Splitting Shell Cordovan

[chrisash]

Many thanks to you both, but i doubt i will use much, I thought £6-7 per square ft was expensive

Mention Horse leather to many girls around here and they will bust out crying and put curses on you (learnt from Hogwarts)

[Matt S]

6 hours ago, chrisash said:

Many thanks to you both, but i doubt i will use much, I thought £6-7 per square ft was expensive

Mention Horse leather to many girls around here and they will bust out crying and put curses on you (learnt from Hogwarts)

One of my dealers has some really beautiful hair-on pony that I've been tempted by, but I fear the same reaction. Spose I could describe it as nag hide...

[scrapyarddog]

In case anyone was still wondering, I split it with no problem with Cobra. Do not recommend splitting thinner than 3 oz b/c shell is very impressionable and the bottom roller might leave horizontal marks if you split it too thin.

[bikermutt07]

Thanks for sharing.

[scrapyarddog]

On 2018/5/9 at 2:32 AM, chrisash said:

Many thanks to you both, but i doubt i will use much, I thought £6-7 per square ft was expensive

Mention Horse leather to many girls around here and they will bust out crying and put curses on you (learnt from Hogwarts)

It's too expensive for me too. Took a deep breath before marking. Beautiful leather, and you can see how dense it is after you split it.

I did not split the pieces for the main body of the wallet. 

[TxLeather]

On 5/7/2018 at 9:52 PM, bikermutt07 said:

(pulls up a chair and starts eating popcorn).

I'm here too ;-)

[TxLeather]

16 hours ago, scrapyarddog said:

In case anyone was still wondering, I split it with no problem with Cobra. Do not recommend splitting thinner than 3 oz b/c shell is very impressionable and the bottom roller might leave horizontal marks if you split it too thin.

Thanks for sharing scrapyarddog.

[MG513]

On 5/16/2018 at 12:03 PM, scrapyarddog said:

It's too expensive for me too. Took a deep breath before marking. Beautiful leather, and you can see how dense it is after you split it.

I did not split the pieces for the main body of the wallet. 

So you went full thickness for the outer body but 3oz on the pockets? How’s it turn out? That’s still pretty thick.

I see many makers overseas get their shell thinned quite a bit and it just makes for a much sleeker look. I’m looking to do my first wallet too but have no way of splitting without send it out 

[mike02130]

I read somewhere (maybe Horween?) that horse leather comes from Canada and Europe (UK?) and is a byproduct of the food industry.  Americans don't eat horses.

[Rahere]

I'm good for any chevaline filet d'anvers going.