Leather picture frame mat

[Mungo]

What weight leather would be good to use when carving and stamping a mat? I'll be using a 4x6 photo in a 8x10 frame. That size mat gives me a nice wide area to tool.

[Stetson912]

Matt board is about 1/16" thick which equates to 4 oz. However if your frame allows for double Matt thickness you can use up to 8 oz. Thicker leather gives more depth. So, I would say 8 oz but 5-6 is still ok to tool. Just my opinion though. 

[Mungo]

Thank you! That gives me a starting reference. I'll get a frame and go from there.

[Stetson912]

No problem. There's usually a little wiggle room in frames. A typical frame has the glass, mat, and foam core that the picture is typically mounted to. You might even be able to use up to 12 oz leather if you have a thin substrate to mount the picture to. Depends on your frame.