S.B Foot History and Heritage The S.B. Foot Tanning Company was first established along the banks of Trout Brook near Red Wing, Minnesota. Founded in 1872 by Silas B. Foot and George Sterling, the S.B. Foot Tanning Company has been a part of the Red Wing, Minnesota community for generations. It moved operations into its current location on Bench Street…
Cavalier is a variation of the Chromexcel® leather that is slightly less oily. Cavalier hides are typically dyed in brighter tones and will display a vibrant pull-up for most colors. These are second run hides which means some hides may have issues ranging from a color defect/variation to brands, holes, scarring, loose break, drawn grain, tannery swatch cuts, etc. Many…
Originally made for belts, these are beautiful, Chrome Tanned, heavyweight sides from S.B. Foot. Don’t need a whole side? Check out our Black Dakota Belt Blanks.
The Essex, Dublin and Derby are tanned using Horween’s 100 year old Cordovan veg tan liquor formula. Dublin is a bit more rugged looking than the Essex leather it 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…
Pelli Etrusco is a tribute to the Ancient Etruscan Civilization. Since antiquity, colors have been associated with mood, emotions and esoteric meanings, which mirrored the deepest essence of these people. Made of real “Vacchetta” vegetable tanned leather with infused tallow. Hand stained, it’s natural beauty can be enhanced by brushing with a felt roll or amber stone. For all fine…
Pelli Etrusco is a tribute to the Ancient Etruscan Civilization. Since antiquity, colors have been associated with mood, emotions and esoteric meanings, which mirrored the deepest essence of these people. Made of real “Vacchetta” vegetable tanned leather with infused tallow. Hand stained, it’s natural beauty can be enhanced by brushing with a felt roll or amber stone. For all fine…
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. Can be produced in a full aniline,…
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…
Portage is a beautiful full grain, chrome tanned leather. It has an aniline finish with a slight waxy feel and a medium temper making it a great option from boots to bags. 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,…
Ruffian is a full grain re-tan leather. Similar to the feel of Chromexcel with more body. Beautiful hides with a light pullup. 2nd Run – hides may have defects like brands, color variation, healed scars, holes, loose break, tannery cuts, etc.
Tumbled Wrangler is lightly dry milled – softening the leathers temper, giving it a broken in feel and rustic style. Wrangler is a collaboration of ideas from both Horween and Maverick; we worked together to create a lightweight pull-up leather that ages beautifully with use and wear. Veg retan horsefront hides with a waxed grain; the wax provides protection as…
