[TheForge] Rawhide

[Phlip]

northwoods wrote:

> Another thing I forgot to mention, if your anywhere near one of the Leather
> Factory outlets you might want to stop in. I was in there outlet in San
> Antonio a couple years back and the selection and quality of items they
> offered was impressive. Reasonable prices to, I went away with a lot more
> material than I had planned on getting at the moment. They also have a club
> you can join that gives you a discount on all your purchases for a year.
> Discounts are 20% or more.  Someone else mentioned that a split or half hide
> would cost 70-80 at another place, I'd be surpassed if a whole hide was much
> more than $100 bucks at the leather factory figuring in the discount. And if
> you live near an outlet you can pick what you want from the hundreds of
> hides they have in stock...
> T.Clark
> Mountain, WI

Well, I just checked at the Leather Factory, and a half a hide is $130. If you
feel that is less expensive than $70, by all means, buy one ;-)

I have been to several Leather Factory outlets, and the quality and prices I've
observed have been distinctly unimpressive, whether for leather or for tools.
Perhaps the one in San Antonio is better. I tend to doubt it, because I've seen,
for example, some of the tools they sell. I actually bought a couple of a
certain type because they were mis-shapen enough that they could function as an
entirely different custom tool ;-) Most of the leather I've observed has had a
distinct lack of quality- too many holes, poorly dyed, poorly graded, etc.

But, suit yourselves- they do have the advantage of having outlets all over the
place.

Phlip