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beautiful to work with

I do hand book binding for new and restored books. My preferred leather is the Smooth Historical Goat. It is a dream to work with and forgiving of my learning process. I have used about 6 skins so far. My first leather binding project was with calf leather. The SHG is close to that, but

Excellent quality leather

I am a part-time rebinder and have ordered multiple hides now from Siegel. The quality has always been excellent, and the service has been superb. I also appreciate the fact that the hides are always prepped in a way that I have never had to spend an excessive amount of time paring/skiving to prep for

Bible Rebind with Levant Goatskin

I ordered a couple of the Levant goat skins and hit up quite a few folks in the bible re-binding industry to see if they used it yet and didn’t get much feedback so I used one of mine as a guinea pig. I attached some pictures as to how it came out. It was

Sulfur-free calf is outstanding

The sulfur-free calf takes dyes and gold tooling perfectly, with vibrant and crisp results. Knowing about the longevity of the skins and tanning methods is a big plus for antiquarian work. Definitely my go-to calfskin. Plus Siegel’s always provides great customer service.

Amazing Leather and Individualized Attention

I’m a fledgling Bible rebinder and have come to respect and admire Siegel Leather in a very short period of time. Not only because of the amazing leather they produce, but for the time and attention they give to their customers. Throughout my journey to become a skilled and knowledgeable crafts(wo)man, Mr. Siegel has consistently

Amazing Historical Leather

I was extremely happy with the Smooth Historical Goat leather I purchased from you. It is of a beautiful color and excellent quality and suited my needs admirably. It was also easy to cut and work with.  Not having to pare the leather too much was extremely worth it as well. I hope to come back to Siegel Leather

Sokoto Traditional – Excellent choice in leather

I have just finished a full bind using Steve Siegels Sokoto traditional and it was a pleasure to work with. It pairs very well and takes water and glair with ease. The colors are vibrant and wonderful. It is the best vegetable tanned leather I have ever worked with. Thank you Steve for always trying

The highest quality leather on the market

Siegel Leather offers some of the highest quality vegetable tanned leather available on the market, many of which are only available here. You will be extremely pleased with any of the leather options, whether you’re an amateur binder doing a personal project or a professional doing archival work. Steve’s customer service and his transparency regarding

Excellent Leather Products

After a recommendation from Jeffery Rice, I began to purchase River grain goatskin and Sokoto products from Siegel Leather. They are the most luxurious, easy to work with products I have ever used! Steve is also such a wonderful man to work with. I wholeheartedly recommend Siegel Leather to everyone who is looking for the

Customer for 50 years

Very nice! Thank you , beginning withM.Siegel 50 some years ago ….always has provided the quality skins I depend upon

Wonderful Leather!

I recently used some British Tan Smooth Historical Goatskin, and it was a treat to work with! Truly Delicious! It pares easily, takes foil stamping and tooled lines beautifully, and is perfect for what I’ve been using it for! I have a very particular client who needs boxes for the Revolutionary War-era books and papers,

Beautiful leather & exceptional service

I received leather from Steve Siegel recently.I have been binding books for almost 40 years.Mr Siegal’s leather is of a very high quality, the colours are lovely and the substance of it is perfect. Steve was courteous, obliging and efficient.The leather was sent on a Monday & it arrived on Thursday to Melbourne, Australia.

Amazing leather

I got my SHG order in Navy and Green today. After receiving so many high quality skins from you I thought it could not get any better – and I was wrong! This SHG is the finest leather I have seen today. Perfect in any aspect, from color to grain, and so amazingly thin and

Note from Baker Bindery

Hey, Steve, With the delivery of your latest iteration of Sokoto goatskin, I wanted to take a second and make a few comments. Thanks for taking the time to continue to make these skins better.  There are very few merchants I know who spend the kind of time, research and, I’m sure, tens of thousands

GREAT FOR A PERIOD LOOK

I’ve been very pleased with the results when using Siegel’s fair natural goatskin, especially for creating full or partial leather hardcover antiquarian bindings. It is a great leather choice for replacing larger goatskin bindings from the 19th century and earlier.   Eric Haley             [email protected]

Never Disappoints

Outstanding leather and outstanding customer service. Steve, always goes above and beyond.