The Leather Thread

[dilphinus]

Anyone has experience buying leather & tools from Taobao (suppliers from China)?

Care to share your experience and recommendation. Want to explore in leathercraft with my spare time.



Thx in advance.

Bought before. Collected it at the shop or had them sent within China.

Tools bought/sold in Taiwan or HK are imported from China anyway.

 

[zipper168]

Bought before. Collected it at the shop or had them sent within China.

Tools bought/sold in Taiwan or HK are imported from China anyway.

Thx. Any advise or recommendation? Any recommended 'shops' to buy especially the leather? I think tools are pretty much standard.

3Q.

 

[dilphinus]

Thx. Any advise or recommendation? Any recommended 'shops' to buy especially the leather? I think tools are pretty much standard.

3Q.

I never buy leather online. I have to look and feel/touch before buying (leather).

 

[zipper168]

I never buy leather online. I have to look and feel/touch before buying (leather).

Can you please recommend where to buy locally (or do you buy overseas?). Pls PM me if it's not too convenient to publicise the contacts. Thx.

 

[dilphinus]

Can you please recommend where to buy locally (or do you buy overseas?). Pls PM me if it's not too convenient to publicise the contacts. Thx.

I buy when I travel to China and HK.

There's a street selling leather stuff and leather in Guangzhou near The Bauhinia Hotel. Apparently there's a leather wholesale market in GZ which I haven't been to.

I buy in HK as well but I have not been there in 2 years. Can't remember the name of the store offhand.

I bought some yarns from them. Had it sent within China. So I don't know about them shipping/sending to SG.
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm...785&pvid=8d3ce5ab-32c0-46f6-8e1f-a7c6f173c5f9

 

[RazerUser]

Anyone knows what's the opening hours for the local warehouses? (Malayan Traders etc)
They're not picking up the calls

 

[Toby88]

Anyone knows what's the opening hours for the local warehouses? (Malayan Traders etc)
They're not picking up the calls

Iirc, they normally close around 5-6 pm.

 

[RazerUser]

Thanks! Do they open on Saturdays?

 

[Toby88]

Thanks! Do they open on Saturdays?

I highly doubt they would. I might be wrong though, you should confirm with them when you pay them a visit.

 

[Word4word]

Guys, is this normal for a pair of red wing leather? The grey one feel rough rough one compared to the brown one.

 

[CallmeZen]

Guys, is this normal for a pair of red wing leather? The grey one feel rough rough one compared to the brown one.

Is it me or my eyes, the left one looks blue, the right one looks brown. Where is grey??

If you're asking bout why the right side ones feel rough, it's suede. Reverse side of tanned leather. It's normal to be rough.

Looking at the IMG again, forgotten where I've heard, some leather with blue hint are signs of interior leather. Don't take my word for it, I heard it somewhere, not confirmed.

 

[Word4word]

Is it me or my eyes, the left one looks blue, the right one looks brown. Where is grey??

If you're asking bout why the right side ones feel rough, it's suede. Reverse side of tanned leather. It's normal to be rough.

Looking at the IMG again, forgotten where I've heard, some leather with blue hint are signs of interior leather. Don't take my word for it, I heard it somewhere, not confirmed.

Is from the same pair. So I'm quite curious why is there two different tone from a single pair. And does anyone have a gray/blue interior red wings ?

The brown is actually soft and "smooth" while the grey is coarse and rough

 

[Toby88]

Is from the same pair. So I'm quite curious why is there two different tone from a single pair. And does anyone have a gray/blue interior red wings ?

The brown is actually soft and "smooth" while the grey is coarse and rough

My wild speculation according to my knowledge of leather crafting, is that RW skived the flesh side of the leather to achieve an even thickness/consistency for the tongue area. This might be due to the leather side being too thick for the tongue area (maybe they choose a thicker side of the cattle for this).

You can always verify with RW for the correct answer, might even warrant an exchange since this should not happen?

 

[Word4word]

Apparently to them this is normal. They taken few photos from their stock to prove it. I guess there won't be any negative effect on it.

 

[RazerUser]

Went down to Grand Leather today... There's a Mr Ong and a Mr Su, but I didn't ask who is who because both of them were simply too friendly and helpful
They're easily over 60s, but speak rather good English

Shared quite a few tips and showed me what other hobbyist have done. Bought a entire sheet @ 100 from them too
15" Macbook for scale

They are open on Monday to Friday, 8:30AM to 5:30PM
Mr Ong - 9138 9751
Mr Su - 9619 1322
One of them advised me to call them first, as both of them might not be in the shop sometimes

 

[starfish.starfish]

Hi all,

I need some customized leather straps for my vintage falcon chair.
Do you know where in Sg can I get that ?

Thanks in advance. Hoping to repair my baby soon....

 

[Scribblemyname]

Hi guys decided to use the leather oil instead of the popular LP due to preference. If anybody wants to try the LP you can get it off me , 7/8 tub full.

http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/g...heavy-duty-lp-cheap-4751418.html#post87273519

Thanks!

 

[idioticguy]

Hey guys, where do you guys purchase mink oil? been walking around certain shops, haven't found any. Any recommendations?

 

[whoope3]

Hi all! Does anybody know what the tool circled in red is called, and where to buy it from?

 

[dilphinus]

Hi all! Does anybody know what the tool circled in red is called, and where to buy it from?

Chisel. No idea where to buy in SG. I buy from HK, Taiwan and China. Some buy from Tandy (online).