Full Grain Podcast with Nick Horween and Phil Kalas
For leather nerds! The finest leather, boots, shoes, bags, raw denim, drinks, watches, and more. Leather tannery veterans Nick Horween (5th generation, Horween Leather) and Phil Kalas (Founder, Ashland Leather) cover manufacturing, leather, boots, denim, everyday carry and the talented people who are creating the world's finest products. Get the inside scoop and a greater understanding for high quality goods with a new episode released every week.
Full Grain Podcast with Nick Horween and Phil Kalas
EP25: Comparing Shell Cordovan, Horsehide, Cow, Steer, Deer, Bison
What do you get when you cross a cow, a horse, a bison, and a deer? No, it’s not a joke. It’s a leather tannery lesson from Nick Horween and Phil Kalas. Nick and Phil have a combined 30+ years of leather tannery experience. They explain how shell cordovan, cow, steer, horse, bison, and deer skin vary in their features and functions. Which one is the most suitable for a formal shoe? A rugged boot?
0:00 Always Workin’
1:01 Leather Hide Types
2:33 Coarse vs. Fine Grain Character
3:53 Performance Characteristic
5:34 Best Leather for Dress Shoes
9:35 Deerskin
12:00 Most Casual Hide
12:11 Grain Characteristics
17:28 Fat Wrinkles vs. Draw
22:38 CXL on Different Hides
24:52 Tannages and Pit Tanning
31:32 Horween Shell Cordovan Differences
48:28 Favorites
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