Wet Form Horween?

[jqtoms]

Good morning y'awl.

I was wondering if Horween carries a leather that can be wet formed or moulded to make small possibles pouches or bags? Thanks.

[25b]

Not unless you can find some veg tanned Horween somewhere. Not gonna work with chrome tanned.

[jqtoms]

Thanks 25b.

[nrk]

Not unless you can find some veg tanned Horween somewhere. Not gonna work with chrome tanned.

don't they produce veg tann, or i'm mistaken?

[jqtoms]

nrk, yes, I found they have Russet Horsehide veg tan. Tannery Row and Maverick Leather have options.

[25b]

Yeah, they produce veg tan horse butt in limited quantities, but none of the "popular" ones (Chromexcel, Dublin, etc....the ones sellers seem to talk up on etsy and other places) are veg tanned.

[nrk]

nrk, yes, I found they have Russet Horsehide veg tan. Tannery Row and Maverick Leather have options.

I will request samples from TanneryRow.

Thanx jqtoms

[jqtoms]

25b, I think, if not mistaken, that in a sense, the definition of chromexcel is that is it is chrome tanned rather than veg tanned. The added chemicals make it supple, etc. so that its characteristics make it difficult to mold as veg tanned can be.

[25b]

That's what I said. None of the "popular" ones (Chromexcel, etc.) are veg tanned.

In my previous post, I was responding to nrk's post.

Edited November 12, 2014 by 25b

[Hi Im Joe]

25b, I think, if not mistaken, that in a sense, the definition of chromexcel is that is it is chrome tanned rather than veg tanned. The added chemicals make it supple, etc. so that its characteristics make it difficult to mold as veg tanned can be.

Chromexcel is a dual tannage. It's chrome tanned and then veg re-tanned I believe?

http://horween.com/101/chromexcel-2/

Nice article about the process to make CXL