Described perfectly by our friends at The Tannery Row: “Genuine Shell Cordovan is the art of tanning at its finest. Shell Cordovan is a very specific type of leather that comes from the shell membrane of a horse butt. The tanning process takes at least six months. To reach and expose the shell, the leather is shaved on the flesh…
Described perfectly by our friends at The Tannery Row: “Genuine Shell Cordovan is the art of tanning at its finest. Shell Cordovan is a very specific type of leather that comes from the shell membrane of a horse butt. The tanning process takes at least six months. To reach and expose the shell, the leather is shaved on the flesh…
These are ‘upcycled’ sides which means we have taken these sides and added a wax finish to create a new and slightly different leather from its original version. These are second run hides which means some hides may have issues ranging from (but not limited to) a color defect/variation, brands, holes, scarring, loose break, drawn grain, tannery swatch cuts, etc.…