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Important Notes for Purchasing Leather
The prices quoted in our catalogue are based on average skin sizes, at the single skin price. Discounts are offered on quantity purchases of any one type of leather, approximately as follows: 10% for 3-6 skins; 19% for 7-11 skins; 27% for 12-23 skins; 34% for 24-119 skins and 40% for 120+ skins. Skin sizes vary. If there are increases from the costs quoted to you online and actual costs, we will contact you with accurate costings prior to processing your order, requesting your confirmation that the prices are acceptable.
Bangladeshi Calfskin Necks - Rough Tanned
Bangladeshi Calfskin necks are suitable for small leather goods, leather craft work and modelling, such as dolls, miniature saddles and bridles. These misshapen off-cuts are available as follows:
Average Skin Size: 0.28m² (3ft²)
Colours available: Natural
Standard Substance: 1.0 - 1.1mm
Quantity discounts are available
Price: £3.00
Excluding VAT at 17.5%
Bangladeshi Calfskin Necks - Processed
As above, but we re-tan the skins with Sumac or Tara. We then soften and shave to 0.8mm to produce a beautiful, silky soft leather. Available in 6 shades
Average Skin Size: 0.28m² (3ft²)
Colours available: Natural, Black, Dark Brown, Light Tan, Crimson and Light Blue.
Standard Substance: 0.8mm
Price for single skins:
Natural - £8.00 per skin
Dyed Shades - £9.00 per skin
Quantity discounts are available.
Please select the shade you require:
Natural
Black
Dark Brown
Tan
Crimson
Light Blue
Curragh Bagpipe Leather
Price: £37.00
Excluding VAT at 17.5%
J. Hewit & Sons Ltd are pleased to present their "CURRAGH" goatskin for the production of bagpipe bags. We have been the sole tanners in Scotland of sheepskin for the production of bagpipes for nearly twenty years. During the last few years, there has been a steady decline in availability of suitable sheepskin pelts. As a result we have decided to use our expertise in the tanning of both sheepskin bagpipe leathers and vegetable tanned goatskins to develop what we believe to be a superior leather for making bagpipe bags.
Our new leather is a vegetable tanned goatskin that has been re-tanned using the best parts of the bagpipe sheepskin process. Potassium alum is added and the skins are then oiled with our special bagpipe recipe. Finally the skins are dried flat and softened prior to dispatch.
The advantages of the "CURRAGH" leather are:
- enhanced ageing properties when compared to either vegetable tanned leathers or aluminium tanned leathers.
- Goatskin is a considerably more durable leather than sheepskin. It has a tighter fibre structure and will not delaminate during use, a problem that is quite common with sheepskin. When taken in conjunction with the improved tannage we would therefore expect a goatskin bag to have an increased life span.
- The tannage has been designed to give a softer and rounder handle compared to that of sheepskin bags.
- We believe that our "CURRAGH" goatskin should not suffer from the problems of drying-out that occur with the sheepskin bags in dry climates.
This leather is available at very competitive rates. Since we already deal directly with the public, we will gladly accept orders for this leather down to one skin. We accept payment by credit card, and are delighted to send skins to any destination in the world.
Average size - 0.65 sq.m. (7.0sq.ft), selected to yield a typical size Scottish pipe bag
Standard Substance - 1.5mm
If you require further information, prices or samples with regard to our "CURRAGH" goatskin please contact us for further details at
sales@hewit.com
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For those of you wishing to purchase a ready-made pipe bag, we are pleased to recommend the services of:
Laurence Thompson
'Crosslands'
Crook of Devon
Kinrossshire
KY 13 0UL
Tel: +44 (0) 1577 840336
E-mail: bagpipebags@tinyonline.co.uk
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Our catalogue was last updated on 24th July 2008
