This is natural vegetable-tanned cowhide from Artisans' Choice, sold as full sides or as smaller project pieces. The surface is smooth and unfinished, and the temper is stiff. It suits tooling, stamping, carving and dyeing.
At 6–7 oz, it is a heavier vegetable-tanned leather. It can be used for belts, bags, sheaths, holsters and other structured leather goods.
The leather is in good condition for crafting. As genuine leather, it may show natural markings such as scars, bug bites and scratches. The hide is sold for its finished top side. The suede side may have tannery marks, score marks, writing or other natural imperfections, and its color may vary between dye lots. Each hide or piece is similar to the one pictured, and color, grain, texture and shape vary from one to the next.
- Leather type
- Cowhide
- Tannage
- Vegetable tan
- Thickness
- 6–7 oz (2.4–2.8 mm)
- Texture
- Smooth
- Temper
- Stiff
- Finish
- No finish
- Sides
- 15–32 sq ft
- Project pieces
- 6.5–7.5 sq ft
- Avg. dimensions
- 31" × 78" for sides of 21–23 sq ft
- Top pieces
- Cut from the neck area; often include more natural edges
- Middle pieces
- Cut from the center of the hide; typically more rectangular
- Bottom pieces
- Cut from the rump area; often include more natural edges
- Blemishes
- May include scars, bug bites, scratches or other natural markings