480volt Report post Posted May 23, 2020 I’m looking for a source for half tanned leather for a sword sheath replacement. A little bit of research turns up Roden in Michigan and Brisa Knifemaking in Finland as potential sources. Anyone order from them? Brisa seems to have no problem shipping to my location in California. My understanding of this material is it wet forms well, and then the rawhide core becomes very stiff when dried. Anyone here have hands-on experience working with it? Does it take dye similar to other veg tan? Any input would be appreciated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KDR Report post Posted May 26, 2020 480volt, don't know if these guys would be of use to you, but they seem to be offering wet blue and crust.https://www.tasmanusa.com/services Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
480volt Report post Posted May 27, 2020 Hi Kristina, thanks for the suggestion, I took a look at their site but I don’t think they have what I am looking for. Half tanned leather is only tanned on the exterior, the core remains rawhide. Said to wet form well and then become extremely stiff when it dries. It seems to be a Scandinavian product, or at least is the go-to material for Scandi knife sheaths. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KDR Report post Posted May 27, 2020 Oh, interesting! I had no idea. You really never stop learning with this stuff, do you? Good luck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
