CoreyChiev Report post Posted May 19, 2015 My workshop is in the basement of my home, and now since the summertime humidity is back I have to run my dehumidifier. Does anyone know if humidity, or lack there of, affects veg tan leather? I don't want to dry out the leather too much by keeping my basement at a lower humidity. But at the same time I can't let my basement be too humid, or it will really start to stink. Is there a better way to store leather than rolled up on a shelf so it won't get ruined? Thanks! Corey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thor Report post Posted May 19, 2015 When you are speaking of a dehumidifier are you speaking of an electrical one or one of them plastic boxes? Either way your air is not going to be really dry, just not damp anymore. I'm having one running all year round and no issues at all. Another way of storing your leather would be hanging instead of rolling, but takes up just as much space if not more. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Troy I Report post Posted May 19, 2015 I too have my work shop in the basement, as a result I have to run a dehumidifier to keep the moisture down during the summer months...not problems with the leather, but one word of warning--don't let your leather come into contact with a cement floor during extended storage--it will draw moisture from the concert and make a water mark "line" on your leather. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoreyChiev Report post Posted May 19, 2015 Thor, yes I meant one of those electrical ones with a bin that fills with water that you dump out periodically. Troy, thanks for the tip. I hadn't stored them on the concrete floor yet, so that's good. I keep a couple stored in the long cardboard boxes I get from the tannery. I hope that keeps them relatively safe. (Unless they need air, not sure.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Troy I Report post Posted May 19, 2015 (edited) I have not had a problem with the leather being stored in the cardboard box. The problem was with a side I was cutting off of and left it stand in the corner for about a month while I worked on other things. It looked as if the leather absorbed moisture from the floor and left a water mark about a foot up from the bottom of the rolled up leather. To solve this problem I now store the rolled up leather on a 5 gal plastic bucket. I have stored leather for about a year in the cardboard box without a problem, except that it will develop a memory and not lie flat for awhile unless you leave it unrolled...it will eventually flatten out. We all learn best by our mistakes...LOL Edited May 19, 2015 by Troy I Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
