Crazy Horse Leather

[JRP430]

I’ve started working with crazy horse leather and am seriously impressed. It is a fantastic leather to work with. 
ive used it to make a shoulder holster rig and as lining (expensive) on my cross draw holster,

my questions all revolve around edge treatment.

On the shoulder rig I folded the top edge over a 2nd laminated piece.

 

on the holster edges I started with quik silk and paused there.

 

Any input from the experienced leather workers out there.

 

I have to say that as a holster lining it is the nicest I’ve seen. Easy slide.

[tsunkasapa]

1 hour ago, JRP430 said:

I have to say that as a holster lining it is the nicest I’ve seen. Easy slide.

You do know that chrome tan will remove the bluing from firearms? I only use veg tan for lining.

[LatigoAmigo]

1 hour ago, tsunkasapa said:

You do know that chrome tan will remove the bluing from firearms? I only use veg tan for lining.

I may be wrong, but from what I can find, this crazy horse leather is veg tanned with a waxy finish. Everything I can find about it looks like it takes a clear stamping impression, something chrome tanned leather will not do.

[tsunkasapa]

Could be, but I would never trust it with any of MY firearms.

[jrdunn]

I haven't been able to find out on SLC's website but Tandy clearly states that theirs is chrome tanned.

JM2C, 

Jim

[MikeRock]

Vegetable tanned Crazy Horse Style Leather

https://crazyhorsecraft.com › pages › vegetable-tanned-crazy-horse-leather

Most craftsmen use chrome tanned Crazy Horse type leathers in their work, which are much cheaper and not as high quality as vegetable tanned varieties. However, we wanted to offer our customers something exceptional and extraordinary and requested vegetable tanned leather to be specially made in the Crazy Horse style.

[jrdunn]

Mike,

That looks like finished products.  Do you know where to buy the leather?  I'd be interested (although I assume it's expensive).

Thanks,

Jim

[MikeRock]

https://unitedleather.com/products/crazy-horse

They claim it is veg tanned.  Out of California, so it could be from anywhere.  The other source is in Greece, they ship worldwide.

[nrk]

On 11/8/2021 at 4:58 AM, jrdunn said:

I haven't been able to find out on SLC's website but Tandy clearly states that theirs is chrome tanned.

JM2C, 

Jim

generally yes, chrome.

but some manufacturers use combined tanning process : chrome + veg retan (Horween leather)

 

[JRP430]

The sides I have bought are waxed heavily. Does not feel like chrome tanned but Im no expert. What I can say is the gun I put in it is not blued. Made a great lining for my sub gun cross draw. Kept it for myself cause I flubbed an edge of the lining.