Leather for Sporran Making

[artificer]

I looked on the Tandy website and I'm not sure if I am ready to spend the amount on a full side

For making a few sporrans you most definitely won't need a full side. Luckily Tandy sells many weights in "Shoulders" or sometimes even smaller sections. Expect to pay ~$30-40 for one in a decent 5-6oz weight.

HippieLee made an excellent suggestion in joining the club- seriously. Even if you think you don't "NEED" it, by the time you buy some needles, thread, leather, dyes, glue, and a few tools you're just about going to break even.

ith:

[ring0]

Would this work?

http://springfieldleather.com/30924/...0-11oz%2CEach/

[artificer]

Would this work?

http://springfieldleather.com/30924/...0-11oz%2CEach/

8-10 is pretty heavy for a standard 'day' sporran, and bellies aren't usually the nicest cut of leather - the leather tends to be a bit less structured (because the skin on a cows belly stretches a lot over it's life- so you get some stretchiness to the leather) and you may have some
less that ideal surfaces to work with (stretch marks).

But it's inexpensive practice material.

ith: