Have you tried posting under Items Wanted to see if others might have some to either sell or send? Good Luck!

Could it be leather? If I didn’t toss it, I may have a man’s wide leather belt that would work, I need to look but can’t until I get home from my day job. Please bmail me or I’m going to forget to look by the time I get home.

I’ve often used cast-off & resale shop mens and womens boots as a leather source .
William.

Thanks johngermaine. But it does have to be raw (soft) leather.

Not rawhide, but I use cheapo white poly kitchen cutting boards for work-hardening silver without marring it. Just put your silver between two of the boards and hammer away :-)

Hobby Lobby and Michael’s (and I would assume other hobby and craft stores) usually carry scrap pieces of leather. I’ve never paid more than a couple of bucks for them. Hope this helps and good luck!

Maybe you could find an old handbag or a soft leather jacket at a thrift store that could be cut up. Or perhaps there is a leather tannery or fur shop that would have scraps. I have seen leather scraps sold at craft/sewing shows also.

does it need to be “raw” not tanned?

I have tons of deerskin scraps in gold, cream colors and I think some brown/rust color
its very soft I also have cowhide that would work for your need, its upholstry leather