The finishing process on these hides gives the maker the option to show the color underneath when rubbed or burnished on the grain side. This allows for different effects to be achieved. An example of this technique is shown in photo 3.
The Essex, Dublin and Derby are tanned using Horween’s 100 year old Cordovan veg tan liquor formula. A bit more rugged looking than the Essex line that this leather starts off as. The hides are infused with wax and then heat plated which enhances the grain, creates a pull-up effect and adds a bit more rigidity than the leather. Just…