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subbie333 -> RE: Leather material (8/24/2009 3:46:27 PM)
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i used to buy my 8-9 oz latigo locally from a Tandy store. But, it got to the point of the actual thickness of the side was too inconsistent within the same piece. i would use my strap cutter to cut a strap the full length of the side, then, fold it over end to end to compare the thickness. It got to the point on most of the different sides i bought where one end would be about 7 oz and the other end was about 13-14 oz. That caused too many problems with assembly and matching up pieces. This was about 3-4 years ago, so, i would be interested in hearing if others have had the same experiences.
Before i had started buying from Tandy, i took a piece of the latigo i had bought from another source to a local Tandy store. i think it was from Hide House, but, it has been so long ago that i might not remember that correctly. Well, the store manager at Tandy told me that it what i had wasn't really latigo (as i had been told), and, he showed me their latigo there in the store. At the time, i decided i liked what Tandy called latigo, whatever the true difference was.
Some sources are better than others in explaining the differences in the tanning of their different leathers, so, it pays to educate yourself. Of course, nothing beats visiting a place like a Tandy retail store, feeling the different pieces, and, talking to their personnel. And, it would be reasonable to assume that one place might have better latigo (as an example), but, another is a better place for other types of leather.
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