Chrome Tanned Leather

[DaveBromley]

Got a sack of this in a trade a while back, been sat there since. Can anyone think of any suggestions what i could do with it? (keep it clean!)

Any project ideas greatly welcomed oh and its mainly black with some brown in there too

Dave

 

[Dreadhead]

i use chrome tan for soft pouches and quivers. depends on how thick it is

 

[blacktimberwolf]

Depends how thick it is & the size of the pieces......It's a lot softer than veg tanned so can't be wet moulded. If it's good stuff i.e. dyed all the way through with no blue center, then I can think of a few things.

 

[dwardo]

I always thought chrome tanned leather was the stuff with the really hard inner core?
Used for scandi sheath's, must be wrong and if i am whats that stuff called? Sorry Dave thread hijack.

 

[mountainm]

Chrome tanned will corrode metal so no good for sheath. But its softer. So good for pouches, shoes and stuff.

 

[luckylee]

I always thought chrome tanned leather was the stuff with the really hard inner core?
Used for scandi sheath's, must be wrong and if i am whats that stuff called? Sorry Dave thread hijack.

thats half tanned leather bud, which has a raw hide core, im not a fan of chrome tanned to be honest, but works for small projects if there for your self, but i would not sell a product made of this to my customers, it just has that mass produced leather look to it, imho.

 

[dwardo]

thats half tanned leather bud, which has a raw hide core, im not a fan of chrome tanned to be honest, but works for small projects if there for your self, but i would not sell a product made of this to my customers, it just has that mass produced leather look to it, imho.

"Half tanned" that makes sense bud cheers. Hijack over sorry Dave

 

[DaveBromley]

Depends how thick it is & the size of the pieces......It's a lot softer than veg tanned so can't be wet moulded. If it's good stuff i.e. dyed all the way through with no blue center, then I can think of a few things.

Its good stuff about 2-3 mm thick

What are the few things you are thinking?

Dave