New handmade watch strap. How to call this leather?

[panchoskywalker]

I just made a new watch strap and I wonder if this leather has some kind of generic name. I am located in South america so I can't call it by the vendor's name, it wouldn't say anything.

 

[Stetson912]

Is it even top grain? Almost looks like a finished split. But I'm not sure about these things. Curious to know myself. 

[alpha2]

that's what I was thinking, Stetson.

[panchoskywalker]

I've been told on another forum that it is called waxed flesh leather, reverse leather or roughout leather.

[RockyAussie]

 roughout leather is what I would call it.

[Stetson912]

Interesting

[Rolandranch]

Not sure but do you know if it is oil-tanned? That's what it looks like to me but I haven't had enough experience to be sure. Good job on it, though!

-Ryan 

[Tugadude]

Looks like a split to me.  Appears to have a suede-like texture to it.

[iWERKS]

Great work panchoskywalker. I recently made a watch strap with the flesh side of a guitar strap. Rubbed some beeswax on it and it totally changed the look. Here's a pic in case you want to experiment.

 

Edited April 9, 2018 by iWERKS

[panchoskywalker]

 

On 9/4/2018 at 6:10 AM, Rolandranch said:

Not sure but do you know if it is oil-tanned? That's what it looks like to me but I haven't had enough experience to be sure. Good job on it, though!

-Ryan 

Thank you Ryan

 

On 9/4/2018 at 0:19 PM, Tugadude said:

Looks like a split to me.  Appears to have a suede-like texture to it.

In fact it is suede on the other side.

@iWERKS Nice job!