looking for buckskin

[Man of Tanith]

Morning all.
Anyone know where I can locate some decent brain tanned buckskin in the UK? All I I can find is US sellers
I know I should make it myself and plan to in the future but I've a need for some now.
Thanks in advance
Sam

 

[mereside]

I cannot help you now but if you or anybody wants skins i can give you them i shoot roe and reds so not sure what the actual hide will be like but i have tanned before for using the winter coats for dry flies for fishing i have a chamois and a tahr hung up in the house after a trip to NZ

 

[Hibrion]

Tandy have deer and elkskin, if that's any help.

 

[Man of Tanith]

I cannot help you now but if you or anybody wants skins i can give you them i shoot roe and reds so not sure what the actual hide will be like but i have tanned before for using the winter coats for dry flies for fishing i have a chamois and a tahr hung up in the house after a trip to NZ

That would be most helpful I'll bear it in mind for future reference

Tandy have deer and elkskin, if that's any help.

Yeah that's great info ta

 

[mereside]

no worries i dont like anything going to waste, atb wayne

 

[torc]

If you fancy a drive to Kent next month there's usually a largish dealer's tent/stall at Military Odyssey supplying lots of different types of leather to the old western re-enactors.
Try googling for these re-enactor group's forums for more info.
I know nothing about leather but the tent certainly smells lovely.
Happy trails...torc.

 

[peaks]

Tried the Identity Store in Matlock?

 

[Man of Tanith]

Another good suggestion there

 

[Russell96]

Tried the Identity Store in Matlock?

Wow! I hadn't seen this place before. What a great store, thanks for the heads up.

Russ

 

[peaks]

No problem - I've found them great to deal with + their workshops are good too.

 

[leon-1]

Sam is this for making moccasins??

With brain tanned you're gonna want slightly thicker than modern commercially tanned, you can get away with about 4 ounce or 1.5mm with a chrome tanned leather. With brain tanned then you want between 5 and 7 ounce or 2 - 3mm ideally mate (well 2 - 2.8mm to be exact). I have made moccasins in 10 ounce in the past, but they are a nightmare to push through on the turn shoe style that I normally make.

 

[Man of Tanith]

Leon yeah thats the plan.
Doesn't have t be brain tanned twas just as thats traditional

 

[Big Stu 12]

I got the same idea, would liek something light for camp work, and also fun thing for the Boone weekend.. I ve got some 1.5mm veg tan that I thought about using....

 

[Albus Culter]

I got the same idea, would liek something light for camp work, and also fun thing for the Boone weekend.. I ve got some 1.5mm veg tan that I thought about using....

The line I blame Sam has never rung more true

 

[Man of Tanith]

The line I blame Sam has never rung more true

I'm developing a complex.........

 

[almac]

tandy leather factory