Where are good places for beginners to buy leather online?

[Hildebrand]

This seems to have been about a year in coming. I live in WY and have been to 3 Tandys in Denver, CO, 1 in Cheyenne, WY, Billings, MT and Rapid City, SD in the past year.  The leather quality was below even what you normally see at a Tandy.  Straps in particular appeared to be old stock it was like the warehouse was just shipping to the stores what it had and nothing new was coming in.  I also noticed that they were down to just a few stores on the web.  Fortunately Montana Leather is in Billings and on my radar for my next trip.

[Studio-N]

seems my last post was deleted. Tandy is not honoring their gift cards claiming the distribution center (a store) cannot process them.

don't know what was so egregious about letting people know about that. Good luck with your gift cards and store credits.

[KDR]

https://www.hidehouse.com/

These guys carry all kinds of leather, well priced.  Weaver Leather out of Ohio are also good to deal with, esp for veg tans.

 

Edited May 26, 2020 by KristinaDRawlings

[Tugadude]

On 4/10/2020 at 8:52 AM, Studio-N said:

seems my last post was deleted. Tandy is not honoring their gift cards claiming the distribution center (a store) cannot process them.

don't know what was so egregious about letting people know about that. Good luck with your gift cards and store credits.

This is from their website regarding the issue.  They CAN process the gift card, but it happens in the invoicing stage and doesn't show up in the cart.

Gift Cards
Tandy Leather Gift Cards have no expiration date or fees. They can be redeemed online (see below), in any Tandy Leather store or by phone. Please treat Tandy Leather Gift Cards like cash, as they cannot be replaced if lost, damaged or stolen.

When redeeming a Tandy Leather Gift Card at tandyleather.com, a credit card number must be supplied.

To use Tandy Leather Gift Cards at tandyleather.com, please fill your shopping cart. Proceed to the Review and Complete Your Order page.

In the Special Order Instructions, type “Please apply gift card [gift card number] to this order.”

Note: At this time, our website will not apply the gift card amount to your purchase in your shopping cart total. However, it will be applied to your invoice prior to processing your credit card.

If you wish to pay by a different method, please call the Tandy Leather store nearest you to place an order or to inquire about alternate payment methods.

[Spyros]

Oh crap I didn't know about that.  I ordered $100 worth of little things from Tandy a couple of days ago, last time I got an email the next day with a tracking number but this time nothing yet.  

I actually went with Tandy because last month I got my stuff 4 days after i ordered which was incredible considering it came from Texas to Australia. 

It was actually faster than ordering from most Australian shops.

Edited May 26, 2020 by Spyros

[Spyros]

ok stressing for no reason, I got my tracking number

[HOBL]

On 5/26/2020 at 6:36 AM, KristinaDRawlings said:

https://www.hidehouse.com/

These guys carry all kinds of leather, well priced.  Weaver Leather out of Ohio are also good to deal with, esp for veg tans.

 

Hide House is good.  I've had trouble with the two hides I purchased from Weaver Leather.  One directly and one through Ohio Travel Bag.  Both were under the stated weights.  I'd highly recommend that you check them upon receipt.  They'll eventually correct them, but it takes forever and I found their customer service underwhelming.

[fredk]

On 4/7/2020 at 2:53 PM, fredk said:

NB. Le Prevo is currently closed due to the virus & business restrictions. They say their enquiry email address is still being checked and answered, though that may take a bit longer than usual

btw, Le Prevo has been open again the last few weeks and are looking your orders