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December 2022 by Liana H.
Came here for veg tan. First thing to come out of the sellers mouth was casual sexism about money after meeting myself and my husband. Brushed it off since we came a whole away for veg tan leather - which, btw, is bleached and the back is not finished. You will live if you finish the back on your own (be warned, tokenole probably can't fix this). Honestly, the variety isn't bad. If you're looking for practice leather, go for it. If you want to avoid eccentricity and casual sexism, I'd recommend, District Leather Supply, Acadia, RMLeather, Springfield or hell, even Tandy instead here.
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December 2020 by Wanitha R.
I'm just start learning leather work, and this is the only place in San Francisco so far that I can get the leather. The owner is super sweet, kind and sense of humor. I'm definitely coming back to this place again.
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August 2020 by Rick D.
This is an amazing place to find in these modern times, I didn't think places like this existed in San Francisco anymore.Huge, huge inventory of beautiful hides and leather tools etc. they also have boxes of very large sized leather scraps for those doing smaller projects.The staff has always been friendly and helpful to me, they do leave you alone to make decisions so it is good to have a fairly good idea of what you want and are looking for and just ring the antique bell on the cutting table when you are ready.I'm so happy I found the leather piece I needed and some great rivets too.
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March 2020 by Jim T.
Folks, if you find yourself frustrated when you come to SH Frank, you might just be struggling with entitlement, and you may just be intolerant of different types of personalities. Larry is excellent at what he does, but he's super neurotic, and probably on the spectrum. So, if you're not used to being treated with anything but kid gloves, then sure, you're gonna have a bad experience. Larry moves through the world like he's got a million irons in the fire at once, so he's not gonna waste time babysitting you through your indecisiveness. If you walk in the door knowing what you're generally looking for, and for what kind of project it's for, then Larry will not hesitate to roll out a few hides for you to check out, and he'll get you on your way swiftly, with a beautiful hide of leather, for a good price. If you don't know what you want, he's gonna let you stew until you do, while he goes to take care of other things. This isn't bad customer service, this is just old-world pragmatism. San Francisco really benefits from having such a fantastic business as this, and your low-star ratings say more about you than about this establishment.
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April 2019 by YiJen Cheng
If you follow the rules which are not hard, you will be very satisfied with what you come here for. I bought 2 lamb beautiful skins for my school project. Reasonable and students friendly.
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March 2019 by S M.
Excellent service. This place has everything under the sun, if it is related to leather they have it. They're wonderful people and care about their customers and their product
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March 2019 by rachele m.
I've been going to S H Frank for a long time, it's a more eccentric business but so much of this kind of San Francisco has disappeared and I'm thankful it's still around. I enjoy my interactions, I've always gotten the help I needed and the pricing is more than fair.
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December 2018 by Onder kskin
Great local place,to get leathers and hardware's
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September 2018 by don l.
This place is awesome. Needed a few rivets to repair a 1940's guitar case and I called over and the fellow who answered the phone said they should have something.He tells me their open till 4 and ring the bell. I get there and Larry (the same fella on the phone) takes a look at what I'm after grabs some rivets and some leather and shows me a couple options and how to install them. Then he leaves me to sort through the different color/finish options.. When he comes back I mention I could also use a piece of leather for the case, he grabs some from a scrap box asks how wide I want it, then cuts it to size. 18 rivets and a made to order leather strip, total cost $2.25. I give him $5 and tell him to keep the change. Great guy, great old school business. Don't forget to ring the bell.
