Tanning cow leather?

Submitted by Mike on 03/28/2004 at 00:05. ( ) 64.180.29.164

What is the best tanning recipe and product for tanning thick cow leather?

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First - What do you want to do with it?

This response submitted by Bruce Rittel on 03/28/2004 at 22:32. ( rittel@mindspring.com ) 171.75.172.123

What is it you want to do with "thick Cow leather"? Trying to produce good quality tooling or saddle leathers are very difficult - even for someone that owns a Circular bladed Shaving Machine. It's extremely difficult to duplicate the precision shaving that Commercial Leather Tanneries can do - and for the thicker leathers thats extremely necessary. Obviously Vegetable tans are considered the best for that type of work - but it also involves sometimes retanning and "filling" the leather.


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