All About Leather
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Not sure if this thread is duplicative, but this depressing article about global shell cordovan shortfall inspired this thread idea when I couldn't find a place to send it.
I have posted this other article about Horween's operation elsewhere, but it fits in this thread.
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It's not just shell Cordovan.
The reason we have been short of IHB-01 and IHB-02 for a few months is that the Chinese (no disrespect Chinese friends, just a statement of fact) have been buying all the good stuff in Japan and we are really struggling to find saddle/bridle leather of appropriate quality…..
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not to mention reselling at a higher price…
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on another note, a shortfall in shell is indeed a sad news.
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People are eating less cattle and horse meat I think, so hide supply is down. Then as G mentions the growing post recession appetite in the third world and likely elsewhere is snatching what supply there is.
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Nicholas Hollows wrote an interesting post on natural CXL.
I would note that Nick Horween states that the final part of CXL tannage is applying neatsfoot and that all the conditioning needed is doing that again every 6 months.
