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PRODUCT GUIDE PRODUCT PRODUCT GUIDE SPRING/SUMMER 2020 NEW PRODUCTS SPRING/SUMMER 2020 300+ New products this season! NEW THIS SEASON CONTENTS FROM OUR CEO Page through over 300+ new products, plus the Janet Carr latest selection of helpful tips and insights! NEW PRODUCTS In 1919, our founder, Charles Tandy, set a goal for Tandy Leather: to teach and inspire the art of leathercrafting. Today, that goal remains the driving force of all do — whether through the knowledge, tips, and recommendations shared by our passionate 10 LEATHER 40 HARDWARE 76 HAND TOOLS 100 LACING & team, the ever-improving selection of STITCHING 11 Veg-Tan Leather 41 Fasteners 77 Carving & Cutting products on our shelves, or the reliably low 18 New Products 49 Conchos 83 Edging 101 Awls prices that offer you great deals, every day. 22 Oil-Tan & Specialty 58 Rings 85 Embossing 103 Groovers 24 Garments & Chap 61 Snaps 86 Stamping 104 Needles We hope this bi-annual product guide serves DENVER SIDES RAVELLO 28 Hair-On 62 Buckles 92 Mallets & Mauls 105 Accessories as yet another source of inspiration and Page 20 Page 20 31 Craft Cuts 70 Clips 93 Measuring & Pliers 106 Chisels information, helping you discover more ways 34 Special Order 71 Zippers 94 Punches 108 Thread & Lace to make your mark through your unique 36 Linings 72 Jewelry & Specialty 97 Setters creative endeavors. 37 Remnants 38 Strips & Straps From all of us at Tandy, happy leatherworking! Janet Carr MORE BLACK METALLIC HARDWARE CRAFT CUTS HELPFUL Page 42 Page 32 RESOURCES FREE PATTERN Pages XX—XX See page XXX for this season’s carving pattern! Flip through measurement guides, 114 MACHINES 126 FINISHES 142 KITS & buying tips, leathercraft & DYES GUIDES 115 TandyPro® by terminology, and more 127 Liquids & Dyes 143 Templates Leather Machine Co. on pages XX-XX. 119 ® 134 Leathercare 147 Craftaid® TandyPro To find a store near Cowboy Outlaw 136 Adhesives 151 Patterns ® you, reference our 120 Craftool Pro 138 Applicators & Brushes 152 Books Stitch Master® comprehensive directory 140 Linings, Interiors 157 Embellishments TANDYPRO® BY TANDYPRO® 121 Finishing Machines on page XXX! & Storage 160 Kits MAKER’S TEMPLATES COWBOY OUTLAW 124 Cutting Machines Page 143 Page 119 125 Grex® Airbrush Visit tandyleather.com to access hundreds more! 2 3 TANDY LEATHER QUALITY ASSURANCE Tandy Leather QUALITY ASSURANCE* PROGRAM What does Quality Assurance mean for our customers? When you work with leather, you’re creating something of lasting quality. Every cut, every stitch, every flourish and every It means less time looking through piles of leather, searching for imperfection are the details you obsess over. It’s not just about the perfect piece and the confidence of knowing that you aren’t making; it’s about making it well. paying a premium price for a lower quality product. At Tandy, we share this same respect for quality. That’s why we What happens to leather that doesn’t meet our standards? have a team dedicated to the quality assurance of each and every product we sell. Each piece of leather is hand inspected Just because it’s not perfect doesn’t mean it’s not right for a and sorted based on our standards for size, weight, tannage particular project. Imperfections can bring added character or consistency and other character imperfections, such as marks, may be easy to work around. Leather that does not meet our brands, holes and color, for each leather collection we offer. quality assurance standards for our premium grade leather is Once inspected, leather that meets our standards is stamped separated and sold under a different item number, where the with our Quality Assurance seal of approval. selection varies in quality and the price reflects this. WELCOME TO Young Al Stohlman working at his bench Tandy Leather LEATHERWORKING MUSEUM & GALLERY Located at Tandy’s corporate headquarters at 1900 S.E. Loop 820 in Fort Worth, Texas, the Tandy Leather Museum & Gallery is the only museum in the Dallas-Fort Worth area WITH TANDY to showcase an extensive collection of hand-tooled leather and leather goods. Its unique curation ensures the preservation of historic leatherwork, including pieces As a trusted source of leatherworking supplies, education, information, and by artists like Al Stohlman and Ann Stohlman, George Hurst, and Kathleen Bond. It also creative inspiration for more than a century, Tandy Leather is proud to celebrates the continuation of leathercraft by featuring works by contemporary artists continue a legacy of inspiring the timeless art and trade of leatherworking. who have received the Al Stohlman Achievement Award for outstanding leathercraft. No matter your background, skill, or experience level, we look forward to supporting you in your creative endeavors. Visits are by appointment only. Schedule yours by calling 877-LEATHER. 