Leather Talk with Phil from Horween/Ashland Part 2

Phil Kalas is the co-owner of Ashland Leather Co, which produces fine leather goods, and is also works at Horween Leather Co., the Premier tannery of fine leather in the US, and the sole provider of Shell Cordovan leather for Allen Edmonds Shell Cordovan shoes. This is Part 2 of "Leather Talk" where we get very in depth about the actual leather tanning process to turn a raw hide into leather, a little about the chemical process, and the difference between Chrome tanning and vegetable tanned leather, as well as Chromexcel tanned.

Please visit Phil Kalas’s Page at Ashland Leather Co., and his website at https://www.ashlandleather.com

Here's a link to "Leather Talk with Phil from Horween/Ashland Part 1":
https://youtu.be/lm2NcSuxIoY

In this video:
2:02 - Step 1 of tanning - Curing leather
7:20 - Why Vegetable Tanning solution must be added slowly
7:44 - Horween's tanning pits shown
8:30 - Chrome Tanned is more heat resistant
9:20 - JR Rendenbach makes Veg Tanned only soles
10:05 - Leather is like a "net of spaghetti"
12:42 - What is Horween Chromexcel?
14:16 - Veg Tanned ages better
15:35 - Nature is not monochrome
17:47 - Challenge for the tanner & product manufacturer
19:45 - The Alden Indy boot/Harrison Ford story
21:15 - Chromexcel pullup illustrated
25:10 - Veg Tanned lining? Chromexcel allergy?
26:20 - Chrome free tanned does not always mean Veg Tanned
29:02 - What looks good to you?
30:16 Corrected Grain vs Full Grain & absorption & durability
32:45 - Mesconception that Corrected Grain is bad?
33:18 - Horween DOES make corrected grain leather
35:12 - HQ Corrected Grain leather?
36:15 - A few of my favorite shoes
39:45 - Some of Phil's favorite shoes & boots
44:15 - Why do the Corrected Grain Bostonans crack?
51:55 - What does "Top Grain" Leather mean?

Music credit: "Elite Syncopations" by E's Jammy Jams from YouTube Free Music Audio library

Видео Leather Talk with Phil from Horween/Ashland Part 2 канала Robert Powers