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Canadian leather and craft-supplies distributor · Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (head office and store; US distribution centre in Ogdensburg, New York)

Zelikovitz Leathers

Overview

Vegetable-tanned leather at Zelikovitz Leathers

Zelikovitz Leathers identifies its head office in Ottawa, Canada, and its public contact page lists the store at 2437D Kaladar Avenue in Ottawa. The company says it serves retail, wholesale, and manufacturing customers and services United States and world markets through a distribution centre in Ogdensburg, New York.[1][2]

The current vegetable-tanned collection spans small pre-cut project pieces and panels through single and double shoulders and cowhide sides, with natural, black, brown, tan, milled, and buffalo-calf options among the reviewed listings. Formats, weights, color, origin, price, and availability remain product-specific and should be checked on the selected listing.[3][4][5][6][7]

Buying formats

Start at letter-size pieces, then move up through panels, shoulders, and sides.

Buying formats
8.5-by-11-inch vegetable-tanned project pieces, 12-by-24-inch vegetable-tanned panels, Single and double shoulders, Cowhide sides, Other collection-specific cuts and specialty skins
Leather categories
Natural vegetable-tanned tooling leather, Black and drum-dyed brown or tan vegetable-tanned tooling leather, Milled natural vegetable-tanned cowhide, Vegetable-tanned buffalo calf leather, Multiple weights from light project leather through heavy tooling leather
Verified services
Public online ordering, Ottawa store shopping, Canadian Warehouse pickup
Shipping coverage
United States · International

The smallest reviewed natural tooling format is an 8.5-by-11-inch pre-cut project piece offered in weights from 2/3 oz through 9/10 oz. The product is sold through the public storefront and described for small tooling or stamping projects, while the listing warns that natural leather can vary and may contain grain breaks, scratches, bites, discoloration, oxidation, or scars.[4]

The 12-by-24-inch natural tooling panel is positioned between a project piece and a full hide and is likewise listed from 2/3 oz through 9/10 oz. The supplier identifies it as vegetable-tanned cowhide from United States hides and provides a Canadian Warehouse pickup option, but weight, stock, and pickup readiness remain tied to the live selection.[5]

Larger current examples include a drum-dyed brown single shoulder listed at an average 7–8 square feet and 4/5 oz, plus a natural milled vegetable-tanned cowhide side listed at an average 22–24 square feet and about 4/5 oz. The collection also lists double shoulders in multiple weights, with some variants out of stock, so the collection should not be read as a promise that every cut and weight is continuously available.[3][6][7]

Service details

Online ordering, Ottawa shopping, and warehouse pickup are documented; thickness splitting is not.

Current product pages support public add-to-cart ordering and show pickup at the Canadian Warehouse, while the contact page publishes Ottawa store hours. These are ordering and access options rather than evidence of leather preparation services.[2][4][5][6][7]

No reviewed official page establishes a customer-facing thickness-splitting service. Pre-cut project pieces and panels, listed shoulders, and listed sides are catalog formats and should not be presented as proof that Zelikovitz will split, skive, or custom-cut other leather on request.[3][4][5][6][7]

Order planning

Shipping and returns.

Direct US and international ordering is documented

Zelikovitz states that it serves United States and world markets through its Ogdensburg, New York distribution centre, and the refund-policy page says the company ships internationally. The live storefront separately warns that shipments to the United States are subject to tariffs at checkout. Together these official statements support direct US and broader international ordering, but buyers should confirm the selected product, destination, carrier, tariff treatment, and final charge at checkout.[1][3][8]

Large, heavy, or bulky leather can exceed the checkout estimate

The refund-policy page says shipping charges are shown during checkout but warns that large, heavy, or bulky items may be ineligible for standard shipping and may incur significantly higher freight charges than displayed. It also says the company will contact the buyer before shipment in the rare event of a shipping-charge problem, so a checkout estimate should not be treated as final for a large leather order.[8]

The official return pages require advance contact, and the refund-policy page says a return merchandise authorization is required and returns must be shipped prepaid; unapproved, collect-freight, or otherwise noncompliant returns can be refused. The terms page says unused, unopened items may be returned within 30 days for a refund minus shipping after inspection, while custom and cut items are final sale. Because the pages describe overlapping procedures and the terms page identifies its version as April 13, 2017, buyers should obtain current written authorization and confirm eligibility, deadline, freight responsibility, restocking charges, and refund treatment before returning leather.[8][9]

Decision guide

When this supplier may be worth comparing.

