Description
What is a veg tan tooling leather piece?
Veg tan leather pieces from Hermann Oak are easily one of our most popular items. These are small vegetable tanned pieces of leather great for tooling, stamping, and carving the artwork you dream of making.
When do people use it?
Our customers opt for these pieces when their projects call for a small amount of veg tan leather. Knife sheaths, holsters, wallets, and bracelets are common crafts. You can even learn how to make a Sheridan style flower, or practice other projects that require carving and tooling.
What sizes and thicknesses are available?
We offer a full range of thicknesses from 2 ounces (1/32 inches) to 12 ounces (3/16 inches). The piece is exactly 3 or 6 square feet and usually measures 3’x1′ or 3’x2′, but can vary slightly in length or width.
Jacob –
I am very pleased and content with Montana Leather’s customer service and quality. I ordered an 8 and 12oz 3×1 sqr. ft. Tooling Leather pieces and received them within 5 days of my purchase (I paid lowest shipping cost). The pieces are cut from their Hermann Oak Midgrade leather, but I wouldn’t have guessed that as their is only one minor flaw on both pieces; I only lost about 0.1 sqr. ft. of leather total. The pieces are almost perfect rectangles with nice straight edges on all four sides (one piece is curvy on one side, which is expected as cows aren’t shaped like rectangles, however, they generously measured a 3×1 rectangle and left the curvy end on it which gave me some extra leather). Both pieces are very uniform in thickness, varying by less than 1/32″. I will absolutely buy more leather from here in the future.
bdouglasmatthews (verified owner) –
Great piece of leather. This is my first order and I have learned to be careful what I ask for. I ordered a 11-12 piece of leather and boy is it thick. It looks great and is very soft and I am looking forward to working with it.
firescale00 (verified owner) –
I had really high hopes of finally finding a reliable place to order tooling leather after I ordered a small piece that was really nice. After receiving two 2×3 pieces of different thicknesses I was pretty disappointed. The pieces I received were wrinkled beyond use, some of the worse leather I have ever ordered. I have had it sitting in my storage room for months and will never use it. The search continues.
whitetailscout (verified owner) –
Most of the piece I received is nice and clean, but one hand -size piece is so bad that I’m going to need to dye it to use it.
deerhunter08 (verified owner) –
Ive never tried herman oak first time trying it. love it great price aswell
Steve Hartkopf (verified owner) –
Beautiful piece of leather for a good price and the piece was a few inches bigger than described. So, 5-stars.
tommycarl50 (verified owner) –
First time purchase… nice consistent color and thickness, no defects on this one. Engraved very nicely on my laser.
Jameson Pace (verified owner) –
Excellent products with shockingly fast shipping. Great customer service!
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Leather piece was ok but not cheap, shipping took forever!
Rick (verified owner) –
good stuff
Mark Johnson (verified owner) –
Was totally elated with my last purchase. Superior, top quality, # 1 product. I was actually surprised that the sheet of leather I received was so good. I used it on my crafts projects ( two 18” American Native Medicine Shields ) the left overs I’ll use to make chokers, wrist bands, etc…
Keep up the good work guys. I ordered another sheet yesterday. Very happy with my purchase. The photo is of a unfinished shield, but the hard part is done. FYI : the leather was thick, but actually easy to cut.
Once you know the trick. 🤣
timothy weahry (verified owner) –
Thickness as described, excellent quality.
Richard B. (verified owner) –
Very nice piece of leather and quickly shipped. Definitely recommend!
Eva Brown (verified owner) –
I haven’t used this leather yet, but the piece in nice and should work great for my next purse.
Dee (verified owner) –
As a native Montanan, I always enjoy supporting my neighbors. I received my order, exactly as described, in a timely fashion.
Thank you!
Dee
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Great products and great service
Dan Valverde (verified owner) –
First time I purchased something from Montana Leather. Leather I received was exactly as described. Very pleased with what they sent me. Will definitely order more different leather pieces in the near future.
James Carter (verified owner) –
This is some of the most consistent leather I have ever worked with, and although you can expect extremely minor blemishes, its perfect for any project you have in mind. I make holsters for a side business, and my customers are always satisfied and impressed at the quality of the leather. Thank you for your quality products Montana Leather!
