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Narva leather side approx 17,50 sqf

Narva leather side approx 17,50 sqf

Unit Price for 20 x SQF - ft² 8,30 €

(incl. VAT)

    
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This vegetable re-tanned leather is renowned for its exceptional shape retention. It's a popular choice among our customers who craft knife holsters, bags, and other leather goods where maintaining a precise form is crucial.

Shaping and Durability:

To shape the leather, it is dampened and molded to the desired form. After drying, it permanently retains this shape, ensuring a long-lasting and professional finish.

Proven Quality:

This leather has been successfully used to produce gun holsters for the Swedish Army, testifying to its high quality and durability.

Upper Shoe Leather:

Our upper shoe leather is chrome-tanned cowhide with semi-vegetable re-tanning. This combination provides the leather with an optimal balance of flexibility and robustness, making it ideal for crafting high-quality footwear.

Advantages of Narva Leather:

  • Unsurpassed shape retention
  • Long-lasting durability
  • Proven use in demanding environments
  • Versatile for various leather goods
  • Combination of chrome and vegetable tanning for optimal properties


Semi-vegetable retanning, also known as combination tanning, is a leather processing technique that involves two stages:

  1. Primary Tanning: The hides are initially tanned using a method other than vegetable tanning, typically chrome tanning. This provides certain desirable characteristics like softness, colorfastness, and stability. 
     
  2. Retanning: The chrome-tanned leather is then further treated with vegetable tannins. This imparts additional qualities like firmness, moldability, and a distinctive patina that develops with age and use.

Key benefits of semi-vegetable retanning:

  • Enhanced aesthetics: The vegetable retanning process gives the leather a richer, more natural look and feel compared to purely chrome-tanned leather. It also allows for the development of a unique patina over time.  
  • Improved moldability: The added firmness from vegetable tannins makes the leather easier to shape and mold, which is particularly useful in crafting leather goods and accessories.
  • Reduced environmental impact: Compared to purely chrome tanning, semi-vegetable retanning can be considered a more environmentally friendly option as it reduces the reliance on chromium salts.

Common uses of semi-vegetable retanned leather:

  • Leather goods: Bags, wallets, belts, and other accessories.
  • Footwear: Shoes, boots, and sandals.
  • Furniture: Upholstery and decorative elements.
  • Saddlery: Equestrian equipment.

Overall, semi-vegetable retanning is a popular choice for producing high-quality leather that combines the best of both worlds: the performance of chrome tanning and the natural beauty and character of vegetable tanning.

Note ✂ If you would like a small sample swatch, you can order it here: LINK
Quality Chrome tanned, Crust leather is a type of leather that has been tanned but not yet finished. It's a versatile material that can be further processed into a variety of finished leathers with different colors, textures, and finishes., Double Tanned, Semi-vegetable retanning, also known as combination tanning, is a leather processing technique that involves two stages: Primary Tanning: The hides are initially tanned using a method other than vegetable tanning, typically chrome tanning, Retanning: The chrome-tanned leather is then further treated with vegetable tannins.
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