Flesh not tight

[craftsman827]

I just purchased a side of, English Bridle leather.

The flesh side of the side is not "tight".. Don't know if I'm using the right term

to describe it. It's a bit nappy. It's black, I make dog collars & leads, harnesses with the bridle leather.

When I line the collars it's no problem, but I don't line the leads (leash), so it don't look good enough 

I take pride in my work. I used some , leather balm with atom wax, & it helped , but it shouldn't be like this.

I've always gotten nice leather from W&C, not this time.

I want to bring it to the attention of the company I purchased it from, I want to use the correct term 

to describe the problem.  Could someone let me know the term I'm looking for.

Thank you for your help.

[VMTinajero]

What you are describing is flanky leather, and it is quite common, especially when you get to the ends and/or belly areas of the hide. What you need to do is skive off a bit until you get down to good, solid flesh. If you have a splitter, it is always good to buy your leather a little heavier than needed,then split it down to the desired weight (thickness). That way you always have solid material to work with. Hope this helps.

[JLSleather]

Just call them -- the folks at W/C will understand what you mean if you just tell them what you said here.  And you should be able to email them a pic if that helps (I've done that to get a color I wanted).

 

[oltoot]

All good responses. Know your leather. If you were paying for #1 backs, you would have the right to expect "ssmooth" flesh sides, if Tannery Run sides then you would expect to find some flanky spots

[craftsman827]

On 3/2/2017 at 0:44 PM, VMTinajero said:

What you are describing is flanky leather, and it is quite common, especially when you get to the ends and/or belly areas of the hide. What you need to do is skive off a bit until you get down to good, solid flesh. If you have a splitter, it is always good to buy your leather a little heavier than needed,then split it down to the desired weight (thickness). That way you always have solid material to work with. Hope this helps.

Thank you all . That's what I was looking for, " flanky " !

Edited March 4, 2017 by craftsman827

[craftsman827]

On 3/2/2017 at 0:44 PM, VMTinajero said:

What you are describing is flanky leather, and it is quite common, especially when you get to the ends and/or belly areas of the hide. What you need to do is skive off a bit until you get down to good, solid flesh. If you have a splitter, it is always good to buy your leather a little heavier than needed,then split it down to the desired weight (thickness). That way you always have solid material to work with. Hope this helps.

Thank You VMT .  That is the term I was looking for, flanky.