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Standing Bear's Trading Post    Leathercraft and Native American Craft Supplies
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7624 Tampa Ave. Reseda, Ca.91335     818 342-9120   HOURS:  Mon. Thru Sat. 10am - 6pm (1PM - 9PM Eastern Time)

We do not Carry Tandy or Leather Factory's leather in stock
but can get it if you are needing their particular brand. We primarily carry Wickett & Craig brand Vegetable tanned tooling leathers.

LEATHER TERMS DEFINED   |   Yards Converted to Sq. Feet   |   Thickness Conversion |   

Upholstery- Chap & Motorcycle- Finished Cowsides 3-3.5 Oz

Upholstery- Chap & Motorcycle- Finished Neon Cowsides 3-3.5 OZ     

 Magnificent Metallic Colors- Finished Cowsides 3.5-4 Oz. 

 Butterball Cowsides - Cowsides 2.5-3 Oz    

 Deertan Cowsides - Deer Tanned Cow

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Items listed on the website are items we can get from these suppliers and
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LEATHER TERMS DEFINED 

 Hints On Ordering Leather Hides and leather skins

Leather being a product of nature that is processed into a finished item
as opposed to a manufactured product, there are certain things that make ordering leather unique.
The size, shape and condition of finished leather is somewhat dependant
upon the age and condition of the animal at the time of processing.

When ordering online leather is sold in full sides, double shoulders or skins .
If you are local to us, there are leathers that we will cut for you
and they can be sold by as small as a square foot of leather.
We DO NOT cut Elkskin, Deer, Exotic leathers or Hair on hides of any kind.
Special order colors and hides are not cut either.

Leather
Leather is the tanned or dressed skin of an animal.
Possessing qualities superior to any man made material.

Chrome Tanned:
Principal Method of tanning leather with a mineral agent.
Chrome tanning is achieved using one or more salts of metal chromium,
which produces a soft and flexible leather ideal for use in garments, upholstery, shoe tops etc.

Finished Leather:
Leather with all processing completed.
These processes can include the application of a stamped or corrective grain,
color and a final coating of any protective finish.

Flesh Side of Leather:
Under part or back of leather that was next to the meat of flesh of the animal.

Grain Side of Leather
Epidermis or outer layer of animal skins.
Also refers to the outer or hair side of the skin that has been split into 2 or more thickness'
Full Grain is leather just as it is when removed from the animal, with only the hair removed.

Ounce
This measurement is an indication of the thickness of certain kinds of leather.
An ounce is of equal value to both 1/64 inch and 0.4 mm thickness.

Suede
A finished product by sanding
or running the surface of leather on an emery wheel
to separate the fibers in order to produce the nap or fuzz found on Suede leather.

Vegetable Tanned
Process of making leather using tanning obtained from
barks, woods or other parts of trees and plants,
Most outstanding characteristics is its ability to be
carved, tooled or embossed.
Leather tanned like this is used for holsters, belts, saddles,
shoe soles, knife sheaths, tooled wallets, purses, etc.

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If your instructions include Yards rather than square feet,
Because hides are an irregular shape and are measured in square feet versus linear yards for fabric,
this table is provided to assist you in converting from yards of fabric to square footage of leather
required to upholster an article of furniture.
when purchasing our leather you can convert the yards as follows:
1 YD. = 18 Sq.Ft.
2 YDS. = 36 Sq.Ft.
3 YDS. = 54 Sq.Ft.
4 YDS. = 72 Sq.Ft.
5 YDS. = 90 Sq.Ft.
6 YDS. = 108 Sq.Ft.

What types of leather are you looking for...
Maybe this Chart will help:

Leather Charts to assist with Leather inquiry and Questions
Leather Conversion Chart

