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Cowhide Leather

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Cowhide Leather

Cowhide leather is available in an enormous range of weights, colors, textures and finishes. Depending on how it is tanned and finished, cowhide can range from soft and pliable to heavy and firm, making it useful for everything from upholstery, garments and handbags to wallets, belts and other leathercraft projects.

Soft & Full Grain Cowhide Leather

Our softer cowhide leather can be a great choice for handbags and bags, upholstery, chaps, garments and other projects where flexibility and a larger piece of leather are useful. Different weights and tempers allow cowhide to work for a wide variety of projects.

Designer, Embossed & Metallic Cowhide

For something a little different, we also carry cowhide with unusual colors, textures and finishes. This can include metallic and foil finishes, embossed alligator, ostrich, snake and other reptile patterns, basket weave designs, designer colors and other specialty leathers.

These hides can add a distinctive look to handbags, accessories, upholstery, cases and other projects where the appearance of the leather is an important part of the design.

Veg Tan Cowhide Leather

Vegetable tanned cowhide is generally firmer and more structured than our softer cowhide leather. It is the preferred choice for tooling, carving and stamping, as well as wet molding. Depending on the weight, veg tan can also be used for wallets, belts, straps, holsters, sheaths and other projects where a more substantial leather is preferred.

Choosing the Right Cowhide Leather

Because cowhide can vary so much in weight, temper and finish, the right leather depends heavily on what you're making.

Our Leather Weight & Thickness Guide explains how leather weight is measured and can help you determine the right thickness for your project.

Not sure which cowhide will work best? Contact Us and tell us what you're making. We'll be happy to help you choose the right leather.

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