Looking for all-natural veg-tan leather

[Harry Marinakis]

Who makes a quality all-natural veg-tan or oak-tan leather? I am looking for the most natural veg-tan leather that I can get.

Hermann Oak's website says that they use all-natural tanning products, but them they finish the leather with a wax.

Anyone else make natural veg-tan leather? Would like to find leather without the wax.

Looking for weights from 2 oz. through 10 oz.

 

Edited November 7, 2017 by Harry Marinakis

[mikesc]

Define what you mean by "natural"..

Beeswax and a whole load of other animal and vegetable "waxes" are "natural"..

Or do you mean "unwaxed" ?

btw..I probably should define what I mean as "natural"..( has to be partially done so by defining what natural is not ) "natural is non synthetic"..natural is "occurring in nature"..

Edited November 7, 2017 by mikesc

[Harry Marinakis]

"Natural" = vegetable tanning process before the industrial revolution

Would prefer natural un-waxed

 

Edited November 7, 2017 by Harry Marinakis

[Weaver Leather Supply]

I would think that leathers like english bridle, harness, etc could have a wax finish step.  But in my mind skirting and strap/tooling would have minimal if any wax finishing.  Seems to me that would hinder the ability to case the leather properly.  Maybe worth a call to chat with them about the specifics of what you are looking for.  

[Big Sioux Saddlery]

I think H.O. natural carving and tooling is about as natural as you will find. There is no wax topcoat or finish, otherwise, as Weaver Leather above states, it would not absorb water for casing. Wickett and Craig is another choice.  As far as anyone tanning leather EXACTLY as it was done before the industrial revolution, that might be tough to find, but W & C and H.O. both still use vegetable extracts to tan their tooling leathers.

[Harry Marinakis]

Thanks

I'm making natural leather dyes from old manuscripts that are 700-1,000 years old. I've got about 30 colors dye colors so far.

I'm running into problems of unpredictable dyeing results - some dyes will instantly dye some "veg-tan" leathers, but the same dye won't dye other "veg-tan" leather at all.

I'm going to switch to all-natural leather, or at least to all-natural as I can to see if I get better results.

Edited November 7, 2017 by Harry Marinakis

[DGoutdoors]

I've called HO (Hermann Oak) three different times asking for a price list knowing that I need to buy 10 hides at a time. The first two times she never retUrned my call. (She) I don't have her name with me I'm out of town right now. The last time I called they stated they would mail the information that I requested . I never received it. I grew up in St.Louis and wanted to do business with them because of that.

[BenjaminEstberg]

Try tandy leather or the hide house out of california.

 

[YinTx]

J&FJ Baker & Co make leather at a site that has been a tannery since the Roman Times.  Not sure if they do an unfinished leather or not, or if the price is one you'd be willing to pay, but an option for you none the less.

YinTx

[Big Sioux Saddlery]

5 hours ago, DGoutdoors said:

I've called HO (Hermann Oak) three different times asking for a price list knowing that I need to buy 10 hides at a time. The first two times she never retUrned my call. (She) I don't have her name with me I'm out of town right now. The last time I called they stated they would mail the information that I requested . I never received it. I grew up in St.Louis and wanted to do business with them because of that.

You do know that their prices are listed right on their website?  I've never had issue with the service from them.