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Kangaroo leather is by far the best leather for fine leather braiding. We supply
both skins and lace, tanned in Australia by Packer Leather. Excess kangaroos
are harvested in Australia under programs approved by bothe the Australian and U.S. Fish and Wildlife
authorities. The leather we offer is in a high strength bark tannage, and the
skins are selected for shape and minimum scars and discoloration.
We offer natural and black skins drum stuffed, that is grease is worked into
the leather in heated rotating drums. Drum stuffing provides an even distribution
of grease in the amount needed to ensure optimum properties of the leather.
The natural color skins are a light tan color as received from the tannery,
but darken with sunlight. The black skins are tannery dyed, and are black through
the skin.
The skins come in three weights, light (under about 0.8 mm thick), suitable
for fine braiding, medium (about 0.8 mm), suitable for belts, stockwhips and
most horse gear, and heavy (about 1.00 mm), suitable for belts and heavier
gear and whips. Skins are measured
in square decimeters (dm2). 10 square decimeters equal 1.076 square
feet. The table below summarizes the average sizes and suggested uses for the
hides we carry.
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Item
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Avg Thickness
(mm)
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Avg Size
(dm2)
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Suggested Uses
Braided Work |
Suggested Uses
Solid Skin Work |
Kangaroo skin, natural,
light
Kangaroo skin, dyed black,
light |
< 0.8 mm
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45 - 80
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hat bands, bolo ties
fine plait horse gear
edge lacing |
wallets
elbow and cuff leathers
recoil pads
book binding |
Kangaroo skin, natural,
medium
Kangaroo skin, dyed black,
medium |
about 0.8 mm |
55 - 85 |
belts
horse gear
stock whips
finer plait bull whips |
small bags
wallets |
Kangaroo skin, natural,
heavy
Kangaroo skin, dyed
black, heavy |
about 1 mm |
55 - 85 |
coarse belts
utility horse gear
bull whips
falconry jesses, leads |
small bags
boots |
Kangaroo skin prices are less 10% in lots of 250 square decimeters and over
(assorted). Actual prices of the skins are determined when shipped, based on
the actual size of the individual skins. Quantity discounts will be given at
the time of shipment.
We purchase only the best quality vegetable tanned kangaroo, bringing in shipments from Australia two or three times a year. The Australian drought has affected both the size and availability of the quality skins, with the sizes tending toward the small end of the range. If your project requires a minimum size, please let us know so that we can ensure we have big enough skins before filling your order.
For more information ...
Please follow the links below for more information concerning our kangaroo hides
and braiding supplies.
 Braiding
Supplies
Cutting
Kangaroo Hides for Braided Work
Cutting
Kangaroo Hides for Solid Work
Comparative
Characteristics of Kangaroo Leather
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