4 *Exclusions may apply. 5 LEATHER BUYING BASICS As an organic material, leather boasts unique characteristics that can cause subtle variance in everything from color to size. With the right planning, these differences can work in your favor to create remarkable, one-of-a-kind details. To achieve the best possible results, here are a few points to consider before placing a leather order. Size Price For simplicity, leather is priced in two ways: Tandy’s leathers are sourced from tanneries worldwide, typically sold in the 1) Each One flat price per leather product, regardless of size differences. same form they are received. While the leather industry has general terms to 2) Size Price is calculated by a set rate for each square foot or meter. Rawhide Hides that have been de-haired that apply to leather to aid with buying—such as hides, sides, skins, splits, and When purchasing price-by-size material, you’ll receive an approximate cost, and cured, but not tanned. bellies—the size of skins vary and, as a result, so do end-products. which will be adjusted to reflect the actual price after measurement at LEATHERCRAFTING TERMS checkout, so you only pay for the material you receive. Semi-Aniline Aniline leather that has a matching As you page through our wide range of leather, these commonly pigment layer added to even the color and Color Weight and Thickness used terms can help you understand the defining characteristics add protection. of each. If you have any questions, contact your local store—our While measures are taken to ensure accuracy between photography and Leather is conventionally measured in ounces, where one once equals 1/64 Shearling Sheepskin or lambskin that has gone associates are happy to help! true-life products, slight discrepancies may occur due to print quality, monitor of an inch in thickness. Since each animal skin is different, slight variations in through a limited shearing process to uniform depth displays, and slight variations in dye lots. If color consistency is critical to your thickness may occur throughout a hide. To minimize this, hides are typically of wool fibers. Typically veg-tanned for outdoor use or project, order extra material upfront to ensure best results. split using a machine, with leather products sold with a thickness range to chrome-tanned for garments. account for these variations. Aniline-Dyed Leather that is dyed all the way through Full Grain Leather that has not been altered beyond Side One tanned half of a full hide. using a transparent dye. Because the finish is clear and hair removal. It retains all the hide’s original texture and shows all the natural markings of the leather, only top- markings and is its strongest, most durable layer. Skirting Sides from cattle, left in their heaviest form. quality hides are used. Typically used for saddles and armor. Grain Side The hide’s surface that had the hair of Armor Leather Heavy, veg-tanned leather used the animal. Typically used for carving and stamping. Splits Leather made from the lower, inner flesh side typically used for shoe soles and protective armor. leathers of a hide that have been split away from upper, Leather Hide Guide Weight/Thickness Conversion Weight Buying Guide Hair-Cell Grain Noticeable appearance of where grain layers. More delicate, it’s typically used in suedes. Bark-Tanned Tanned with tannins extracted from hair pores were. Suede Split leather with a buffed, brushed surface. Ounces Irons Inches Millimeters tree bark. Also referred to as veg-tanned. 2 to 3 oz. Kidskin Soft leather made from the skin of a young Temper A leather’s pliability and softness. 1 oz. 0.75 1/64 in. 0.4 mm Molding, Linings, Embossing Chrome-Free Commonly called wet-white because goat. of its pale cream or white color. Also referred to as Tooling Calf Typically a lightweight, veg-tanned 2 oz. 1.50 1/32 in. 0.8 mm 3 to 4 oz. aldehyde-tanned leather. Latigo Cowhide leather tanned for outdoor use, typically used for cinches and ties in saddlery and cowhide with a clean appearance. 3 oz. 2.25 3/64 in. 1.2 mm Embossing, Billfold Backs, Clutches Whole Hide Side Chrome-Tanned Leather tanned using chromium army goods. Top Grain Leather where the natural grain has been 4 oz. 3.00 1/16 in. 1.6 mm 4 to 5 oz. salts, typically chromium sulfate. Commonly used in Milled Tumbled in a large, drum-shaped container sanded away and stamped with a more uniform, Billfold Backs, Masks, Clutches garments, footwear, and upholstery. 5 oz. 3.75 5/64 in. 2.0 mm during the tanning process for softer results. artificial grain. Crust Leather that has been tanned, dyed, and dried, 6 oz. 4.50 3/32 in. 2.4 mm 5 to 6 oz. Veg-Tanned Refers to leather tanned with organic but not finished.