Corrie (verified owner) –
Art (verified owner) –
I’m fairly new to leatherworking but, I was trying to find a better place to buy leather. I ordered a small piece that I thought was a good quality. You can see in this picture that it is has waves (un-even) and has lines the length of the piece. Maybe you can direct me to a place I can buy better leather.
Pat@MontanaLeatherCompany (store manager) –
Hey Art! Sorry to hear you’re not happy with the quality. Perfection is of course never a thing with full grain leather, but it does look like you got a piece that we wouldn’t normally send out. I’d be happy to arrange for return if you’d like, just give me a call or email and ask for Pat.
Chuck Rolston (verified owner) –
Donald Powers (verified owner) –
fast and just what i need
George (verified owner) –
woody collins (verified owner) –
fast delivery service
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Excellent products. Fast and effective service.
William Fiske (verified owner) –
Andrew Parker (verified owner) –
Robert Rondinelli (verified owner) –
Excellent deal.
Gunar LaMay (verified owner) –
I work around moving conveyors and have caught my shirt sleeve more than once.
Made a set of bracers so that won’t happen anymore.
Nancy Larson (verified owner) –
Better than expected. Received a phone call from the company about product not available in ordered thickness. They were great in explaining a substitute. The leather is beautiful. Order arrived in a few days after placing.
Stephanie Arnold (verified owner) –
David S. (verified owner) –
I called and ask if it was supple, or soft and was told it was, but it is not. Perhaps I need to send them a piece that I got else where so that they know what soft is, meaning not stiff. There service was fine though.
Pat@MontanaLeatherCompany (store manager) –
Hey David! I’m not sure how the confusion arose exactly, but veg tan leather like this is generally as stiff as it gets with leather. We can arrange for a return to be made on your current piece, as well as find a better match for what you need. Just give us a call at 406-245-1660 or email us at mail@montanaleather.com.
Jef Crisman (verified owner) –
Montana Leather Co provides a great product. Their customer service is great as well.
parick corman (verified owner) –
Byron Hook (verified owner) –
As advertised. Good tooling leather
Dave wright (verified owner) –
Great Deal on quality leather.
Fast reasonable shipping.
Michael P. (verified owner) –
Excellent product
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Blotchy, varying thickness, much of the 4-6 sf piece is unusable. Premium HO? I doubt it, never again.
Scott McCaskill (verified owner) –
Nice piece of leather, used for shoe insoles. I’ll be back.
Pat@MontanaLeatherCompany (store manager) –
Hello! I’m sorry to hear the leather was not to your liking. We definitely strive to send out high quality leather, especially in cut pieces, and if we didn’t send you a good piece we will make it right. Please give me a call or email so we can get you fixed up!
Jack (verified owner) –
Great service, on time delivery.
Wesley Deyton (verified owner) –
Richard (verified owner) –
Excellent piece of leather, excellent service as usual.
Dave wright (verified owner) –
great deal on good leather. fast fair shipping. courteous phone service
Greg (verified owner) –
Excellent quality, generous cut.
Bruce Connally (verified owner) –
Dale West (verified owner) –
Dan Valverde (verified owner) –
The veg tan piece of leather I had ordered was exactly as described. The thickness or weight of the leather was spot on. Thank you for shipping it out so fast…
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Randy Weeks (verified owner) –
Good fast service b grade leather but no blemishes
Kenneth (verified owner) –
I’m very happy with the quality and I’m now hooked on Hermann Oak.
Roger Seilstad (verified owner) –
LuAnne Malnory (verified owner) –
Made Wine Totes with this. Carved beautifully!
Charles Barrett (verified owner) –
Very Pleased quality is excellent
Gordon Hood (verified owner) –
The size was good, however there were some imperctions.
The biggest problem was the shipping box was torn and the delivery was made in the pouring rain and left on the front step, consequently over 1/2 of the piece was soaked. Not very happy with USPS.
keith (verified owner) –
Bart (verified owner) –
Its exactly what I wanted. Thanks
Dave wright (verified owner) –
woody collins (verified owner) –
john harber (verified owner) –
Lanita T. (verified owner) –
Great leather for sheaths @thronsonforge.com
Corrie Lanham (verified owner) –
Scott Hays (verified owner) –
Cole H. (verified owner) –
Pretty legit leather. Minimal cosmetic issues. Front and back looks great. These guys have good quality leather. It’s a little pricey for a reason. Everything I’ve received from them has been really good.
John Harber (verified owner) –