Leather in hand

I was able two purchase two Tan Pig Split Glazed hides from Tandy leather this afternoon at $1.79 per square foot. It has a tight closed grain and is sufficiently thin (I believe) to work properly. It did take a while to find the perfect hides, as many of them had tiny pinholes that would leak air. I have done some blow testing with the hides I selected, and can not detect any appreciable leakage.