Where to find exotic hides?

[Kowboyboots]

Mike, PennyFabric & onecentfabric both sells scraps for around a $1 a pound, just ask them for how ever much you want and tell them what you are looking for. They will do their best for you. Their direct email is "fabsee38 @ yahoo.com" (take out the spaces)

I have been buying from them for 3 yrs.

Heather, you probably meet Andrea & Connie from Rodeo Cowgirls, they use to have their shop set up here with me.

Did you find the copper spots? I have often spray painted my brass ones with that "hammered" copper paint, they turn out great. I stuck them slightly into a piece of Styrofoam stuff to paint them.

Penny Fabrics pieces are always bigger then they say also.

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Here is another place I have bought smaller hides, but seems they are just about as expensive as the full hides, LOL.

I use ebay alot, can you tell. Another place that has a big assortment of concho's if you need them is Concho Cowboy

If you want really off hides this is a great place, i buy my powder horns from them Chichester

Edited October 27, 2008 by Kowboyboots

[MADMAX22]

Ive bought several (about 7 hides) from this shop on ebay. All pretty good stuff from what I can tell. Never had a issue with it. http://stores.ebay.com/Acazii-Shop

[RunningRoan]

Very cool! Thanks for all the sources and ideas guys! This should keep me busy for a while.

I just placed my first order with Trigg this past weekend, so we'll see how it goes. They do have some NEAT adapters that allow you to replace the ugly screws on your license plate with pretty conchos. I couldn't resist I am hopeless!

Thanks for the email address KowboyBoots! I think I'll contact them directly next time to get the hide patterns I want instead of buying a lot of mixed ones. Are you coming to the finals next year? There was talk of combining north and south into one big finals in Winnemucca, but they decided to stay in Pasco and Tulare for 2009. There were some upset vendors at Pasco in 2007 and only a few came back this year. The building was pretty empty. But that means less competition for the vendors that do show up.