Shinki Hikaku/Tochigi leather?

[teejaysee]

Has anyone used either leather from Shinki (NOT the Cordovan range but their other regular horse hides), or Tochigi?

Tried to google about them but most results i got only shows the end product, and it seems that information is scarce about working with them or how they compare to each other or to the more common leathers like Buttero, Pueblo, etc.

Thanks in advance! :)

[MG513]

On 4/5/2020 at 10:32 AM, teejaysee said:

Has anyone used either leather from Shinki (NOT the Cordovan range but their other regular horse hides), or Tochigi?

Tried to google about them but most results i got only shows the end product, and it seems that information is scarce about working with them or how they compare to each other or to the more common leathers like Buttero, Pueblo, etc.

Thanks in advance!

Rocky Mountain sells shinki horse butts. Tanned the same as cordovan but more affordable. I’ve used tochigi, it is a gorgeous leather. It gives you a shine like cordovan even though it isn’t, it’s the only “regular” veg I’ve come across like it. A close second is russet harness from wicket. I made a wallet 2 years ago out of it along with the tochigi to see how they’d age and I can barely tell the 2 apart, not to mention my wallet is holding up great and still smells like leather!!

The person I got my tochigi from years ago in the states doesn’t carry it anymore, you’d have to order it direct from Japan.

[mike02130]

https://hashimotoindustry.com/en/customer_cat/tochigi_leather/page/2/