This is Italian vegetable-tanned full grain cowhide leather. It has a very slight aniline finish with a semi-matte look and a rich, intense color. The leather is oiled and has an oily feel. It is medium temper.
Leather is a natural material, so scars and imperfections are part of it. No two pieces are identical, and the piece you receive may differ slightly from the photos. When sheets are cut, holes and cuts are avoided.
It is offered as pre-cut sheets, hides or sides. A pre-cut sheet is a rectangle, and you may receive a larger size. A hide is all the leather from one animal: shoulders, butt and belly. A side is half a hide, cut along the backbone. Hides and sides are irregular in shape, and their sizes are measured at the tannery.
- Leather
- Full grain calf, 100% genuine cowhide
- Origin
- Italian
- Tannage
- Vegetable
- Finish
- Aniline, very slight finishing, semi-matte
- Colors
- Tan, Cognac
- Thickness
- 2.5-2.8 mm (7 oz)
- Firmness
- Medium temper
- Feel
- Oiled, with an oily touch
- Formats
- Pre-cut sheets (rectangular), hides, sides (irregular shape)