Print

Please login or register.
1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month Forever
Login with username, password and session length

[ileney]

Those are beutiful!

[Felicia]

Kingsley North or Minnesota lapidary might still sell elk leather pads. I forget which one I got mine from. Wonder, now if it will be hard to replace. Try Spotted Pony traders, I got an elkskin for a apron from them. If that happens, you might want to go in with others and cut your own. Spotted Pony is a dealer to re-enactors. There are others, too.

[MineralSpirit]

I recently bought a 6" leather pad from JBL, and on their website they refer to both cow and elk leather pads, but don't technically promise to send you one or the other. It might be worth inquiring which they actually stock at the moment.

The pad they did send me seems quite soft, but I don't have any prior experience with elk leather so I can't really discern one way or the other.

[MineralSpirit]

Also, I would be remiss if I didn't add that those three cabs are all awesome, but I particularly like the bouquet agate!

[Felicia]

Elk is soft, like a thicker version of deer.

[irockhound]

When I worked for BMW's design office before retiring our person who spec'd all the color and materials for future BMW's was always buying leather samples and then at the end of the year she would roll in the trash cans and dump all the previous years samples.  Whenever I knew it was happening I would raid the cans and take home the samples.  A lot of the leather manufacturers give out almost an 8" x 10" sheet.  I have had luck with these softer leathers making smooth pads.  Not sure who else would use or purge leather samples but there is always a lot of waste in design and manufacturing.