Leather Project Pricing Calculator

Price a leather project from the material and the hours it took, using a clear markup on cost.

Leather used sq ft

At the cost per usable square foot, including the share of the hide that never becomes product.

Leather cost per usable square foot

From the leather area calculator, which charges the whole hide to the leather that ships.

Thread

Hardware

Buckle, snaps, rivets, D rings, zip. Hardware does not scale with the pattern.

Lining, finish and consumables

Lining leather, edge paint or wax, glue, dye and anything else consumed.

Packaging

Box, tissue, label and bag. Include it here rather than treating it as free.

Hours at the bench h

All of it: marking, cutting, skiving, stitching, edge finishing and burnishing.

Rate you want to be paid

Markup on cost %

A MARKUP, which is a multiple of cost, not a share of the selling price. Forty percent markup on a hundred dollars of cost is a hundred and forty.

Extra hours for a custom order h

Design time, messages and revisions. Only count it if you are not charging for it separately.

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