swivelsphinx Report post Posted April 7, 2010 Back during the winter holidays, I decided to treat myself to some new adventures in exotic leathers. I have wanted to experiment with shark for awhile. So, I checked with various resources, and I found some good sized pieces of sand shark (tiger) at what seemed to be an *amazing* price. $25.00 per piece sized about 24"x 8", tannage unknown. Well, these pieces arrived, and I was enchanted yet mystified. Each piece is a dull reddish brown (with a few light tan spots), and has the texture of 320 grit sandpaper. I suspect they might be veg tan, no finish. I induced (yes, inductive, not deductive reasoning) from responses to another post (special thanks to Ambassador!) that shark can come in a variety of conditions once tanned. I wonder if I guessed correctly that what I have might be "veg tanned, no finish". I'd love to see photos of finished products, before/after leather finishing application pics, and read some more suggestions on methods of prep. Thanks! swivelsphinx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rickeyfro Report post Posted April 7, 2010 Back during the winter holidays, I decided to treat myself to some new adventures in exotic leathers. I have wanted to experiment with shark for awhile. So, I checked with various resources, and I found some good sized pieces of sand shark (tiger) at what seemed to be an *amazing* price. $25.00 per piece sized about 24"x 8", tannage unknown. Well, these pieces arrived, and I was enchanted yet mystified. Each piece is a dull reddish brown (with a few light tan spots), and has the texture of 320 grit sandpaper. I suspect they might be veg tan, no finish. I induced (yes, inductive, not deductive reasoning) from responses to another post (special thanks to Ambassador!) that shark can come in a variety of conditions once tanned. I wonder if I guessed correctly that what I have might be "veg tanned, no finish". I'd love to see photos of finished products, before/after leather finishing application pics, and read some more suggestions on methods of prep. Thanks! swivelsphinx I just posted some pics in the Show Off section of a seat I just finished in black shark if you wanna check it out Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCKNIVES Report post Posted April 8, 2010 As you have seen, shark can be tanned to various stages.I have seen it like you described (in the old days ,it was used as sandpaper or so I was told),I have seen it sanded smooth and dyed and a more supple pattern,but alot of this also depends on the species used which there are several hundred.For the most part it is fine as is but Lexol works well as a conditioner.Dave Here is a Glock holster recently done in Shark Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swivelsphinx Report post Posted July 1, 2010 I just posted some pics in the Show Off section of a seat I just finished in black shark if you wanna check it out How cool! Thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swivelsphinx Report post Posted July 1, 2010 As you have seen, shark can be tanned to various stages.I have seen it like you described (in the old days ,it was used as sandpaper or so I was told),I have seen it sanded smooth and dyed and a more supple pattern,but alot of this also depends on the species used which there are several hundred.For the most part it is fine as is but Lexol works well as a conditioner.Dave The sand shark I have *is* very sandpapery at the moment! The holster you made is handsome indeed... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
