Rich Hand Oil Tan
"Wonderful leather, exceeded expectations."
Ranch Hand 4-5 oz. Oil Tan is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Leather Type: Cowhide Leather
Style: Oil Tanned
Cut: Side
Leather Weight: 4 – 5 oz (1.6 – 2.0 mm)
Average Size: 22 – 26 Sq. Ft.
Hand: Medium
Item Number: 675-5000
Ranch Hand is a beautiful oil tanned leather featuring a warm copper-brown color and a subtle pull-up effect that enhances its vintage character. Inspired by the rich tones of well-worn saddles and western gear, this leather develops depth and personality as it bends and flexes, creating a timeless look that only gets better with use.
With a slightly distressed grain and moderately soft hand, Ranch Hand offers a comfortable balance of flexibility and durability. The leather has enough body for structured projects while remaining easy to cut, sew, and shape. A touch of natural stretch adds to its workability, making it a versatile choice for a wide range of leathercraft applications.
At 4–5 oz, this leather is ideal for bags, backpacks, duffels, totes, cases, accessories, notebook covers, and other projects where a rugged yet refined appearance is desired. Its warm color, soft touch, and vintage-inspired finish make it particularly appealing for makers looking to create leather goods with authentic character and lasting appeal.
The combination of subtle pull-up, distressed grain, and rich copper tones gives each project a distinctive look that highlights the natural beauty of the leather while maintaining the durability expected from a quality oil tanned hide.
This leather is sold by the square foot. Whatever quantity is selected at checkout is the exact square footage you will receive.
Example:
Order Quantity 5 = 5 Square Feet Received
Pre-cut options may also be available for select project needs.
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Overall rating: 5.0 / 5 from 8 reviews.
Review topics: ["color"].
"Wonderful leather, exceeded expectations."
"Live this leather!"
"This leather is amazing. It is a great golden tone of brown. Engraves well and is very soft."
"I ordered this ranch hand multiples times. I use this leather on small bags project as well tool pouches and glass pouches."
"this is amazing stuff. I've been using it to .are a limited line of wallets and it makes a great body for those. It's a rich color and adding a bit of oil will darken it slightly giving you a larger range of products to use it on."
"I've ordered this multiple times and it's always consistent. I generally can't tell the difference between the different orders because they're so close. And the photos don't quite do it justice, it's much nicer in person. Great feel, not oily, beautiful pull up, and ages great with use. Also takes hot stamps like a champ, with very clean lines."
"This is gorgeous leather. Beautiful color and great texture for small goods like wallets. I am very pleased and will order more!"
"These sides are a beautiful color with great pull up effect. I use these to make bags and the leather gets a glossy shine over time and becomes really soft and supple. It gets more beautiful over time. It also holds up pretty well to scratches. They buff out well if not too big/deep. Overall I love it and hope SFL never stops selling it."