What Is Leather Patina?

Craft and Lore builds handmade full grain leather wallets from natural veg tan. Here we show the aging process that develops with natural veg tan leather. Natural Veg is very near and dear to our hearts here at Craft and Lore. "Natural" refers to it not having any color added, and "Vegetable Tan" means it was tanned with bark tannin (wiki). It is essentially the "classic" barebones leather, tanned in the old world method of using environmentally friendly bark extracts in the traditional manner as opposed to chemical tanning which is quickly done and highly regulated by the EPA due to the toxicity of the leftover chemicals that must then be disposed of. Veg tan takes longer to create, and is famous for the extraordinary "patina" that will develop.
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Craft and Lore is an independent design and build workshop in North Idaho focusing on leather goods that are simple in form and function. Traditional crafting methods are employed to create durable goods that are built to last a lifetime.