leather suppliers?

[boubindica]

can anyone recommend a really good veg tanned leather supplier please? i have the tools but no leather, no experience with suppliers and want to make sheaths for my knives and for my axe. thanks

 

[crosslandkelly]

Here you go.

http://www.leprevo.co.uk/
https://www.tandyleather.com/en/

 

[santaman2000]

First ---- kill a cow....

 

[boubindica]

thanks crosslandkelly I'll take a look at those... and santaman? LOL!!! finding a cow on the Old Kent Road is gonna be a bit tricky...

 

[chas brookes]

Hi as you are in London you will find loads of leather, fittings tools etc at J t Batchelors not mail order but if they have not got it you will not find it
https://www.bing.com/maps?&ty=18&q=...535759820357~&cp=51.546108~-0.082607&v=2&sV=1
https://prescottandmackaythelastblo...den-hide-merchant-interview-to-j-t-batchelor/

 

[boubindica]

Hi as you are in London you will find loads of leather, fittings tools etc at J t Batchelors not mail order but if they have not got it you will not find it
https://www.bing.com/maps?&ty=18&q=J T Batchelor London Greater London&ss=ypid.YN1029x10767143535759820357&ppois=51.5461082458496_-0.0826070010662079_J T Batchelor_YN1029x10767143535759820357~&cp=51.546108~-0.082607&v=2&sV=1
https://prescottandmackaythelastblo...den-hide-merchant-interview-to-j-t-batchelor/

thanks chas! ill take a look at those too

EDIT: that second link with the pics... i can almost smell the leather Going to spend time and money in that shop... i can tell... and it's only an hour on the bus... perfect!

 

[chas brookes]

thanks chas! ill take a look at those too

EDIT: that second link with the pics... i can almost smell the leather Going to spend time and money in that shop... i can tell... and it's only an hour on the bus... perfect!

Its certainly an experience, when I first visited you step through the wooden door and its like stepping back in time ;-)

 

[leaky5]

Its certainly an experience, when I first visited you step through the wooden door and its like stepping back in time ;-)

I am thinking a trip there sometime is in order to.

 

[boubindica]

Its certainly an experience, when I first visited you step through the wooden door and its like stepping back in time ;-)

It might be an actual Tardis then!

 

[boubindica]

got some leather scraps, a shoulder of veg tanned hide and dyes from there today... very helpful team. thanks to you all for your help

 

[chas brookes]

got some leather scraps, a shoulder of veg tanned hide and dyes from there today... very helpful team. thanks to you all for your help

Glad you had a successful trip

 

[leaky5]

got some leather scraps, a shoulder of veg tanned hide and dyes from there today... very helpful team. thanks to you all for your help

Excellent. I am planning a trip down in about two weeks.

I would be interested in how you finds the dyes. Are they water or oil based ? I have never had very good results from water based ones and tend to stick with Fiebings Oil Dyes.
These give good results, but are not particually cheap.

 

[boubindica]

Excellent. I am planning a trip down in about two weeks.

I would be interested in how you finds the dyes. Are they water or oil based ? I have never had very good results from water based ones and tend to stick with Fiebings Oil Dyes.
These give good results, but are not particually cheap.

I think they must be oil based because he recommended i dilute them with propyl alcohol (60% dye 40% alcohol), which i also bought there, and to put this mixture in a container with a fine mist nozzle. He said the result would be much better than using those daubber thingys... it will be a while before i actually use the dyes because i have to make the items first, but i will post results when i do that.

Actually, i just looked at the dyes i got and they are Fiebings so yes, oil based... i think they were around £13 for 936ml... the name on the propyl alcohol is PROPAN-02-OL... im just assuming that is propyl alcohol because that's what he called it.

I'm thinking that spraying it as a fine mist will probably be more economic than painting it on and he said doing it this way would make the result much smoother... i think a few coats would be required.

Its a great little shop

 

[leaky5]

I think they must be oil based because he recommended i dilute them with propyl alcohol (60% dye 40% alcohol), which i also bought there, and to put this mixture in a container with a fine mist nozzle. He said the result would be much better than using those daubber thingys... it will be a while before i actually use the dyes because i have to make the items first, but i will post results when i do that.

Actually, i just looked at the dyes i got and they are Fiebings so yes, oil based... i think they were around £13 for 936ml... the name on the propyl alcohol is PROPAN-02-OL... im just assuming that is propyl alcohol because that's what he called it.

I'm thinking that spraying it as a fine mist will probably be more economic than painting it on and he said doing it this way would make the result much smoother... i think a few coats would be required.

Its a great little shop

Even using a duaber, it soaks it quickly for the first coat. I used some Spanish Brown today and the first 2 coats are no where near enough, it will probably take 5 coats(ran out of dye, so just waiting for somemore to turn up). Where as black will cover completly in two coats. I sometime think mine out, I use acetone normally.

This is two coats

Untitled by Leaky5, on Flickr

This 4 or 5 and polished

Untitled by Leaky5, on Flickr

I think this was 6 or 7

Untitled by Leaky5, on Flickr

 

[boubindica]

I suppose it depends what look you're after. That slightly mottled look makes it look older.

Now I know why leather goods are so expensive :/