Leather Information
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SHELL CORDOVAN
Shell cordovan is often considered to be one of the finest leathers in the world. Due to its unique properties, shell cordovan has become popular for footwear and leather goods manufacturers around the world. Shell cordovan is an equine leather which comes from a fibrous flat muscle beneath the rump of the horse (shell).
It is characterized by its tight grain structure and smooth feel. While most leathers are utilized and tanned to have the grain side (the side where the hair once was) out, shell cordovan is actually flesh out. A process which traditionally takes over six months; the shells are processed, tanned, stuffed, shaved and finished to produce the final shell cordovan. Any animal within the equine family will actually have these “shells” (horse, mule, donkey, zebra, etc.) but horse is really the only animal used to create the shell cordovan.
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Thickness: 3.5 - 4.5oz
Unglazed Natural
Glazed Natural
Color 8
Color 4
Black
Dark Cognac
Intense Blue
Ultraviolet
Dark Green
Armagnac
Violet
Middleborough
Marbled Ultraviolet
Marbled Color 8
Marbled Garnet
Marbled Black
Tumbled Black
Tumbled Color 8
Amaretto
DUBLIN HORSEHIDE
Dublin is tanned using Horween's Cordovan vegetable tanning liquor formulas which are more than 100 years old. Dublin Horsehide is my preferred leather to work with from Horween (outside of Shell Cordovan) due to it featuring a rich blend of oils and waxes not often seen in traditional vegetable tanned leathers which yields a leather that ages wonderfully. Once tanned, the leather is infused with a blend of natural waxes and finally ironed to create a smooth surface that highlights the natural markings of the hide.
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Natural
Color 8
Brown Nut
Black
CHROMEXCEL HORSEHIDE
The original pull-up leather that utilizes techniques and formulas that were developed over 100 years ago. Chromexcel is tanned using a bark retannage from a proprietary recipe which then gets hot stuffed with Horween's secret blend of natural oils and greases.
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Natural
1940s CALFSIN
Lost in the Horween warehouse since the 1940s, this beautiful calfskin is no longer able to be produced as Horween lost the original written recipe. This almost 80 year old leather has a beautiful look and will age nicely over time for as leather you won't find anywhere else!
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Thickness: 2.5 - 3.5oz
