Different Leather

[Alexblow]

Hi,Syd

I'm not working with tooling leather,but i want to give it a try some day.

I can understand your frustration,why ? Because i'm living in Belgium and here,everything reporting to leather is expensive...(tools,hides etc...)There's only one good store,but the prices kill me.

I was doing some things to learn and to give it a try...etc

And one day i was just searching for an 1/2 hide of leather and decide not to spend so much money on it.So i search a lot and discover a tannery near from my house.Talk with the guy and get a pricelless discount.

I don't know how expensive can the shipping costs be,but if you give me a good description of what you want,and how much Sq/feet you need...I can ask him a price.

Or for a begin ask him a small sample.

Alex

[Syd]

Hi Alex,Many thanks for your offer to help me out,its just im trying to get somewhere local to by the leather and just cant get anyone who sells it,im buying stuff in from England and i dont really want to buy any further a field,but thanks any way for the offer.All the best withthe tooling when you start.SydHi Hide,I have tried to contact other Leather workers in N,Ireland that i found on the web,but they dont seem to want to help as i never received an email back from any of them.Thanks for the idea.Syd

[Syd]

Hi Hide,

I contacted a lot of Leatherworkers and Saddlers from N,Ireland that i found on the web,and not one of them replied so i guess they are keeping their secrets to themselves,i havnt even had one reply from UK Leather workers on here.

Thanks for the idea.

SYD

ps: At the moment im paying £37.00 for 10 Sqare feet of Full Grained Kip Natural Tanned Tooling Leather,thats the postage add on also,that would be $74.00 to you,i find that really expensive.

Edited January 27, 2008 by Syd