Leather Patches…faves, care or lack there of.

[Karol]

Also a reflection after watching the two fantastic episodes of Full Grain podcast by Nick Horween (yes that Horween!) and Phil Kalas. They have one of the main guys at the tannery - Esteban Perez, explaining the tanning, retanning and finishing.
The main point is that every leather has its purpose and the pure veg tan is not really a great choice for prolonged contact with water or high temperatures. The chrom tanned leathers or combination tanned (base is chrome base-tannage and then vegetable re-tannage) on the other hand withstand those environments quite well (Chromexcel was used for motor seals and gaskets). I would love to see a patch made of natural Chromexcel!

A must watch for everyone interested about leather.

[Mizmazzle]

@Karol this is really interesting. I agree. A CXL patch would be really cool.

[Oaktavia]

@Chap a grey W?!

[Daniel San]

@Oaktavia
that grey W looks fantastic.
would love to see more color W and arcs.

[Chap]

@Oaktavia said in Leather Patches…faves, care or lack there of.:

@Chap a grey W?!

Hmmm, probably more like olive to match the front pocket lining.

[Oaktavia]

@Chap Ah I see, pretty rad regardless.

[Oaktavia]

@Mister_Brue said in Leather Patches…faves, care or lack there of.:

@Oaktavia Maybe more rad?!

I just love any types of red W or arcs that are odd colors. I would love a pair of jeans a turquoise W and a purple arc or vice versa. That would be amazing. Seeing the other versions from the past remind me of the SNES game Yoshi's Island where there are multi colored Yoshis.

[mikebarhoot]

i started using Bicks4 exclusively afterObenauffs did tis to my VS777s21’s and XHS patches…

[mikebarhoot]

Bicks4 patches…

[Karol]

@mikebarhoot That looks somewhat similar to what happened to mine, but I still think I did it with super hot washing cycles.

[mikebarhoot]

i only cold wash.

[Matt]

13 years old. Many washes. No treatment whatsoever.

[TheChef17]

[hajduk]

Old Buster 21oz overdyed️‍

[hajduk]

Vulcan one. 634 pattern. Awesome 18oz raw denim. Love this patch️‍

[Oaktavia]

@hajduk woah..that pair looks awesome

[Matt]

Nice.

[Mizmazzle]

@hajduk that patch is rad!! But that denim is super rad!!

[nephellim]

Good day, all! This is my annual conditioning of the Hides of the Beast. I used Skidmore's Leather Cream which uses natural oils and beeswax.

Anyone else conditions their leather patches, and, if so, what do you use?

[seawolf]

@nephellim Thanks for posting! Your patches look lovely. I've never treated any of mine, but your look nice.