Looking for vegetable leathers with 9~10mm thickness

[hardwood]

Hi

Where can i buy vegetable tanned leather which the thickness is around 9~10mm ?

Thanks

[Wizcrafts]

It will be helpful if you list your location in your profile. Most members here are in the US, Canada, United Kingdom and Australia, plus Europe. You asked for leather in a metric measurement, so I think you are not in the USA.

[hardwood]

1 minute ago, Wizcrafts said:

It will be helpful if you list your location in your profile. Most members here are in the US, Canada, United Kingdom and Australia, plus Europe. You asked for leather in a metric measurement, so I think you are not in the USA.

Thanks for your kindly reminder , yeah ,  I am from china.

i will update my profile

[Wizcrafts]

I don't have the information you need, unless one of our manufacturers can export leather to you. Hopefully, another member may reply with better info.

[Wizcrafts]

By the way, the thickest leather I have seen available for sale in the US and Canada is about 1/4 inch, which is about 6mm. I imagine some tannery has thicker sides, but don't know where. When I need to make items that thick I glue and sew two or more pieces together. My Cowboy CB4500 stitcher can sew over 3/4 inch, or 20+mm

[hardwood]

Thanks a lot for your experience and info . 

I am trying to make such bracelet which the diameter is about 8mm and it can not be glued by leathers together

So i am looking for such heavy leathers

[Wizcrafts]

I don't know if you are going to find such thick leather, unless you fold, glue, or sew two suitable pieces together. You might want to look into making a round leather strap using a special technique known in the trade as round reins (horse tack) or round straps (purse straps, dog leashes, whips). There is an excellent tutorial on making round leather reins here. You can try to purchase the needed tools from Weaver Leather, which is one of our supporters with ad banners on top of the pages. They may or may not export directly to China.

Good luck with your project!

 

 

[hardwood]

On 1/20/2017 at 11:59 AM, Wizcrafts said:

I don't know if you are going to find such thick leather, unless you fold, glue, or sew two suitable pieces together. You might want to look into making a round leather strap using a special technique known in the trade as round reins (horse tack) or round straps (purse straps, dog leashes, whips). There is an excellent tutorial on making round leather reins here. You can try to purchase the needed tools from Weaver Leather, which is one of our supporters with ad banners on top of the pages. They may or may not export directly to China.

Good luck with your project!

 

 

Thanks Wiz ！ You are very kind,

This doc is  useful and give me some inspiration . Thanks again:)

[Wizcrafts]

Hardwood;

Here is a direct link to the rein rounder tool I told you about.

[hardwood]

Hi Wiz,

Do you know where can i by Danny Marlin 's Groover

 

[Wizcrafts]

45 minutes ago, hardwood said:

Hi Wiz,

Do you know where can i by Danny Marlin 's Groover

 

Sorry, no.

[MADMAX22]

I am not sure if they are still being made or not but you could try calling 

Danny Marlin knives just do a google search for his contact info, its not hard to find. 

I have one of his head knives and it is a very good knife. one of my users. 

[RockyAussie]

On 19/01/2017 at 6:00 PM, hardwood said:

Thanks a lot for your experience and info . 

I am trying to make such bracelet which the diameter is about 8mm and it can not be glued by leathers together

So i am looking for such heavy leathers

This thickness leather is not a thickness with much market but if you approach a Bovine tannery and ask, it is produced sometimes for leather belt makers as used at times in some older sewing machines. Given that your talking 8mm diameter you may be able to find it or close in a sewing machine suppliers operation. Cow hide is quite thick in the earlier stages of tanning but can be a bit soft as well. Hope this link will help http://www.ebay.com/p/OAK-Leather-Treadle-Belt-Belting-for-Sewing-Machine-Motor-5-16-8mm-One-Flat-Side-10-Feet/1561095984

[Wizcrafts]

I completely forgot about round horsehide leather belting. I actually sell thinner (3/16") belts for home sewing machines. The 8mm belting (5/16") would be useful for bracelets. Holes can be punched into the cut ends and clasps installed. Anyway, I searched eBay and found a listing for 3/8" Oak leather belting. This belting is not totally round. It has a flatted portion on one side to facilitate punching holes for the steel clips that usually hole it together.

[hardwood]

18 hours ago, MADMAX22 said:

I am not sure if they are still being made or not but you could try calling 

Danny Marlin knives just do a google search for his contact info, its not hard to find. 

I have one of his head knives and it is a very good knife. one of my users. 

Thanks for your info . I tried to search by Google.  seems the contact is on facebook , but we can't visit facebook from China.

I am not sure if  Danny Marlin have a official email or not , and not sure whether he export this tools to China.

[hardwood]

16 hours ago, RockyAussie said:

This thickness leather is not a thickness with much market but if you approach a Bovine tannery and ask, it is produced sometimes for leather belt makers as used at times in some older sewing machines. Given that your talking 8mm diameter you may be able to find it or close in a sewing machine suppliers operation. Cow hide is quite thick in the earlier stages of tanning but can be a bit soft as well. Hope this link will help http://www.ebay.com/p/OAK-Leather-Treadle-Belt-Belting-for-Sewing-Machine-Motor-5-16-8mm-One-Flat-Side-10-Feet/1561095984

Thanks for your URL link .  below pic is what i want to make . it should be a integrated ring with  7~8mm diameter , no joint on it

So only the quite thick vegetable leathers can produce this ring

 

[RockyAussie]

Interesting idea but I think would be hard/time consuming to make in regards to the flesh side working in. With a strip it can run through a O shape cutter to get the shape. I wonder if you went to the abattoir if you could get the leg skins pulled of whole and that would possibly give you different diameters as well. Next to get a tanner to do uncut as well??? Maybe, I have had crocodile feet done full .

[MADMAX22]

Danny Marlin Knives

1550 County Road 207
Blanket, TX 76432

Phone: 254-842-5405

[johnv474]

If you decide that you can have a joint then look for round leather belting for sewing machine. It is available up to 9.5mm (in US units, up to 3/8 inch) and is vegetable tanned and already round.

The main problem with such bracelet is how difficult to put it on if you have thick leather with no elastic or closure.  The problem with manufacturing this bracelet is there is a lot of waste (the centers that are too small for bracelets), and leather is expensive.  Leather is especially expensive when you want an unusual leather like this thickness. 

It would be easier and faster to stack two or three thicknesses together and you can form to whatever shape you like, using leather that is more common.

[hardwood]

On 2/14/2017 at 10:50 AM, johnv474 said:

If you decide that you can have a joint then look for round leather belting for sewing machine. It is available up to 9.5mm (in US units, up to 3/8 inch) and is vegetable tanned and already round.

The main problem with such bracelet is how difficult to put it on if you have thick leather with no elastic or closure.  The problem with manufacturing this bracelet is there is a lot of waste (the centers that are too small for bracelets), and leather is expensive.  Leather is especially expensive when you want an unusual leather like this thickness. 

It would be easier and faster to stack two or three thicknesses together and you can form to whatever shape you like, using leather that is more common.

Thanks for your advice 

Yeah . wearing such bracelet is a hard things. You should apply Vaseline on your hand and a little pain when you wearing it

But it's cool when you put on it. So people like such bracelet.

So i am looking for such 8mm or 9mm thick veget leathers  

 

[Clintonville Leather]

Do you just want enough to make one?  I have some 9mm.