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Is the "re-tan" part of "veg tan re-tan" meaning "chrome tan" ?

If so is the leather dark or light ? I can see darks working out OK , but lights , whites and pastel shades and pearls, or some of the "washed" and opalescent effects would be easier to do consistantly just using the one process rather than "process mixing".

An ipad case is pretty small even the 10" model. I'd be wary about trying to use two or three hides to make a vest or a "perfecto" style or a dress using something that was treated mixed process, but as I've never been offered it, maybe it does work OK, but the chemistry needed does seem to me to be unnecessarily complex.

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I make them out of lighter weight lambskin than that ;)

"Don't you know that women are the only works of Art" .. ( Don Henley and "some French painter in a field" )

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I make them out of lighter weight lambskin than that ;)

...I would hope so. lol I was saying this leather I'm using to make these bags is far too stiff for any kind of garment...

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You'd be surprised at the weights and stiffness / rigidity that some of the "restraining leather apparel" is made from ;), there is a whole alternative world out there, some of it with the studs, spikes and rivets on the inside.Making for its adepts pays well too :)

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http://www.americanbisonleather.com/bison-leather/vegetable-tanned-leather/ This is the site i found the 25% re tan thing i think im just gonna email them and ask the same question anyone who wants to know let me know and ill post their
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Veeeery intelesting thread says an old guy. I have only seen a few scraps of these things and have been disappointed. I would like to see, if anybody has any ideas, 100% veg tanned american bison as that is one of what supported commercial western USA bison slaughter as meat,beyond tongues and some few salted products could not be produced, practically. Cattle hides were not yet available in any quantities and bison leather was in demand for coach springs, early water powered machine belts and luggage (mostly trunks). As the space cleared of bison became filled with cattle and railroads brought them to packing giants in Eastern population centers, cattle leather replaced bison leather in the supply chain.

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Some leather are re tans . Meaning they would tan it for instance like chrome tan then re tan it with bark or tannins to stiffen it up. It is more common in higher end leathers like the ones supplied by hermes tanneries - berenia.

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Thanks davidL ifound something saying that this morning but it was on wikipedia so i really didnt know if it was true or not. But i didnt ask the tanneries directly so whenever i get a response ill post it

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Here is an explanation of different tanning processes from Weaver. Including Veg Chrome re tan and Chrome Veg re tan. See the box on the right hand side.

http://www.weaverleather.com/Supply/InfoandResources/LeatherTanningProcess.aspx

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