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[Curiousone]

Thanks Dwight I had no idea while on that thought how do the different sections of leather differ as far as uses or is it all the same. I thought I read somewhere that there was a difference in strength or thickness depending on what area of the hide the leather originated.

[Dwight]

You heard right, . . . belly leather is good for buying, . . . practicing, . . . and pitching, . . . and not much else (IMHO).

Back and side leather is good for belts, purses, bags, etc, . . . just remember that the closer you get to the belly, . . . the less quality it is.

Rump and shoulder leather make good belts, holsters, etc . . . . stuff that needs to be formed, and keep it's shape. I pretty much use only double shoulders in my holster / sheath / belt work.

May God bless,

Dwight

[Curiousone]

Thanks so the belly material is just thin and loose because the only thing it supports is the gut. I'm guessing its bad about stretching and if it is. I'm guessing it won't have the integrity or density too hold tooling very well or it won't have the depth. Saw a YouTube video the other day where someone used 2-3 ounce veg tan and tooled it and it was so thin that they couldn't tool deep and it looked awful. It was like the tooling was flat. Is that more in line to what I would expect out of a belly piece.