The Insights of Vegetable Tanning

Usually made with bark extracts, leaves, fruit and roots,all vegetable tannins contain the aromatic, organic compound Phenol, which is required for tanning leather.

Vegetable tanning is a long and intricate process; taking more time than chrome tanning, which can be done in a day, but arguably far more worth it environmentally.

The first step in the vegetable tanning process is rehydrating hide and removing the hair.

The next step is to tan the hide. Historically this was simply done with a series of pits containing different concentrations of tannin. Today this is most commonly done with the addition of drums to speed up the penetration of the tanning. The pelts will then undergo a series of different strength tanning until the process is finished and they are dried.

Finally, the leather is finished with different oils, waxes and sealants to keep it protected.

This process is far safer than the use of chrome tannin. Chromium can be incredibly harmful to those working with it and process waste can be devastating to the environment.

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