| Article Name: | Premium Grade Natural Veg Tan Shoulders |
| Animal: | Cow |
| Cut: | Shoulder (Grade 1 Selection) |
| Average Size: | 13-16 Sqft |
| Thickness: | 2.0-2.5 mm 3.0-3.5 mm |
| Available Colours: | Natural |
| Ideal Uses: | Knife Sheaths, Sword Scabbards, Re-enactment, Armour, Brief Cases, Shoulder Straps, Marine Applications, Western Holsters & Gun Belts, Gun Slips & Cartridge Bags, Tooling Leather, Pet Collars & Leads. Especially good for belts. |
| Technical Specs / Description: | Full Grain, Natural, Vegetable Tanned, Un-dyed Shoulders. These are the best of the best! For precision carving & premium leather goods. |
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| Article Name: | Regular Grade Natural Veg Tan Shoulders |
| Animal: | Cow |
| Cut: | Shoulder |
| Average Size: | 12-15 Sqft |
| Thickness: | 2.0-2.5 mm 3.0-3.5 mm |
| Available Colours: | Natural |
| Ideal Uses: | Knife Sheaths, Sword Scabbards, Re-enactment, Armour, Brief Cases, Belts, Shoulder Straps, Marine Applications, Western Holsters & Gun Belts, Gun Slips & Cartridge Bags, Tooling Leather, Pet Collars & Leads |
| Technical Specs / Description: | Full Grain, Natural, Vegetable Tanned, Un-dyed Shoulders. Good quality, offering excellent value. Ideal for carving, belts and general leather work. |
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| Article Name: | Regular Grade Natural Veg Tan Sides |
| Animal: | Cow |
| Cut: | Side |
| Average Size: | 20 – 30 Sqft. 0.8-1.2mm are smaller: 10 – 15 Sqft. |
| Thickness: | 0.8-1.2mm 1.2-1.6mm 1.8-2.0mm 2.0-2.4mm 2.4-2.8mm 2.8-3.2mm 3.2-3.6mm 3.6-4.0mm 4.0mm + |
| Available Colours: | Natural |
| Ideal Uses: | Falconry Hoods, Bookmarks, Wallets, Purses, Hand Bags, Pet Collars & Leads, Tooling Leather, Smart Phone & Tablet Covers/Cases |
| Technical Specs / Description: | Full Grain, Natural, Vegetable Tanned, Un-dyed Sides. Good quality, offering excellent value. Ideal for carving, belts and general leather work. |
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| Article Name: | Economy Natural Veg Tan Shoulders |
| Animal: | Cow |
| Cut: | Full Shoulders (with cheeks) |
| Average Size: | 13 – 17 Sqft. |
| Thickness: | 1.2-1.6mm 1.6-2.0mm 2.0-2.4mm 2.5-3.0mm 3.0-3.5mm |
| Available Colours: | Natural |
| Ideal Uses: | Re-enactment Soling, Embossing, Carving and Tooling Practice, Armour, Scabbards, Sheaths |
| Technical Specs / Description: | Full Grain, Natural, Vegetable Tanned, Un-dyed Shoulders including Cheeks. These are of a lower quality, with marks, blemishes and more irregular shapes. Great for re-enactment. Not suitable for belts. |
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| Article Name: | Natural Veg Tan Whole Butts |
| Animal: | Cow |
| Cut: | Whole Butt |
| Average Size: | 17 – 22 Sqft. |
| Thickness: | 3.2-3.6 mm |
| Available Colours: | Natural |
| Ideal Uses: | Belts, Gun Slips, Briefcases, Musical Instrument Cases, Leather Goods. |
| Technical Specs / Description: | Full Grain, Natural, Vegetable Tanned, Un-dyed Whole Butts |
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We specialise in the supply of Natural Veg Tan tooling leather. We stock a huge variety of different cuts and thicknesses, suitable for a multitude of different applications including, but not limited to: Falconry hoods, bookmarks, wallets, phone & tablet covers/cases, purses, bags, knife sheaths, scabbards, re-enactment, armour, brief cases, belts, sporrans, straps- the list is endless. This leather is tanned using natural products and traditional methods, which produces a sustainable and eco-friendly leather. The porous nature of this article, combined with the grease/wax free finish allows it to absorb water and become extremely malleable when wet, allowing you to form and mould the leather to your required shape. As it dries the leather will retain the desired shape and become suitable for carving, embossing and dying.
Our range of Natural Veg Tan will absorb oils and liquids, making it ideal for use in a wide range of marine applications including rope protection, wheel, oar and rowlock covers as well as boom guards etc.
This leather is widely used by antique restorers for recovering desks, chairs, picture frames and covering boxes/trunks. The beauty of natural vegetable tanned leather is that, with a little skill, it can be dyed to match colours, aged, weathered and tarnished to look exactly like the the original it is replacing. We can put you in contact with a true master craftsman, a genuine leather artisan – Ginger Guest, who has decades of experience working with Natural Veg Tan- he can teach you how to get the best from this product. Ginger made the superb Western gun belt which features on our home page.
We also stock 1/2 butts up to 5.5mm thick which are very popular with reencactors for use as boot and shoe soles, as well as natural Veg Tanned Goat Skins.
We pride ourselves in stocking the finest quality of natural veg tan leathers. Large, clean skins showing little growth, scars or flay marks offer good, cost effective cutting for large patterns and long belts.
Premium (Grade 1) Shoulders
New for 2018! Our Premium Grade 1 selection shoulders have the least amount of marks & imperfections, therefore ideal for precision carving. They’re a good, regular shape, offering excellent cutting- epsecially suitbale for belts.
Economy Veg Tan Shoulders
If you’re just getting started and looking for some leather to practice with, without breaking the bank, then our range of economy Veg Tan is perfect for you. This is available in varying thicknesses from 1.2mm up to 3.5mm, in whole shoulders with cheeks. These are odd shapes, but are reasonably clean offering a good amount of cutting area- perfect for a wide variety of leathergoods (especially re-enactment) or for honing your tooling/carving skills. Please note our economy veg leathers are not suitable for making belts. The leather can be wet moulded and dyed. And the best part, with prices starting as low as £2.55/Sqft. this offers excellent value for money!
We also stock a range of Natural Veg Goat skins, which are especially good for bookbinding, click here for more information.
If you are looking for dyed through vegetable tanned leather, then please have a look at our range of Amanda shoulders.
For further information regarding our Natural Veg Tan Leather, should you require advice on your leather selection or wish to place an order/request a cutting, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Please click the following links, to visit our general information pages regarding: How to Order, Sustainable Sources and Leather Cuts.