Yeah, I know of exactly one jacket company that makes leather jackets/clothes out of veg tanned leather, and that's Tenjin out of Japan (one of their jackets is a grail of mine). But for the most part, it's a bad fit for clothes. As a leather crafting hobbiest who likes heritage style bags and wallets, 90% of the time, I'm using veg tanned leather, mostly for its stiffness and patina, but also durability. All leather is a bit self-healing, but veg tan really takes it to another level. Most dings and scratches just magically burnish themselves away. This is cool for the stuff I'm making for myself and friends, but I fully recognize economies of scale make it so that, if I were to try to sell my stuff, I would need to charge hundreds of dollars for something like a wallet.
Hello 😃 excellent points! I just looked at the Tenjin jackets and they are beautiful work and fit and finish. Totally, veg tan provides some special characteristics, and when the tannage is higher quality, few if any othe rmaterial can match its performance. So true on the pricing and scale, which most customers/buyers wouldn't be aware of, which makes some leather good look expensive when in reality it's a fair price for the materials and craftsmanship. Towards the other end of it at scale, it can sometimes be tricky to produce high quality at scale, consistently. A few of the luxury brands (handbags, etc.) have found a good system, though the price/profit is certainly packed in. Great mentions, fun to think about, thanks for the comment 👍
Hello 😃 we do have a video on patent leather details: ua-cam.com/video/jRk56uDm8Ys/v-deo.html While mixing the finish is something we have yet to explore on video. Most generally today it's done at a commercial scale, while it could be insightful to explore if/what can be done at a smaller scale or at home Thanks for the question 👍
Surely leather tanning is older than 800BC. People have preserved and worn animal skins sins pre-history (yes some if was brain tanning). And of course ancient India and ancient China had leather at least 5000BC.
Hello 😃, sure there are so many variations in leather quality, tanning processes, wholesaler movements, regions of the world, etc. Excellent you've found some great deals!
Very detailed overview, thanks
Hello 😃 you're very welcome, thanks for the comment 👍
Yeah, I know of exactly one jacket company that makes leather jackets/clothes out of veg tanned leather, and that's Tenjin out of Japan (one of their jackets is a grail of mine). But for the most part, it's a bad fit for clothes. As a leather crafting hobbiest who likes heritage style bags and wallets, 90% of the time, I'm using veg tanned leather, mostly for its stiffness and patina, but also durability. All leather is a bit self-healing, but veg tan really takes it to another level. Most dings and scratches just magically burnish themselves away. This is cool for the stuff I'm making for myself and friends, but I fully recognize economies of scale make it so that, if I were to try to sell my stuff, I would need to charge hundreds of dollars for something like a wallet.
Hello 😃 excellent points! I just looked at the Tenjin jackets and they are beautiful work and fit and finish.
Totally, veg tan provides some special characteristics, and when the tannage is higher quality, few if any othe rmaterial can match its performance.
So true on the pricing and scale, which most customers/buyers wouldn't be aware of, which makes some leather good look expensive when in reality it's a fair price for the materials and craftsmanship.
Towards the other end of it at scale, it can sometimes be tricky to produce high quality at scale, consistently. A few of the luxury brands (handbags, etc.) have found a good system, though the price/profit is certainly packed in.
Great mentions, fun to think about, thanks for the comment 👍
Great information. Do you have any videos on making a patent leather finish?
Hello 😃 we do have a video on patent leather details: ua-cam.com/video/jRk56uDm8Ys/v-deo.html
While mixing the finish is something we have yet to explore on video. Most generally today it's done at a commercial scale, while it could be insightful to explore if/what can be done at a smaller scale or at home
Thanks for the question 👍
I prefer veg tan for my projects.
Hello 😃 yes, it can be such an effective material, and once comfortable with the approach, excellent to work with!
Surely leather tanning is older than 800BC. People have preserved and worn animal skins sins pre-history (yes some if was brain tanning). And of course ancient India and ancient China had leather at least 5000BC.
Hello 😃 tanning does have a long and rich history
4 to 20 $ per foot you pay alot for leather I have it at much lower prices
Hello 😃, sure there are so many variations in leather quality, tanning processes, wholesaler movements, regions of the world, etc.
Excellent you've found some great deals!