Vegetable Tanned Upholstery Hides ?

[CustomDoug]

I can find chrome upholstery hides all day long but I want vegetable hide for a couple of upholstery projects I've been wanting to work on. Would need to be in the 2.5 oz or thinner range and preferably pre-dyed. Anyone know of a source or two?

[Luke Hatley]

Wcikett & Craig will sell you a side of Leather and then will split it to the thickness that you

will want.

[CustomDoug]

Yea I thought of that already. But I haven't called them yet 'cause I was hoping that there'd be other options. The reason? Well, besides a limited color selection for upholstery (which isn't really a problem I guess) I figured with W&C I'd be paying a premium, especially with the splitting charge. BTW, which of their leathers would be a good choice for upholstery anyway - english bridle, skirting, harness, etc. I hate to call them just to pose the questions but not actually place an order.

[ClayB]

Tandy carries veg tanned upholstery hides. I'm not sure what weight, but it'd be close to that. They don't come pre-dyed, only natural. I tried tooling on a sample of it and it took impressions well. I don't think you'd want to use a swivel knife on it though, or at least you'd have to have a really light touch.

[CustomDoug]

$9.99 per sq ft ?? ouch, maybe I should become a tandy club member after all? http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/en-usd/search/searchresults/9200-00.aspx