Quote Originally Posted by yoippari
Well, Roosevelt elk are fairly large elk, but I kinda suspected that it would take more than one. How would deer or elk leather compare to cow leather? I know that deer skin gloves are supposed to be softer than cow. Would this affect the kilt in any way? And once again who would do it? For that matter would it affect the price?

Edit: We can choose to leave the fur on or not. Hmm, a fur on leather kilt...



note: I am not actually considering a fur on leather kilt, but a sporran with one piece of it having the fur might work.
I build leather kilts The logistics of me building one for you may just be cost prohibitive because of the border. On average it takes 1.5 large Cows to build one of my kilts. I hand pick the skins, and am very particular on the size and quality. It will depend on how heavy the split hide is. Idealy I work with 2.25-3oz/sq.ft This gives optimum results for a good swish factor. Yes Elk are large but most of it is leg.
I think the Elk would be comparable to cow and the deer to lamb. I find lamb tends to stretch too much and the yeild isn't as good as the cow.
I have had a number of people approach me this past summer to build a kilt for them, however once I tell them how many skins are involved and the labour they rethink the endeavor. What takes the time is the planning. One has to look at each hide and invision how to get the most yeild out of it and how many pleats per section can you get. I will say it would cost more for deer as it would require more pieces.