Potentially useful if you need

  • Buying a small natural or black vegetable-tanned project piece for tooling or stamping.
  • Moving from an 8.5-by-11-inch project piece to a 12-by-24-inch panel without buying a hide section.
  • Ordering current single-shoulder, double-shoulder, or cowhide-side formats when the required weight is available.
  • Shopping at the Ottawa store or selecting Canadian Warehouse pickup on eligible current products.
  • Ordering directly for United States or international delivery while confirming tariffs and freight before shipment.

Confirm before ordering

  • The selected product's tannage, cut, origin, color, weight, dimensions or measured area, natural markings, price, and live stock.
  • Whether the chosen double-shoulder or other weight is currently available rather than merely present in the collection.
  • The final United States tariff treatment, carrier, checkout charge, and any post-checkout freight adjustment.
  • The destination-specific international delivery option, import charges, and final landed cost.
  • Whether a large, heavy, or bulky leather order requires a nonstandard freight quotation.
  • Return eligibility and written authorization before shipping anything back, especially cut or custom merchandise.
  • Any requested splitting, skiving, or custom cutting, because those services were not verified.

Research record

Official sources.

  1. About Us — current Ottawa head-office identity, Ogdensburg distribution-centre claim, United States and world-market service, distributor positioning, and retail, wholesale, and manufacturing customer groups.
  2. Contact Us — current Ottawa store address, public contact details, and published store hours.
  3. Vegetable Tanned — current vegetable-tanned collection, public storefront access, product count, project-piece-through-side formats, colors and leather types, live prices, stock indicators, and United States tariff-at-checkout notice.
  4. Natural Veg Tan Cowhide Tooling Leather Pre-Cut Project Piece 8.5 x 11 — current 8.5-by-11-inch project-piece format, selectable 2/3 oz through 9/10 oz weights, natural tooling use, United States hide statement, natural-marking caveats, public ordering, and Canadian Warehouse pickup.
  5. Natural Veg Tan Cowhide Tooling Leather Pre-Cut Panel 12 x 24 — current 12-by-24-inch panel format, selectable 2/3 oz through 9/10 oz weights, vegetable tannage, United States hide statement, public ordering, and Canadian Warehouse pickup.
  6. Genuine Vegetable Tan Cowhide Shoulder Brown 4-5oz Average 7-8 sqft Tooling Leather — current drum-dyed brown single-shoulder example, 4/5 oz weight, 7–8-square-foot average, Brazilian vegetable-tanned tooling-leather description, public ordering, and Canadian Warehouse pickup.
  7. Natural 4-5oz Milled Vegetable Tanned Cow Hide Sides — current natural milled vegetable-tanned cowhide-side example, approximately 4/5 oz weight, 22–24-square-foot average, public ordering, and Canadian Warehouse pickup.
  8. Refund policy — current international-shipping statement, checkout shipping calculation, bulky-freight warning, possible pre-shipment charge correction, damage and refusal logistics, return authorization, prepaid return freight, refusal conditions, and authorization validity.
  9. Terms and Conditions — published 30-day unused-and-unopened return language, advance-contact requirement, refund-minus-shipping treatment, custom-and-cut final-sale exclusion, and the page's stated April 13, 2017 version date.

Research last checked October 16, 2026. Supplier inventory and policies can change; confirm current details on the supplier’s site before ordering.