hardwood Report post Posted January 19, 2017 (edited) Hey I need vegetable tanned leathers which the thickness is around 9~10mm where can i buy such vegetable leathers? Thanks Edited January 19, 2017 by hardwood Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyRV2 Report post Posted January 19, 2017 10mm of leather thickness is about 1/4" which means that you'd be looking for 16oz leather since each oz is 1/64". (sorry...I have to think in english units) As far as I know, leather this thick is not available without gluing two layers together. Would gluing the layers be a problem for the project you're considering? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptQuirk Report post Posted January 19, 2017 @TonyRV2- Without looking at the catalogs, I'd swear I've seen sole bends that were 13-15oz, maybe even a tad heavier. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyRV2 Report post Posted January 19, 2017 Here are some sole bends from 'the leather guy' that are advertised as 11 to 14oz, so your memory probably is right Capt'. Perhaps something like that would suit the OP's needs. Looks like the OP will need to find a source in China however.https://www.theleatherguy.org/leather-sole-bend-10-2-irons-vegetable-tanned-12-1-sq-ft-cow-hide-bend-rigid Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptQuirk Report post Posted January 19, 2017 3 minutes ago, TonyRV2 said: Here are some sole bends from 'the leather guy' that are advertised as 11 to 14oz, so your memory probably is right Capt'. Perhaps something like that would suit the OP's needs. Looks like the OP will need to find a source in China however.https://www.theleatherguy.org/leather-sole-bend-10-2-irons-vegetable-tanned-12-1-sq-ft-cow-hide-bend-rigid Isn't China where everything comes from anyways?:rofl: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyRV2 Report post Posted January 19, 2017 4 minutes ago, CaptQuirk said: Isn't China where everything comes from anyways?:rofl: True that! About 35 years ago my (at the time) little daughter asked me where babies came from. I told her "China, mostly". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt S Report post Posted January 19, 2017 1 hour ago, TonyRV2 said: 10mm of leather thickness is about 1/4" which means that you'd be looking for 16oz leather since each oz is 1/64". (sorry...I have to think in english units) As far as I know, leather this thick is not available without gluing two layers together. Would gluing the layers be a problem for the project you're considering? 10mm is more like 3/8". Many cowhides come out of the tan pit this thick in places but varying across the hide. It is put through a big splitter to even this out and ends up usually much less than 10mm. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyRV2 Report post Posted January 19, 2017 You are correct Matt....how 1/4" popped in my head, I'll never know. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
