La Bretagna (Italy)
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Forza is a new Rocky Mountain exclusive! Forza is a vegetable tanned hot wax pullup leather from the La Bretagna Tannery in Tuscany, Italy. Bretagna has been tanning leather for 60+ years and are well renown for their wide range of products. La Bretagna is a member of the exclusive Pelle Vegetale Consortium that ensure leather is tanned using the traditional vegetal methods
Forza is full grain and vegetable tanned with a unique blend of waxes and oils to create the special vacchetta medium firmness. The Forza is a wax pullup that is ironed and as you move and manipulate the pullup leather the lighter color underneath is exposed creating a beautiful contrasting look. You can manipulate and bend the leather to get your own desired look. The Forza is dyed through in all its colors and will show a beautiful burnished edge. Forza comes in their top grades 1 & 2
MADE IN ITALY 🇮🇹
We are the Official North America distributor for La Bretagna. We have a few options to save you money on larger orders
All of our hides are ethically sourced as a byproduct of the meat industry. Leather that might otherwise be overlooked is transformed into something lasting through your creativity.
Most orders ship the next business day so you can keep your projects moving.
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| General Info | |
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Tannery
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La Bretagna |
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Cut
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Shoulder and Double Shoulder |
| Material Characteristics | |
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Full Grain
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Yes |
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Grain (Top)
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Aniline and Pullup |
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Flesh (Bottom)
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Smooth Nap |
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Burnishable
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Yes |
| Processing & Finish | |
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Tannage
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Vegetable Tanned |
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Dye
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Completely Through |
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Finish
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Aniline and Pullup |
| Physical Properties | |
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Firmness
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Medium |
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Thickness
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2.0mm (5.0 oz) +/- 0.2mm |
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Splitting
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Free Splitting |
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Yield
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85%+ With a natural product like leather, there can be areas with neck and back wrinkles, veins, scars, bites, loose grain, but in general this article can expect an overall high cutting area. Double Shoulders also increase the cutting yield due to having no bellies where most the defects and loose grain are located. If you require large cuts for bigger products like totes, duffles, etc., we recommend whenever possible ordering a full hide. This leather being full aniline (meaning the leather is very natural with no extra finishing on the surface to hide any flaws) darker colors will better hide any areas of concern. A key skill of using full aniline leather is the ability to work less desirable areas of the hide into the less visible areas of your projects. |
| Availability & Promotions | |
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Restocked
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Regularly Restocked |
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