[TheForge] Rawhide

Mon Feb 18 13:47:00 2002

My experience with the leather factory has been mostly good. At the stores I
have often found that prices are cheaper (sometimes much cheaper) than in
their catalog. The often have over stock specials and odd bits and pieces
for sale at prices that suited me. I'm not a professional leather worker,
but the price and quality has always been good enough for me.

Donn

----- Original Message -----
From: "northwoods" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 2:34 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Rawhide

> Your right, it is more expensive than I remember. I know I got it cheaper
> than that the last time I purchased it. Maybe it was on sale then.
> T. Clark
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Phlip" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: February 18, 2002 10:27 AM
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Rawhide
>
>
> >
> >
> > 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
> >
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