Is Thicker Leather Always Darker?

[benlilly1]

The color of the leather is dependent on how much dye is added during the tanning process. Veg tan is nearly white, so some color is added to make it look natural. Thickness has no affect on color.

Oregon leather has a lot larger selection of leather than Tandy does and the leather is usually better quality. Go in and talk to Abdul, he will point you in the correct direction.

On Sept 7 we will be having a club meeting at Tandy. It will be an informal get together of leatherworkers, hoping to make it a regular thing to exchange information and ideas. Also a place to work on projects with support from others.

Aaron

So if veg-tan is nearly white when tanned, can you request it in the light color? Or can you? Or you just get what you get? I have projects that I would like the light color so this makes me curious.

[electrathon]

I don't know that much about it. I just remember reading a few times that the tanning chemicals are so harsh they "bleach" out most of the color. So the tanneries add a little color to make the leather look more natural. Every now and then I see veg tan that is almost white, other times it is one of many shades of brown.

As to ordering it, I would guess if you ordered enough you could get a production run. My guess though is that would be more leather than you will use in your lifetime.