items would be okay. The price is more than double the cost of the leather if you were buying a whole side for instance. Plus you will have shipping which could really drive the price upward. If I were you I would check for some leather companies in Germany or the UK, they may be a better buy for you. There are suppliers in the USA who sell Internationally. Check in the directory on this site. ferg Quote
Contributing Member TwinOaks Posted November 1, 2010 Contributing Member Report Posted November 1, 2010 It depends on the style wallet you're making as to what thickness you'd want to use. 3/4 oz should be fine for the type wallet you linked,and as long as you don't go for really deep tooling. Check out Springfield Leather in the ad banners at the top of the page. They also offer to cut leather for times you don't need a whole side. I believe they also offer splitting services if you need a specific weight. Their prices are competitive at the least and may beat the listed price on the website. .....then again, it may be Springfield selling on Ebay! Who knows? It's worth the time to send them an email telling them what you're looking for and see if they can help you. Quote Mike DeLoach Esse Quam Videri (Be rather than Seem) "Don't learn the tricks of the trade.....Learn the trade." "Teach what you know......Learn what you don't." LEATHER ARTISAN'S DIGITAL GUILD on Facebook.
King's X Posted November 3, 2010 Report Posted November 3, 2010 If it is truly Hermann Oak, it is on. Live Oak is a Tandy brand of leather....Not their top of the line, but somewhere in the middle. I have made a few wallets to my credit and I use 3/4 oz because by the time I line it and put in my pockets, I do not want it to be too thick. As mentioned before our partners at Springfield Leather sell basic and top of the line wallet liners for wallets. Can go wrong with either of their products for turning out wallets. I know that others have differences when it comes to wallet weights, but that is what works for me! Good luck Quote Greetings from Central Texas! The Grain Side Up blog #TheGrainSideUp
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