LEATHER MANUFACTURERS
Goatskins being 'boarded' (softened), prior to being embossed.
Decanting powdered chestnut tan.
'Clicking-out' bookmarks with our clicker press.
A 'Drum Roll' please
Glass drying Sheep Skivers.
Polishing (burnishing) Chieftain Goatskins with a glass cylinder.
Hand graining goatskins
Hand 'Padding' (applying a resin pigment)to Calf skins for Scabbard Leather
Hand spraying a short-run custom green goatskins.
'Hanging' goatskins to air dry.
Hot pressing sheep skivers.
Pressing and softening goatskin.
Measuring the area of finished Bookcalf.
'Wet' shaving calfskins, prior to dyeing.
Hand 'Slickering' (softening) goatskins.
A view down the 'tunnel' of our spraying machine, where Chieftain Goatskins are being finished.....
..... and another view from inside.
Staking (softening) Chieftain Goatskins.
Toggling Chieftain Goatskins to Dry.
Make Works visits J Hewit & Sons in Edinburgh. From Make Works on Vimeo.
.... it does what is says on the tin.
.... and a video shot and edited by Roger Barlee's son, Kenneth during the big move to Livingston in 2010.
M8 Junction 3 - Eastbound slip road closure
to celebrate and honour Rob's life
We close for the holiday on ....
A new Director at J Hewit & Sons.
Here are the winners of the Hewit prizes.