buying leather???

[thebushcrafter99]

sorry guys but i am an official noob with this leather work thing but i am just starting but cant seem to find simple plain 3.5 or 4mm veg taned leather on somewhere like tandy any links but also any general comments/tips about leather work as i have no tools but know they are expensive so will just start with a stitch groover, stitch marker, awl and maybe a edge beveller.
Thanks

 

[spandit]

Give Le Prevo a call - they'll be able to help

 

[thebushcrafter99]

also when they say 8-10 oz or 3-5 oz im guessing that relates somehow to the thickness but how would i work that out in mm???

 

[Dougster]

http://www.brettunsvillage.com/leather/conversions.html

Weight to thickness off google.

 

[Dreadhead]

le prevo is your best bet some good leather in the special offers section. heres technical info: http://www.leprevo.co.uk/techinfo.htm

 

[thebushcrafter99]

http://www.tandyleather.eu/en-gbp/home/infoandservices/leatherguide/leatherguide.aspx

i found this on tandy wich seems rather helpful but i am still confused have heard and looked at leprevo but shall look more in depth now that all you pro's are telling me to look at it!

 

[thebushcrafter99]

having looked a bit more at leprevo they seem great but now i need to ask what part of the cow should i have eg back,shoulders etc etc and for things like making knife sheath's or axe masks and similar i think i need full grain or am i wrong there again

 

[Dreadhead]

cant go wrong with full grain shoulders. they should still have some cheap shoulders in the special offers i picked up some 3mm sego rather cheap and i remember there being alot of buffalo shoulders which will be good.

 

[thebushcrafter99]

i see so if i am just making knife sheaths and similar it could be any thing from cow to buffalo or even reindeer if any were to be going cheap?

 

[spandit]

You could make a beautiful sheath from any of those (whereas I can make a crappy sheath from top quality leather)

 

[thebushcrafter99]

thanks shall begin saving then to buy basic tools and a small amount of leather as i have already been given a small amount of dye,thread,some needles and a spongey thingy to apply the dye!

 

[thebushcrafter99]

is belly any good for making bushy knife sheaths and similar? just that its cheap

 

[Bardster]

its usually a bit thin and stretchy, but it does vary a lot. thats why its so cheap

 

[thebushcrafter99]

so even the 8-10 oz stuff is really to stretchy to use for knife sheaths?

 

[Bardster]

probably not at that thickness, but you are getting a long narrow strip so size is more an issue there. but at that price, as its on sale, may be worth a go,

 

[thebushcrafter99]

would it be wide enough for making things like knife sheaths? if not i could make a load of bushcraft braclets!