Can anyone throw some places to get fairly cheap veg tanned cowhide about 3mm thick. I have looked on leprevo but was wondering is there anywhere cheaper I can buy it by the square foot?
Leather...where best/cheapest to buy from?
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www.abbeysaddlery.com will come up cheaper than le Prevo if you are looking at a whole shoulder. They usually come in at around 15 square feet at £3 or so per foot. Le Prevo however have what they call narrow shoulders which they sell for about £2.60 per square foot and they average between 7 and 10 square feet per shoulder.
They are listed under clearance bargains.
I know that www.brisa.fi usually has narrow pieces of leather for sale of various types but I think they stick to the half-tanned or scandinavian kinds of leather.
Hope this helps
Tiffers
They are listed under clearance bargains.
I know that www.brisa.fi usually has narrow pieces of leather for sale of various types but I think they stick to the half-tanned or scandinavian kinds of leather.
Hope this helps
Tiffers
Hi,
If its just leather for a bag or such then try the Charity shops. You can pick up old leather jackets for a few quid and some of it is good stuff.
If its just leather for a bag or such then try the Charity shops. You can pick up old leather jackets for a few quid and some of it is good stuff.
Ang on an minute, seems I can't go anywhere these daysTiffers said:www.abbeysaddlery.com will come up cheaper than le Prevo if you are looking at a whole shoulder. They usually come in at around 15 square feet at £3 or so per foot. Le Prevo however have what they call narrow shoulders which they sell for about £2.60 per square foot and they average between 7 and 10 square feet per shoulder.
They are listed under clearance bargains.
I know that www.brisa.fi usually has narrow pieces of leather for sale of various types but I think they stick to the half-tanned or scandinavian kinds of leather.
Hope this helps
Tiffers
http://www.dickensbrothers.co.uk/ are very cheap compared to Le Prevo - but they only sell whole hides, so it depends on what you need.
EDIT: Oops - that should say 'Match' not 'Fire Ferret' - the risks of sharing computers
EDIT: Oops - that should say 'Match' not 'Fire Ferret' - the risks of sharing computers
I remeber an episode of the fantastic Clarissa and the Countryman when they visited a tannery that was still using traditional bark tanning methods for making top quality bridal leather. Did anyone see this and remeber who the firm where?
Ben
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