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This is half of a full-grain, vegetable-tanned cowhide side, 8 to 10 oz thick (about 3.2 to 4.0 mm) and roughly 19 to 26 sq ft per side. It is firm, dense cowhide meant for tooling, handbags, footwear and other leathercraft, and it is new, unused surplus from the manufacturing industry. That firm temper and full thickness put it closer to traditional veg-tan tooling leather than to soft, pliable garment or upholstery hides. Buyers describe it as beautiful, good-feeling leather that goes straight into use, though the dark brown finish is reported to resist laser etching.
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Lowest price we've seen: $200.00 on Nov 2 at Etsy. Tracked across 1 store since Nov 2.
Buyers rate the leather highly, calling it great quality, beautiful and good-feeling, and many put it to use right away. The recurring complaint is that the dark brown finish does not take laser etching well.
This is half of a full-grain vegetable-tanned cowhide, sold as a side. The leather is firm and 8 to 10 oz thick. It is suited to tooling, handbags, footwear and other leathercraft.
The leather is new, unused surplus from the manufacturing industry. Leather is a natural material, so size and natural marks vary from hide to hide. Scarring and other natural imperfections may be present.
