Choosing a quality hide | Know Your Leather

What do you look for in a quality leather hide? Begin with the end in mind: what is the purpose of the project and how do you want it to look? Next, you'll want to inspect the characteristics of your hide for any quality issues and how much cuttable area you're able to work with (an 80% to 85% cuttable area is good to begin with). If you're going for a rustic and daily look, the keywords you can use are rustic finish, pull-up finish, crazy horse finish, or suede. If you're going for the standard and classy look, the keywords you can use are full-grain, aniline, semi-aniline, top grain, or embossed uniform finishes. --- SHOP LINKS & HELPFUL LEATHER BLOGS AND WEBSITES TANNERSTEIN (Buy good-quality leather hides, machines, and leatherworking tools): https://www.tannerstein.com/. - You may also buy them on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/PEGAI. PEGAI (Buy our good-quality finished leather goods): https://www.pegai.com/. - You may also buy them on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/PEGAI. Learn more about leather at TANNER’S CLUB: https://www.pegai.com/blogs/tanners-club. Subscribe and be a member of LEATHERVERSE where we answer questions related to leather: https://leatherverse.com/. --- SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS Follow us on our social media pages where we post content regularly. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pegai.leather Instagram (PEGAI): https://www.instagram.com/pegai.leather/ Instagram (Tannerstein): https://www.instagram.com/tannerstein_tools/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tanner.leatherstein YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Leatherverse --- HELPFUL YOUTUBE PLAYLISTS YouTube Shorts (Watch leather tips and tricks in less than a minute): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP7Et-RLMPW_VFYDZvwatoi-Vdhc_IaKY Leather Savvy (Learn more tips and tricks about leather to help you save money): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP7Et-RLMPW-HURqFOCDWahDgIR56eedQ Leather Analogies (Comparing leather with other things so you can understand it better): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP7Et-RLMPW88Bbf9UFmAuPx2tRoLuPkS 20/20 of Leather Savviness (Learn more about the four phases you should consider before buying leather goods): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP7Et-RLMPW-ys9p_c9CCw1btr9encOdT Leather Reviews (Watch Tanner's review of the different leather hides and leather goods): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP7Et-RLMPW876svrv4vH3Ayow-_rIeYE Leathertainment Podcast (Listen to Tanner as he discusses everything about leather. Watch out for future podcast episodes with other leather experts and craftsmen.): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP7Et-RLMPW9x2zM-CAhLT4k8klFCSFQ8 Most viewed leather videos (Helpful and more entertaining content that viewers really loved): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP7Et-RLMPW_FeEWPZwfFTG63_9r8cWwv --- HOW TO CONTACT US: You may contact us on any of our social media accounts above or send us an email at [email protected]. --- #leathermonk #leatherquality #leatherhides