This is a vegetable-tanned calf hide side, semi-firm with a smooth surface and fine natural grain, cut at 0.9 to 1.0 mm. That weight makes it a lining and light-goods leather: soft bags and bag linings, shoe linings, watch straps and similar. It also takes tooling, embossing and fine carving, which is unusual for leather this thin. Against chrome-tanned calf it is firmer and holds shape better, and it patinas and darkens with age; against thicker veg-tan sides it is easier to skive and sew but too thin for heavy belts or structured cases.
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Buyers rate it highly, with 4.7 out of 5 from 27 ratings. They describe a firm, smooth panel that tools and finishes cleanly and works well as a lining.
This calf leather is vegetable tanned and semi firm. It has a smooth feel and a fine natural grain. The thickness is 0.9 to 1.0 mm.
It suits tooling, embossing and fine carving. It can also be used for soft bags, bag linings, shoe linings and watch linings.