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Hi Sonja.

i don't know where you are based, if your looking for good Bridle leather then you need to go to Marcus Gear in Walsall. Their website is a little average, however, the leather they sell is top knotch, Nigel Armitage( master craftsman) put me on to them, they have a great range of leather, will split Bridle shoulder to your desired thickness for an additional charge, and you can visit them and view their wares, I live in Brighton, but if I'm in the midlands I will always get over to buy from them.

http://www.marcusgear.co.uk/products.asp

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Andy

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The English leather company do sell quantities of less than 300 sq ft .   This is a link to their site.  http://www.theenglishleather.com/english-bridle-butts  

AW Midgley are a great company and very helpful  http://www.awmidgley.co.uk/

I don't buy of  either of them  However I have sent students to them and have heard nice things.  Midgley I dealt with years ago when I could only buy small quantities and they where great.

The reason I don't buy from them is because I am able to buy direct from company's because I can order 5 or more pairs of butt at a time.

 

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my leather arrived from Metropolitan, was supposed to be 3- 3.5mm.. well its 2.3- 2.8mm !!!   and i asked for a piece nearer the thicker end of their range too. Does anyone actually supply what they say they have?? getting very disheartened now :(

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That would appear to be a whole size increment dropped . . and Metropolitan wouldn't do that . . they wouldn't.  How did you measure your hide?  If you do wish to be accurate buy a digital vernier gauge but never try to use a ruler or tape measure.  Chinese made units are barely a few pounds on eBay yet I've tested the ones I bought against British made and found virtually no issues.

Phone them Sonja . . they are well respected for their customer relationships.

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metropolitan leather and Le prevo are my favorites for small 1x hide orders. AA crack and sons are supposed to be good and have been around for a long time.  

Im new to leather work though. I've only had 5 orders so far. 

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Said it before, but LeProvo for me every time.    The website is a bit 'old fashioned', but don't let that put you off.   Also, they are happy to chat on the phone, and send out a sample to you.

I just put an order in now, confident that they will send me the right stuff, and the right quality.

Absolute stars, IMHO.

 

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Another vote for LePrevo.

I've been using them for nearly 17 years now. Never a glitch.

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Just had a quick look through this again and thought I'd better clarify, The English Leather Company does have a 300 sq ft/colour minimum for their English Bridle (quote and their emphasis)

Hides & Thicknesses

Butts/Bends: 2.0 – 2.2mm / 3.25 - 3.5mm / 3.75 - 4.0mm
Sides: 1.8 - 2.0mm / 2.0 – 2.2mm / 2.5 - 3.0mm
Shoulders: 2.0 – 2.2mm / 3.2 - 3.5mm
5ft Bridle Butts: 3.5 – 4.0mm
Stirrup Butts: 4.5 – 5.0mm



MINIMUM ORDER QUANTITY: 300 SQ. FT. PER COLOUR

(unquote)

Here's the link http://www.theenglishleather.com/english-bridle

I just thought, as you said you were new and just dabbling, that you would probably be more interested in these cuts than 22 sq ft minimum of 2 sides of bridle butt.

Sorry if I wasn't clear enough.

Edited by gary
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