How Much Leather Do I Need?

[BullRiderJoe]

Hi y'all, I'm about to start on a set of bull riding chaps for myself, and I'm going to buy the leather from the hide house, but my question is what leather type do I get? I don't want something that is real expensive, considering I get stepped on frequently and roll in the mud. I'm using my current set of chaps as a guide. I also don't know how much leather I will need, because I'm not sure how the hides come. I need two solid pieces for the main part in black, and then I want to add fringe in turquoise.

[TZBrown]

Only you can judge how much waste you will have, which can be used for other things.

Ordering to little would be my first concern.

As for type I have no recomendatioins

Edited December 14, 2015 by TZBrown

[BullRiderJoe]

I just want to make sure I order enough. I can't imagine I would even need the 20-30 sq ft piece, but I just want to make sure it's large enough to get two large pieces for my legs out of it. That's basically my question.