Members chrisash Posted May 9, 2018 Members Report Posted May 9, 2018 Many thanks to you both, but i doubt i will use much, I thought £6-7 per square ft was expensive Mention Horse leather to many girls around here and they will bust out crying and put curses on you (learnt from Hogwarts) Quote Mi omputer is ot ood at speeling , it's not me
Members Matt S Posted May 9, 2018 Members Report Posted May 9, 2018 6 hours ago, chrisash said: Many thanks to you both, but i doubt i will use much, I thought £6-7 per square ft was expensive Mention Horse leather to many girls around here and they will bust out crying and put curses on you (learnt from Hogwarts) One of my dealers has some really beautiful hair-on pony that I've been tempted by, but I fear the same reaction. Spose I could describe it as nag hide... Quote
Members scrapyarddog Posted May 16, 2018 Author Members Report Posted May 16, 2018 In case anyone was still wondering, I split it with no problem with Cobra. Do not recommend splitting thinner than 3 oz b/c shell is very impressionable and the bottom roller might leave horizontal marks if you split it too thin. Quote
bikermutt07 Posted May 16, 2018 Report Posted May 16, 2018 Thanks for sharing. Quote I'm not paying 80 bucks for a belt!!! It's a strip of leather. How hard could it be? 4 years and 3 grand later.... I have a belt I can finally live with. Stitching is like gravy, it's only great if you make it every day. From Texas but in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Members scrapyarddog Posted May 16, 2018 Author Members Report Posted May 16, 2018 On 2018/5/9 at 2:32 AM, chrisash said: Many thanks to you both, but i doubt i will use much, I thought £6-7 per square ft was expensive Mention Horse leather to many girls around here and they will bust out crying and put curses on you (learnt from Hogwarts) It's too expensive for me too. Took a deep breath before marking. Beautiful leather, and you can see how dense it is after you split it. I did not split the pieces for the main body of the wallet. Quote
Members TxLeather Posted May 16, 2018 Members Report Posted May 16, 2018 On 5/7/2018 at 9:52 PM, bikermutt07 said: (pulls up a chair and starts eating popcorn). I'm here too ;-) Quote
Members TxLeather Posted May 16, 2018 Members Report Posted May 16, 2018 16 hours ago, scrapyarddog said: In case anyone was still wondering, I split it with no problem with Cobra. Do not recommend splitting thinner than 3 oz b/c shell is very impressionable and the bottom roller might leave horizontal marks if you split it too thin. Thanks for sharing scrapyarddog. Quote
Members MG513 Posted January 15, 2021 Members Report Posted January 15, 2021 On 5/16/2018 at 12:03 PM, scrapyarddog said: It's too expensive for me too. Took a deep breath before marking. Beautiful leather, and you can see how dense it is after you split it. I did not split the pieces for the main body of the wallet. So you went full thickness for the outer body but 3oz on the pockets? How’s it turn out? That’s still pretty thick. I see many makers overseas get their shell thinned quite a bit and it just makes for a much sleeker look. I’m looking to do my first wallet too but have no way of splitting without send it out Quote
Members mike02130 Posted January 15, 2021 Members Report Posted January 15, 2021 I read somewhere (maybe Horween?) that horse leather comes from Canada and Europe (UK?) and is a byproduct of the food industry. Americans don't eat horses. Quote @mike02130 Instagram
Members Rahere Posted January 16, 2021 Members Report Posted January 16, 2021 I'm good for any chevaline filet d'anvers going. Quote
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