ELW Belt Blanks Strips/Straps 8/9 oz. (3.2-3.6mm) Thickness. Full Grain Import Natural Cowhide Vegetable Tanned Leather for Tooling & Engraving

DIMENSION: Belt Blanks 8-9 oz (3.2mm-3.6mm) Thickness Weight. We have pre-cut belt sizes from 1/2" to 4" wide and 50" Length.

VEG-TANNED LEATHER: European Leather Works Vegetable-tanned leather has a Medium-Firm Temper and Smooth Texture. We use the first layer of the hide, also known as tree cream (cake) skin leather, with No Holes, and No Questionable Marks.

GREAT GIFT FOR CRAFT LOVERS: This craft leather strip makes a perfect gift for those DIYers among your friend and family. Built to last a lifetime, these leather straps will make a thoughtful, long lasting gift for everyone who loves leathercrafting projects.

MEDIUM-FIRM TEMPER LEATHER that has a good stiffness and flexibility for leather belts and straps applications.

DURABLE & PLIABLE LEATHER that is easy to craft for belts or straps. Made with the highest quality of leather, these leather strapes are perfect thickness for crafting belts, straps, strips, creating small cases for your iPods, Airpods, iPhones


Vegetable Tanned Leather

Vegetable tanned leather refers to the tannage or method of tanning the cowhide into leather. It’s called “vegetable” because of the natural tannins used in the tanning process like tree bark. Vegetable tanning or veg tan as it’s sometimes called is one of the oldest methods of tanning known to man. It has literally been around for centuries. But less than 10% of the world's leather is tanned this way today.

What makes vegetable tanning so unique is it can be used to make thicker leather and results in more body and character - perfect for bag making. Vegetable-tanned leather also tends to age better and develops a rich patina over time. And it has that awesome classic leather smell.

ELW's vegetable tanned hides are selected for quality to