Questions about Salmon Leather |
| Where is the origin of these leathers? |
| The skins originate from the near salmon breeding farms in the Pacific Sea off the coast of Chile. |
Does it smell like fish? |
| No. There is no fishy smell associated with the leather, because the
skins have been tanned. They smell just like any other leather. |
Is the skin as strong as normal leather? |
| Fish skin is generally around the same strength as sheep skin. Exactly
like shark leather Salmon Leather is anywhere up to 6 times the strength of a standard land-based leather. |
Can you keep the natural colour of the fish? |
Unfortunately 80% of fish colour is contained within the scales,
which are removed in the tanning |
What is >> tanning << |
| Tanning is a process that changes the fibres of any skin, through use of
a ‘tannin’, into leather fibres. The skin changes occur both internally and externally. |
How long does the tanning process take? |
| The real tanning method needs 5 weeks. At this process the substance is
awarded to the new leather. This means decalcifying, drying, colouring, preservation, remove of salt delays and greases up to the inked salmon leather and refinishing. |
What is >> refinishing << |
| Refinishing is a specialised leather process to add a protectant to the
outside surface of the leather to protect it from dirt, grease, grime and excessive wear. It is a polymer resin that is sprayed onto the surface of the leather, allowed to dry, then plated down with heat and pressure to make the leather water-resistant, drycleanable scotch-guardable and washable. |
Can you always offer us sufficient Salmon Leather? |
| Yes. Meanwhile Chile produces more Salmon for the export than Norway.
The capacity of the salmon skins is used only to 10% of the occurrence at the moment. This guarantees for every volume supplying out of the cultivation farms round the year. |
What can the leather be used for? |
| Anything that a normal land based leather can be used for. From shoes,
clothing, belts and various fashion accessories to seat accommodation for Yachts, fly-bridges, salon- and dining- areas and sometimes ,,mermaids’’. It has also been used for more unusual applications such as antique sword handles, falconry equipment and archery equipment. See our home products, belts and accessories, please! |