Badalassi Carlo 🇮🇹 - Minerva Smooth - "Vacchetta" Veg Tanned Leather (HIDES)
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PRODUCT SPECS
- Article: Minerva Smooth (Similar to Minerva Box but with smooth grain)
- Tannery: Badalassi Carlo 🇮🇹 (Italy)
- Full Grain: Yes
- Tannage: Vegetable Tanned
- Cut: Double Shoulder (No Belly = High Yield)
- Grain (Top): Smooth
- Flesh (Bottom): Smooth Nap
- Firmness: Medium 6/10
- Dye: Completely Through
- Finish: Full Aniline
- Burnishable: Yes
- Thickness: 5.0oz (2.0mm) +/- 0.2mm
- Splitting: Yes, down to 0.6mm *Please note split leather cannot be returned & if hide is wider than 27" we will need to cut it into 2 pieces to fit the splitter (We cut closer to the belly side)
- Restocked: Yes, every 3-4 months
- Discounts: Yes, volume discounts automatically applied on full hides. Note Paypal does not load the discounts, please pay with credit card instead
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ADDITIONAL DETAILS
Minerva Smooth Vegetable Tanned Leather comes from the Badalassi Carlo Tannery in Tuscany, Italy. They are well known for their traditional methods of vegetable tanning with tree barks that go back 100's of years. Badalassi Carlo is a member of the exclusive Pelle Vegetale Consortium certifying they tan leather using the strict traditional vegetal methods. We offer serialized certification tags you can attach to your finished products HERE
This veg tan leather is their top grade, it is full grain and has a nice supple feel with a small amount of firmness. Minerva is a vacchetta leather that is infused with a special blend of Italian fat wax giving it the famous hand and feel attributed with the vacchetta name. This leather has a beautiful smooth grain with a beautiful depth to the leather color. The veg tan will have an amazing patina as it ages. The leather is dyed completely through and has a nice soft flesh side. This leather has a great feel in the hand and it is easy to cut and skive.
DIMENSIONS & PRICING
- Full Hide: ~14-17 square feet (~48 x 48 inches): $13.49 sqft
- 1/2 Hide: ~7-8 square feet (~24 x 48 inches): $14.99 sqft
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THICKNESS
- 4.5oz (1.8mm)
- We offer splitting of leather to thinner weights
- We have a 32" width limit on our splitter so full and some half hides will be cut down to fit)
- Please note split leather can not be returned
WHOLESALE
We are the Official North America distributor for Badalassi Carlo. You can mix and match any of the Badalassi Articles (Pueblo, Minerva, Minerva Box, Waxy, Nemesis and Roughout) to get the discount below on Full hides.We can offer the following discounts on Full Hides (Double Shoulders)
- Buy 2 Full Hides (Mix ANY Badalassi Article): 5% Off
- Buy 5 Full Hides (Mix ANY Badalassi Article): 7% Off
- Buy 10 Full Hides (Mix ANY Badalassi Article): 10% Off
- Buy 20 Full Hides (Mix ANY Badalassi Article): 15% Off
- Buy 25 Full Hides (Single Article and Color): Contact us for Tannery Direct
WHAT TO EXPECT?
- Will my panel be perfect? Read about leather here before purchasing
- Shipping and Return Info Here
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