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I'm not familiar with 'natural'. It has to be tanned. There are only two processes that I am aware of:

veg tanned (toolable, workable, moldable, dyeable)
Chrome tanned (drum dyed during the process)

I agree with 7-8 ounce, but it needs to be loose, not stiff.

Tandy is cheap but I have not had much luck with them in understanding my requests. Try Siegel of California. Ask for a sample so you can feel it, tug on it, etc. It's not just the look. I used 7-8 ounce standard oakside (oak bark veg tanned) and it looked perfect. It did not move the way I wanted it to, though.

OK - As for the progression, I have a pattern that is easily adjusted to the correct number of blocks with the same height and progressive width. 16 x 12. No problem. You basically have to figure out the angle that it falls and work from that. I think it was between 1 and 2 degrees for my riginal pattern.

<blockquote data-quote="TheWookie" data-source="post: 5656" data-attributes="member: 56">I&#039;m not familiar with &#039;natural&#039;.&nbsp; It has to be tanned. There are only two processes that I am aware of:veg tanned (toolable, workable, moldable, dyeable)Chrome tanned (drum dyed during the process)I agree with 7-8 ounce, but it needs to be loose, not stiff.&nbsp; Tandy is cheap but I have not had much luck with them in understanding my requests.&nbsp; Try Siegel of California.&nbsp; Ask for a sample so you can feel it, tug on it, etc.&nbsp; It&#039;s not just the look.&nbsp; I used 7-8 ounce standard oakside (oak bark veg tanned) and it looked perfect.&nbsp; It did not move the way I wanted it to, though.OK - As for the progression, I have a pattern that is easily adjusted to the correct number of blocks with the same height and progressive width.&nbsp; 16 x 12. No problem. You basically have to figure out the angle that it falls and work from that.&nbsp; I think it was between 1 and 2 degrees for my riginal pattern.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TheWookie, post: 5656, member: 56"] I'm not familiar with 'natural'. It has to be tanned. There are only two processes that I am aware of: veg tanned (toolable, workable, moldable, dyeable) Chrome tanned (drum dyed during the process) I agree with 7-8 ounce, but it needs to be loose, not stiff. Tandy is cheap but I have not had much luck with them in understanding my requests. Try Siegel of California. Ask for a sample so you can feel it, tug on it, etc. It's not just the look. I used 7-8 ounce standard oakside (oak bark veg tanned) and it looked perfect. It did not move the way I wanted it to, though. OK - As for the progression, I have a pattern that is easily adjusted to the correct number of blocks with the same height and progressive width. 16 x 12. No problem. You basically have to figure out the angle that it falls and work from that. I think it was between 1 and 2 degrees for my riginal pattern. [/QUOTE]

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