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. These are second run hides which means some hides may have issues ranging from a color defect/variation to…
Horween’s Latigo line is a full grain, veg retan leather. Characterized by a beautiful tight grain and made in a full range of color, finishes, weights and tempers. Many people think of Latigo as the original saddlery style leather. While Horween will produce it in matte or gloss finishes, heavy or soft tempers, it can also be produced in a…
Horween’s Latigo line is a full grain, veg retan leather. Characterized by a beautiful tight grain and made in a full range of color, finishes, weights and tempers. Many people think of Latigo as the original saddlery style leather. While Horween will produce it in matte or gloss finishes, heavy or soft tempers, it can also be produced in a…
Pecos Raw is a versatile, drum dyed, vegetable tanned leather with a medium temper and soft feel. To give softness to the leather, a mixture of vegetable and animal oils, called “Sego”, composed of straw, ruby, moelleon oil, etc. are used. The colors will darken with age and use, creating a beautiful patina. The tannery created this leather so it…
Embossed with s uniform haircell print. Nice selection on these sides. Essex is a full grain leather tanned with Horween’s time-tested Shell Cordovan veg tanning liquors. The hides are then nourished with a blend of grease, fats & oils to give the leather a soft, yet durable, well rounded feel. Typically made in earth tone and natural veg tan colors.…
Newport is a drum dyed, veg tan leather with a great look, feel and smell. Tanned using traditional vegetable tanning methods which can take up to 40 days to produce a hide. Dyed through in color. Tight, firm and flexible with embossing retention properties that can be refined in many ways in order to adapt to different uses. These can…
