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This is a waxed, vegetable-tanned full-grain cowhide sold in sheets about 2mm thick, aimed at leatherworkers rather than casual buyers. The wax stuffing makes it more weather resistant than plain natural veg tan, and the grain is left intact for strength and breathability. It takes tooling, carving, embossing and wet molding well, and it darkens into a patina with use. Buyers rate it highly for color accuracy and workability, but the irregular 1:3 cut means the listed dimensions are only a guide, so order extra for your pattern.
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Lowest price we've seen: $26.99 on Nov 11 at Etsy. Tracked across 1 store since Nov 11.
Buyers rate it highly, praising the leather's quality, accurate color and workability for wallets, journals and bags. Complaints center on cut size: pieces arriving narrower than stated or as a square rather than the 1:3 ratio, leaving too little for the project.
This is a full-grain, vegetable-tanned cowhide sheet cut from the first layer of the hide. It is drum dyed and stuffed with waxes, which makes it weather resistant. The grain is kept, so the leather retains its fiber strength and durability, and it develops a patina over time. The surface is sealed with wax, and the leather feels slightly firm, pliable and smooth.
Like other vegetable-tanned leather, it absorbs water well and can be soaked and wet formed. It can also be tooled, carved and embossed. It suits projects such as wallets, bags, cases, holsters, knife sheaths and wristbands.
The sheets are irregular cuts at a ratio of about 1:3, so the dimensions given are for reference only. A shortfall in one area of a hide is made up by other areas. Allow a margin of error beyond the exact dimensions your project needs.