Members Joe21 Posted September 19, 2012 Members Report Posted September 19, 2012 Anyone ever used tanned deer hide for saddle building? Is it durable enough? I havent been able to find much info on differnt types of leather used in saddle making besides the standard skirting leather. Thanks! Quote
Members Ken Nelson Posted September 20, 2012 Members Report Posted September 20, 2012 I do not know of any saddlemakers that use anything to craft saddles other than skirting leather. Talk to the end users of handmade saddles and I think they can explain it better than I can. Ken Quote
Members begrate Posted November 20, 2012 Members Report Posted November 20, 2012 I'm far from an expert of any kind, but I saw a saddle made out of buffalo hide last winter, and I think it would work. Deer hide I'm afraid would be to thin. Reid G. Quote
Members TroyWest Posted November 20, 2012 Members Report Posted November 20, 2012 I've never seen deer hide in a veg tan. I'm sure it has happened, I've just never seen it. Deer is an extremely tough hide, often used in rawhide strings to lace rawhide trees with. Quote
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