Leather thickness guide

Knowing about leather thickness and weight is helpful when buying leather for a project. Here is information about each and a helpful chart.

Leather conversions can be tricky so let us help you out with an informational chart that includes an overview of leather thickness and application!

leather thickness guide

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One ounce of leather is equal to 1/64" in thickness, but hides rarely measure to the exact 1/64" throughout, as there are always slight variations in thickness. Hides run through a splitting machine are more consistent, but still not perfect. Check out this page to understand leather thickness.

When I started looking to buy leather, one of the most confusing aspects I ran into was figuring out how thick I needed the leather piece to be. To make things worse, most leather vendors sell their l