
Understanding the Nature of Leather Hides
CALCULATING HIDE SIZE
Leather is a natural product, and each hide is unique. These dimensions represent average hide sizes and shapes. Each and every hide is hand selected to accommodate your order. Please advise Customer Service if you require specific cut sizes.
Leather is measured by the square foot. The industry-wide conversion formula states that approximately 18 square feet of leather is equivalent to 1 linear yard of 54” wide fabric. This formula is based on full cowhides averaging 55 square feet. Due to the irregular shape of a hide, there will always be a certain amount of waste. Please make sure to account for unusable square footage in your COL requirement.
When selecting half hides or pure aniline hides, we recommend that you provide the cut sizes needed for your piece. This allows us to hand select the appropriate hides for your project.
*Note: Actual hide sizes will vary.

Full hide
Average Size: 48-55 sq. ft.
All hides available through Tambor Leather are full-sized, ranging from 48 to 55 square feet, with the exception of Brahman bull hides, which feature a characteristic hump hole.

Brahman bull hide
Average Size: 48-55 sq. ft., with hump hole
Our Billings, Corumba, Mead, and Montonio leather collections are crafted from Brahman bull hides, offering full-sized hides measuring between 48 and 55 square feet. These hides are distinguished by a pronounced hump hole located between the shoulders, a unique characteristic of this leather type.