Eidnes Furs ----BUCKSKIN & LEATHER

We handle commercial chrome buck tanned Bear, Beef, Bison, Deer, Elk & Moose; commercial chrome strap tanned Beef; Rawhide Beef, Deer & Elk;
and hand brain tanned smoked and un-smoked Deer and Moose.

Please remember most of our leathers are from wild animals and
most all contain natural blemishes, scars and or defects.

AA Nearly perfect and perfect skins. May have a small hole or two on outside edges.

A Very good skins suitable for clothing. Most all will have a small hole or scar. Good clean grain side.

BB+ Same as "A" grade except scars or blemishes enough not to be able to call "A".

B Good skins for small projects. All will have holes unless smaller or mis-shaped.

Due to the uneven thickness of raw hides, (a bull elk may be 1" thick in the neck, 1/2" thick in the back and down to 1/4" thick in the belly) our tannery splits the "top grain" or smooth surface portion away from the under or inside portion of the hide to get a uniform useable thickness of leather. The inside split off portions are then called "splits", suede on both sides. The thickness of the top grain depends on the type of animal skin and the purpose of use for the leather.

We basically have three weights of leather: Garment, Heavy or moccasin , and extra heavy . In the leather business these are measured in ounces (one ounce is approximately 1/64 of an inch). Deer garment weight is 2 to 2 ½ oz. Elk garment weight is 3 oz. Elk heavy weight 5 to 7 oz. Elk, Moose & Bison extra heavy weight 8 to 10 oz. Another way to view this is 100 sq. ft of garment deer weighs approximately 12 lbs.; 100 sq. ft of garment weight elk weighs approximately 18 lbs.: 100 sq. ft of heavy weight elk weighs approximately 28 lbs.; 100 sq. ft of extra heavy weight elk weighs approximately 34 lbs.

The colors we handle are:

GOLD Standard golden tan

SMOKE Light tannish cream

CHOCOLATE Like the chocolate candy

BLACK Black

WHITE White to slightly off white

We generally have the best selection in the Gold and Smoke colored skins. Please remember that color shades vary in species (due to the way they accept dyes) and from dye batch to dye batch.

Skins are measured mechanically when fully stretched. To realize full usage, skins should be wetted then nailed out and allowed to dry.

BEAR Sold by the skin. Range in size from 5 sq. ft to 14 sq. ft. Average size 7~8 sq. ft.

BEEF Sold by the side or half skin. Range in size from 14 sq. ft to 26 sq. ft.
Average size 18 to 20 sq. ft.

BISON Sold by the side or half skin. Range in size from 18 sq. ft to 24 sq. ft. Average size 20 sq. ft.

DEER Sold by the whole skin. Range in size from 5 sq. ft to 16 sq. ft. Average size 10~11 sq. ft.

ELK Sold by the whole skin, half skin and quarter skin. Whole skins range in size from 12 to 35 sq. ft. Average size 25 sq. ft.

MOOSE Sold by the side or half skin and quarter skin. Halves range in size from 9 to 24 sq. ft. Average 18 sq. ft.

Before ordering, please have a good idea of the type of animal leather, color, whether you will be using the smooth side or suede side, thickness, quality and approximate square footage you might need. For costuming purposes a pair of buckskin pants takes between 20 and 30 sq. ft and a shirt between 35 and 45 sq. ft.

In the color column the letters corresponding to each color are as follows: Gold~G, Smoke~S, Chocolate~C, Black~B, White~W. Generally the types of leather are available only in the color coded selections.

We generally have a good selection of both Deer and Moose in stock to pick and match from.

DEER Sold by the skin only in smoked color or un-smoked natural white and priced by the square foot per skin. We size these by comparing them to commercially measured deer skins. Pricing is between $12.00 and $18.00 per square foot as to tanning quality and damage. It is best to call with your needs for your project and we can figure up or price for your needs.

MOOSE Sold by the whole skin (20 to 30 sq. ft range) in smoked color only and light, medium and heavy weight. Priced at $14.00 to $20.00 per sq. ft as to tanning quality and damage. We also sell half skins at $2.00 per sq. ft over the whole skin price per sq. ft and quarter skins at $3.00 per sq. ft over the whole skin price per sq. ft. We will also cut to your dimensions at $25.00 per sq. ft.

BEEF Whole hides with legs and bellies trimmed off, stretched and dried.

KIP (Young but not calf, similar to Elk) whole hide not trimmed approx. 4' x 5'

SELECT No brands, minimum knife scores $135.00 ea.

#1 Can have brand and some knife scores or small holes $115.00 ea.

       Mature-  Whole hides with legs & bellies etc. (as ready)

                         SELECT    $150.00
                           #1               $130.00
                        Gd #2           $100.00
                         #2               $95.00

Buffalo Bellies trimmed (Approx. 41/2' x 5' x51/2')

                             SELECT $175.00
                                #1          $150.00
                       Gd #2       $125.00

DEER Whole hides stretched and dried.

ELK Whole hides from mature animals. Range in size from 20 to 30 sq. ft.

LARGE PIECES PIECES ½ sq. ft to 1 ½ sq. ft assorted colors. $10.00/LB PIECES ½ sq. ft to 1 ½ sq. ft assorted colors. $10.00/LB

To order CALL,  888-233-4366 (toll free) or EMAIL: furman@usamedia.tv