What do you get when you cross a cow, a horse, a bison, and a deer? No, it’s not a joke. It’s a leather tannery lesson from Nick Horween and Phil Kalas. Nick and Phil have a combined 30+ years of leather tannery experience. They explain how shell cordovan, cow, steer, horse, bison, and deer skin vary in their features and functions. Which one is the most suitable for a formal shoe? A rugged boot?
0:00 Always Workin’
1:01 Leather Hide Types
2:33 Coarse vs. Fine Grain Character
3:53 Performance Characteristic
5:34 Best Leather for Dress Shoes
9:35 Deerskin
12:00 Most Casual Hide
12:11 Grain Characteristics
17:28 Fat Wrinkles vs. Draw
22:38 CXL on Different Hides
24:52 Tannages and Pit Tanning
31:32 Horween Shell Cordovan Differences
48:28 Favorites
Need a wallet that is made for patina and is guaranteed for life? Ashland Leather has you covered.
Want the world's finest leather? Check our Horween Leather.
https://linktr.ee/fullgrainpodcast
email questions to fullgrainpodcast@gmail.com
What do you get when you cross a cow, a horse, a bison, and a deer? No, it’s not a joke. It’s a leather tannery lesson from Nick Horween and Phil Kalas. Nick and Phil have a combined 30+ years of leather tannery experience. They explain how shell cordovan, cow, steer, horse, bison, and deer skin vary in their features and functions. Which one is the most suitable for a formal shoe? A rugged boot?
0:00 Always Workin’
1:01 Leather Hide Types
2:33 Coarse vs. Fine Grain Character
3:53 Performance Characteristic
5:34 Best Leather for Dress Shoes
9:35 Deerskin
12:00 Most Casual Hide
12:11 Grain Characteristics
17:28 Fat Wrinkles vs. Draw
22:38 CXL on Different Hides
24:52 Tannages and Pit Tanning
31:32 Horween Shell Cordovan Differences
48:28 Favorites
Need a wallet that is made for patina and is guaranteed for life? Ashland Leather has you covered.
Want the world's finest leather? Check our Horween Leather.
https://linktr.ee/fullgrainpodcast
email questions to fullgrainpodcast@gmail.com