Leather Storage

[ewayne53]

I just bought my first shoulder of 7/8 veg tanned leather. I don't have a lot of room to store the leather flat so is it okay to store it in a 6" roll?  It's in the house where it will be heated or cooled depending on the season.

[Mattsbagger]

It will form a curve you will have work with. Is it possible to store under a bed flat?

[ewayne53]

Yes it is, thank you!

I don't guess the carpet will cause any issues?

 

Edited November 26, 2017 by ewayne53

[Northmount]

Keep the grain side out of daylight.  Exposed areas will darken.

Tom

[Sheilajeanne]

You can buy plastic storage boxes that are meant to store under beds. Might be able to fit a whole shoulder in one.  I roll mine and store them in a cupboard, protected from light

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[strathmoredesigns]

Careful if it's under the bed and not otherwise protected, I have a dog that likes the taste of leather.

[ewayne53]

I love the smell of leather so I can understand the appeal for a dog.  But no pets in this house. Although I do spend some time in the dog house from time to time!

 

[fredk]

4 hours ago, Sheilajeanne said:

You can buy plastic storage boxes that are meant to store under beds. Might be able to fit a whole shoulder in one.  I roll mine and store them in a cupboard, protected from light

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You can now buy plastic boxes meant for small or dismantlable re-useable Christmas trees; they can be got in lengths of between 4 ft to 6ft 6 inches or so and about 1 foot square.

Be careful of storing the leather under the bed; I stored a load of veg tan temporarily under mine and the smell and/or chemicals given off made me quite ill - nausea and headaches. Once removed to the afore mentioned plastic boxes the illness disappeared