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Simple question
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 1:32 am
by Ravenswood
forgive me for not troweling through the threads, but whatever happend to vegetanned leather? I'm mainly concerned with the Westeds. I mean, chrome dyed looks nice and all, but for the real SA buffs, isnt anyone clamoring for the vege-tanned?
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 1:49 am
by Castor Dioscuri
Do you mean why aren't there more vegetable-tanned leather offerings from Wested? Well, chrome-tanned leather has greater water resistance, as water beads off the leather, while water soaks right into vegetable-tanned the way it would with a cotton t-shirt, water stain and all. Depending on who you ask, cost and availability may also be a factor...
Wested does offer a veg-tanned leather jacket (if they're still in stock), but the color is closer to a light caramel, and it's thick as you'll ever likely get with lambskin!
Thanks very much Castor
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 2:51 am
by Ravenswood
That explains things beautifully
Thanks again!