Lightly buffed grain to create a light nubuck feel. Great for leggin’s, chaps, horn wraps, welding aprons, strap filling and tool bags. Averaging 32″-36″ wide x 55″-70″ length. Well trimmed, culatta type hides (no neck/shoulder – belly).
Burnt Orange Brango is a full grain embossed leather with a medium temper and a brush-off finished grain. Brush-off leather has a finish applied to the grain that can be burnished or rubbed off. This can be done to create different tonal effects with this leather or you can let the product patina on it’s own over time. Made in…
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.
Nubuck – Gray These lightweight gray nubuck sides have a soft feel and temper that would make for a great liner. With some brown undertones, they are drum dyed and struck thru, meaning that the color on the flesh side is almost identical to the grain side, and when cut into there is no color difference.
Vermont is a vegetable tannage from Horween that displays a supple temper and feel. Great for bags, jackets and many other custom leather projects of your choosing. 2nd Run – hides may have defects like brands, healed scars, holes, loose break, tannery cuts, etc.
Tanned using a slow process to create a firm, dense leather that is ideal for wet molding and stamping. Great for sheaths, holsters, bags straps, razor strops, welts and belts (when long enough). The veg tanned strips come from the heaviest section of the hide. Horse has a very tight grain structure, creating a denser leather in comparison to cowhide.…
Beautiful full veg leather tanned from large European hides. Great for tooling/carving; accepts an oil or dye very nicely. Naturally a lighter color, which allows for brighter colors when applying different dye and finish techniques. The European hides generally have a very smooth, clean grain when compared to other import veg tan options. Tight, firm and flexible with embossing retention…
Beautiful full veg leather tanned from large European hides. Great for tooling/carving; accepts an oil or dye very nicely. Naturally a lighter color, which allows for brighter colors when applying different dye and finish techniques. The European hides generally have a very smooth, clean grain when compared to other import veg tan options. Tight, firm and flexible with embossing retention…