Leather Hide Text Conversion

Leather Thickness Conversion Chart

Ounces

Millimeters

Irons

Fractional Inches

Decimal Inches

1

0.40

75

1/64

.016

2

0.80

1.50

1/32

.031

3

1.20

2.25

3/64

.047

4

1.60

3.00

1/16

.063

5

2.00

3.75

5/64

.078

6

2.40

4.50

3/32

.094

7

2.80

5.25

7/64

.109

8

3.20

6.00

1/8

.125

9

3.60

6.75

9/64

.141

10

4.00

7.50

5/32

.156

11

4.40

8.25

11/64

.172

12

4.80

9.00

3/16

.188

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3 Oz. Cowsides

Upholstery- Chap & Motorcycle- Finished Cowsides 3-3.5 Oz

Beautiful Drum Dyed Natural Full Grain Sides.
Wonderful for Upholstery, Chaps and all Motorcycle Applications!
Large 22-28 Sq. Ft. Sides Ensure Excellent Cutting!
Black CowhideBlack 100BKLF   Chocolate CowhideChocolate 115CHLF   Brown CowhideBrown 116BNLF
rust cowhideRust 117RULFbronze cowhideBronze 118BRLFsienna cowhideSienna 119SILF
tan cowhideTan 120TNLF       gold cowhideGold 121GO  palamino cowhidePalomino 122PALF
sand cowhideSand 123SALF    yellow cowhideYellow 124YELF   lemon cowhideLemon 125LELF
cream cowhideCream 126CRLFbone cowhideBone 127BOLFwhite cowhideWhite 128WHLF
maroon cowhideMaroon 129MALFantique burgandy cowhideAntique Burgundy 130ABLFrasberry cowhideRaspberry 131RALF
cherry cowhideCherry 132CYLFnew red cowhideNew Red 133NRLFscarlet cowhideScarlet 134SCLF
berry cowhideBerry 135BELF   orange cowhideOrange 136ORLF   navy cowhideNavy 137NALF
waxy blue cowhideWaxy Blue 138WBLFroyal blue cowhideRoyal Blue 139RBLFhonda blue cowhideHonda Blue 140HBLF
ocean blue cowhideOcean Blue 141OCLF   scotts blue cowhideScott Blue 142SBLF   ultra blue cowhideUltra Blue 143UBLF
sky blue cowhideSky Blue 144SKLF   turquiose cowhideTurquoise 145TULF   jade cowhideJade 146JALF
forest green cowhideForest Green 147FGLF   kelly green cowhideKelly Green 148KGLF    italian green cowhideItalian Green 149ITLF
emerald green cowhideEmerald Green 150EMLF   dark grey cowhideDark Grey 151DGLF   light grey cowhideLight Grey 152LGLF
purple cowhidePurple 153PULF   magenta cowhideMagenta 154MALF   
lilac cowhideLilac 155LILF   pink cowhidePink 156PILF

Upholstery- Chap & Motorcycle- Finished Neon Cowsides 3-3.5 OZ

Fluorescent Colors Especially For The Motorcycle Racing Crowd.
neon yellow cowhideNeon Yellow 230YE neon pink cowhideNeon Pink 231PK
neon orange cowhideNeon Orange 232OR neon green cowhideNeon Green 233GR
* Please note all colors are drum-dyed crust.

Magnificent Metallic Colors- Finished Cowsides 3.5-4 Oz.
Metallic Cowsides

Brilliant Colors Guaranteed To Make You Stand Out.
Silver 100MS   |   Gold 100MG   |   Turquoise 100MT   |   Blue 100MB   |   Red 100MR
Hot Pink 100MP   |   Violet 100MV   |   Emerald Green 100ME   |  

Butterball Cowsides - Cowsides 2.5-3 Oz
Butterball Cowsides

A Natural, Semi-Aniline, milled full grain leather with a touch as delicious as the name.
An Excellent Choice for Chaps, Footwear, Handbags, Luggage,
Non-Commercial Upholstery Applications, Personal Leather Goods.
Black leather 160BKLW   |   Dark Brown 161DBLW   |   Oxblood 162OXLW   |   Cork 163COLW
Khaki 164KHLW   |   Stone 165STLW   |   Taupe 166TALW   |   Navy 167NYLW
Royal Blue 168RBLW   |   Turquoise 169TULW   |   Forest Green 170FGLW   |   Teal 171TELW
Purple 172PULW   |   Red 174RDLW

Deertan Cowsides - Deer Tanned Cow

Deertan Cowsides - Deertan 2.75-3.25 OZ

Deertan Cow, Deertanned cow leather

Aniline Full Grain Leather with a Phenomenal Tannage.
Looks and Feels like Deerskin.
Wonderful for Chaps, Handbags, and Luggage.
Scotchguarded for Extra Protection!

Black 175BKLN   |   Chocolate 176CHLN   |   Brown #5 177BRLN   |   Cognac 178COLN
Mahogany 179MALN   |   British Tan 180BTLN   |   Tobacco 181TOLN   |   Dusk 182DULN
Champagne 183CHLN   |   Gold 184GOLN   |   Cream 185CRLN   |   Pearl 186PELN
Navy 187NALN   |   Burgundy 188BULN   |   Forest Green 189FGLN   |   Red 190RDLN
Dark Grey 191DGLN   |   Taupe 192TPLN   |   Rust 193RULN

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Standing Bear's Trading Post Leathercraft and Native American Craft Supplies
Email Us | Search our Site| Driving Directions -  Map | Custom Leather  | The Leathercraft Guild   |   Price - Ordering  Info 
7624 Tampa Ave. Reseda, Ca.91335     818 342-9120   HOURS:  Mon. Thru Sat. 10am - 6pm (1PM - 9PM Eastern Time)

Your Leather and leathercraft supplies Connection - Leather Hides & Leather Skins

We do not Carry Tandy or Leather Factory's leather in stock
but can get it if you are needing their particular brand. We carry Wickett & Craig brand Vegetable tanned tooling leathers.