Full Grain Podcast with Nick Horween and Phil Kalas
For leather nerds! The finest leather, boots, shoes, bags, raw denim, drinks, watches, and more. Leather tannery veterans Nick Horween (5th generation, Horween Leather) and Phil Kalas (Founder, Ashland Leather) cover manufacturing, leather, boots, denim, everyday carry and the talented people who are creating the world's finest products. Get the inside scoop and a greater understanding for high quality goods with a new episode released every week.
Full Grain Podcast with Nick Horween and Phil Kalas
EP34: LIVE Q&A Shinki Shell Cordovan, Seidel Double Shot, Calf, Predator, Horsebutt
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Nick and Phil answer your most pressing leather questions.
0:00 Favorite Episodes
4:03 Arabica Lux Leather
6:00 Saphir Mirror Gloss
9:11 Tanner’s Blend on Shell Cordovan
10:27 Favorite and Least Favorite Leathers
14:28 Horween’s Crunch Leather
16:33 VIberg Double Butt Shell Cordovan Boot
22:47 Does Horween Tan Calf?
27:11 What Scent Does the Tannery Have?
29:02 Horween Shell Cordovan vs. Other Tanneries
31:37 English Tan Essex, Dublin, Derby Differences
34:54 Horween’s Predator Leather
37:02 Difficult Leathers to Work With
39:31 Wooly Chromexcel
40:27 Cypress Colors
43:55 Best Leather for Hard Wearing Warehouse Work
47:54 What’s the difference? Chrome Tanned, Veg Tan, or Combo
54:01 Essex and Water. Problem?
54:10 Introduce Horween Pinnacle Leather
56:45 Chromexcel Horsebutt
57:23 Marine Field Natural CXL
57:53 Seidel Double Shot vs. Horween CXL
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