W&c: Ordered Tooling Leather. Got Skirting.

[Shooter McGavin]

Just wanted to check with the LW.net mindhive before I start cutting into it. Ordered the tooling leather, got a package full of skirting leather instead.

Can anyone chime in on the practical differences? Should I still be able to wet mold and detail this like I do the tooling leathers? Will it temper up as nicely in the hotbox? Will it attract zombies? etc..

Thanks in advance!

Dan

[mattsh]

Here is a thread about that question.

http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=26694

I have a question, if tooling is what you ordered, will W&C not take it back and get you what you ordered in the first place?

[Rayban]

I always order 8-10oz Russett skirting from W&C.....to me there is no difference in working with it...I just like the coloring of it so much better than the tooling leather which looks white by comparison.

On a lot of projects I leave the skirting alone without any dye and just leave it out to get a sun tan....me likie.

[dbusarow]

I agree with rayban. My first W&C order was for tooling since that is what they showed for holsters on their website. Next order I tried some skirting since I wasn't crazy about how pale the tooling leather was. I've never ordered tooling again, skirting all the way.

Dan

Edited November 2, 2011 by dbusarow

[Shooter McGavin]

So I hacked a piece off and made a pancake holster with thumb break for a Glock Subcompact. I like it! Cut nice, stitched nice, tooled nice. I think this is also what I will order from here on out.

1 ordered a side of "natural" and a side of black.

Also ordered some drum dyed bellies in different colors but those didnt come in, not sure why. Gonna call tomorrow.

Thanks!

[JoelR]

Sounds like you placed the same order I did (minus the bellies - what do you plan on using them for?). I haven't cut into the russet yet, but noticed the black is a little denser and more uniform than the tooling I had been using. Made a belt and found that I have to pull my stitching in a little closer to the center or cut my strips oversized and recut after stitching as the back line is all over the place which I assume is from the needle bending slightly looking for the path of least resistance. In fact, the needle was squeeking on me as the machine was punching away which the tooling leather never did. Haven't made a holster with it yet but the belt took water and finish nicely and not having to rub the heck out of it after dying is a god-send.

[Rayban]

Also, be aware that it's going to take dye differently....do a side by side comparison with the same dye...just so you won't be too surprised when you do a project.