Leather Questions (Tandy/Leather Factory)

[Cat]

I called my local store and they said they only sell the hides whole (even though they're priced by the sq/ft), they don't cut them up. I know they have a remnants bin, so I may go down and dig through it one of these days, but that's always hit or miss. They do have some kidskin hides for about $20 for a full hide (which would probably be enough for two or three sporrans), as well as some "economy" deerskin hides for about $30 for a full hide.

I was thinking today that I might just be able to go to a thrift store and find an old large leather purse or something and scrounge the leather from it.

[Kilted in Maine]

I remember this source being posted a while ago

http://www.brettunsvillage.com/leather/sides/

[Kilted in Maine]

Check out the "gridiron" about 3/4 the way down the page

http://www.brettunsvillage.com/leather/sides.htm

Hmmm - a football sporran to wear to the game?

[O'Neille]

I happened to go to one today when I picked my Mom up at the airport in Tucson. They had plenty of small soft hides. In veg tan they only had double shoulders in anywhere from 3 to 12 oz. A full double (10 square feet) shoulder of 5 oz will only set you back about $70.