Oil Tan Leather Sides vs Leather Unlimited Oak Cowhide Side

Buy the Oil Tan sides if you want a soft, pull-up chrome-tanned leather for wallets, bags and chaps, and you don't mind brands and range marks. Buy the Extra Large Oak Cowhide if you need a big, clean, veg-tanned hide for carving and tooling. The Oil Tan is more forgiving and needs less finishing; the Oak hide is firmer, takes tooling and dye far better, and gives you more usable square footage per hide. Owners of veg-tan carving leather praise its crisp impressions; oil tan fans value the pull-up and pliability.

• Choose the Oil Tan sides if you want soft, pliable pull-up leather for wallets, bags or chaps and can work around brands and natural marks.
• Choose the Extra Large Oak Cowhide if you need a large, A-grade veg-tanned hide for carving, tooling or dyeing.