Thickest leather

[chrisash]

When a new sailor joined the home fleet in Scapa Flow a remote anchorage in the Orkneys, on first run ashore he asked his mate why the rush up the hill towards some sheep

His mate answered

"You don't want to get the ugly one do you"

[bullmoosepaddles]

Does anyone know of a source where extra thick hides are available on a regular basis?

[bullmoosepaddles]

@ nstarleather Thank you kindly. I will do that. I have asked my normal supplier. They say 15/16 oz is as thick as they can get. Having read that the tannery splits the leather to a uniform thickness makes a great deal of sense as to why. I did not think all cows grew the same thickness hides.  

 

[JerseyFirefighter]

Ive had some sections of 14/16 saddle skirting go up to about 26+oz in certain spots. a few square ft worth along the side. Which for me made it useless for needing 14-16. I was eyeing up a motorized skiver once I can add some more sq ft to my shop. Wonder if it could handle starting at that thickness. 

[BDAZ]

On 1/21/2018 at 3:23 PM, Matt S said:

It's from a Scotland of the past -- when the men were men and the sheep ran scared.

Only the pretty ones...