Material
Vegetable-Tanned Leather
Full-grain hide tanned with bark, not chemicals — stiff at first, then a lifetime of patina.
- Composition
- Full-grain cowhide, vegetable-tanned
- Weight
- 5–6 oz (2.0–2.4mm)
- Width
- Full hides
- Color
- Natural russet
- Origin
- Italy
- Care
- Condition with balm, keep dry
Where it is used
On the reference shelf
- LeatherVegetable-tanned leather is used where touch and age matter — patches, handles, a hat. What "veg-tan" means and how it behaves.
- Leather patinaVegetable-tanned leather darkens, marks and softens with handling. What is happening, what to do, and what to leave alone.