EP52: Nick's Handmade Boots & Horween Leather Co. Discuss Shell Cordovan

Shuyler Mowe (Nick’s Handmade Boots) and John Culliton (Horween Leather Sales) talk with Nick about boots, leather, challenges and more.

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Timestamps courtesy of Chris Lee
0:00 the 800 pound gorilla of shell cordovan (supply of shell)
6:53 who makes the best shell footwear?
13:46 favorite recent release non shell Horween leather
20:00 Shuyler’s favorite non Horween leather
21:46 how do customers select leathers from different tanneries when buying Nicks boots?
26:10 who doesn’t like pull up? (Europeans)
27:16 why using veg tan leather is a factory problem and not a work boot problem
36:09 best leathers Nick Horween has personally developed
38:30 challenges of taking leather from table to product
48:48 history of naming colors at Horween
52:15 challenges working with new factories
59:00 challenges with lead times
1:12:16 sporting goods vs too many other product lines
1:16:43 perspectives working in the same business as your dad
1:29:11 wrap up/btw Phil’s not here