Leather Stores In Austin, Texas?

[theoldcoyote]

Is Tandy the only supplier in the Austin area? There are no local family owned businesses? Even in the surrounding areas, Bastrop, Wimberley?

[kbar463]

One in New Braunfels that I use. I like to keep it local when I can.

[mikesmith648]

What is the one in New Braunfels??

[kbar463]

Ludwigs leather, I just bought some horsehide and clips there today. Great bunch of helpful and super nice folks who work there.

[CustomDoug]

Here's the website - kbar463, can you comment on what they offer as far as raw material go.. sides, hides, species, tannages, etc? Their website only mentions their finished goods.

http://ludwigsleather.com/

[kbar463]

They have a front area for all the sales and a very large back area as the workshop. They have quite a few rows of large shelves all stacked with multiple types of leathers. I have never seen the San Antonio Tandy "back room" (if there is one) but there is way more leather at Ludwigs than there is at the Tandy sales area. I was shown Bison, bought some horse, saw some stingray once, and all manner of garment, lining and tooling leather.

I do want to bring up again though that they seem like an actual crafting shop, but they have never batted an eye at me asking to buy raw materials. I am no expert on them, and am sure their stock represents their needs more than what someone might stock for selling the raw materials to customers. I would call if I had doubts about the availability of materials you were looking for.