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why chromed leather?

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i'm a little curious as to why jacket vendors gravitate to using the chromed leather on indy jackets?

_ mentioned that he speced out using the vegetable tanned goatskin when the expo was first conceived but why did g&b go to using the chromed stuff?

same goes for wested....why do they call the chromed leather they use "authentic brown" when the raiders jacket's leather was not finished in this manner....ok....ok....maybe authentic refers primarily to the color but perhaps i'm just getting tired of this shiney glossy stuff. this chromed leather takes about 10 years for it to start looking old :lol: ...and as agent 5 would say, a new shiney jacket is not very "indy".

perhaps the answer lies in the fact that the majority of customers want this leather for its longevity as they are only casual indy fans. perhaps these customers should shop at leatherattractions then.........HA HA!!!! sorry.....meds haven't kicked in yet.
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Post by Dostacos »

they CHROME it to make it nice and shine pretty \:D/


Chrome-tanned leather tends to be softer and stretchier than vegetable-tanned ...

I suspect this has a lot to do with it 8)

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Dostacos wrote:Chrome-tanned leather tends to be softer and stretchier than vegetable-tanned ...
Let's not forget that Chrome-tanned leather is also alot more resistant to shrinking ;)
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Castor Dioscuri wrote:
Dostacos wrote:Chrome-tanned leather tends to be softer and stretchier than vegetable-tanned ...
Let's not forget that Chrome-tanned leather is also alot more resistant to shrinking ;)
AND no vegetables died in the process :D
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Veg tanning is the original way man crerated leather. The "veg" is actually matter like tree bark and other natural by products of the lumber and paper industries.
I agree, it was ONE way, but lets not forget how the Indians tanned their leather, with brains and smoke. At the same time, the white men were using red oak bark to veg tan their leather.(tannic acid) I even tanned my own leather when I was a kid, using nothing but red oak bark. But it takes a long time to do it. Chrome tanning is fast.

On a side note, sweatbands cannot be chrome tanned. Many folks have allergies to the chemicals used in the chrome tan process. I read somewhere that some leathers are both veg and chrome tanned, a hybrid tanning process. Now what I don't understand is if sweats cannot be chromed tanned, WHY is the back side of many sweats, blue, which would indicate chrome tanning? I never figured that one out. Fedora
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Post by Indiana G »

faster and cheaper. thanks for the explanation _ :D

i don't fancy the chromed leather stuff. i wish G&B stayed with your original specification of veg tanned goat....then i'd probably buy one.

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Post by Ghos7a55assin »

Fedora, I did notice this on your sweatbands... Is this whythe back a bluish gray as opposed to most of my vintage hats and Akubra hats that have a brownish color?
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Actually veg tanning takes 3 months.
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