Members BtownMN Posted December 28, 2019 Members Report Posted December 28, 2019 Natural Bakers Oak Bark Bridle has no wax or grease (called Dubbin) unless specifically requested when ordering direct from the tannery and can range from 4mm to 6.5mm. From what you described you did in fact get the Bridle leather but better quality pictures would go a long way. Flesh sides vary with each butt. Some smooth. Some hard. Some not. The waxy Bakers Natural you are looking for from Japan (Leather Phoenix) is Bakers Stirrup leather. Its a corrected grain leather that is finished with dubbin. Would explain why there are no pores and doesnt get any water stains. Its advertised on the japan site as Harness which is why it was distributed in the states as Harness. See link below. Japan sells Bakers "Navy" harness but Bakers only makes their Navy color on their Stirrup butts. https://l-phoenix.shop-pro.jp/?pid=108304152 Quote
Members jcuk Posted January 2, 2020 Members Report Posted January 2, 2020 On 12/7/2019 at 12:32 PM, Matt S said: Yep as JCUK says best thing is to email for a price list. I'm not sure if the copy I have is up-to-date. It's literally just a price list, no photos or much description.@jcuk if you want to try out a bit of Bakers bridle without buying a whole piece I might be able to hook you up. Thanks for the offer Matt i have too much leather to store in my workshop so have to store it in my living room wife not to happy about it. So having to work through what i already have. Cheers JCUK Quote
Members Malnoche Posted March 17, 2020 Author Members Report Posted March 17, 2020 Thanks @BtownMN yes Ive learned all of this over time. It would not have been a thing if the salesman just explained anything at all to me at all. In the end it’s great stuff. A lot of work, 1/2” plus of nep on the flesh side needed to be skived off 50% of the flesh side. In the end I have some beautiful belts, about as thick as it can come. The patina on mine after just a few months a wonderfully Smokey caramel Thanks for the information & heads up on the Japanese as well. Thanks all Quote
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