Our Repair Calf leather is sourced from the Indian subcontinent and initially tanned at origin. Once the skins arrive at our Edinburgh tannery, they are re-tanned using a blend of premium tannages, including Tara, Chestnut, and Oak. Alongside enhancing the leather with these traditional tannages, we also apply our proprietary Archival tannage, resulting in a leather that is exceptionally durable while remaining a pleasure to work with and use.
More information on the development of our Archival Tannage may be found here.
You can see examples of books bound in our Archival BV Repair Calf in the 'Showcase' area of our web site.
*Average Skin Size: 0.95 - 1.05m² (10¼ - 11¼ft²)
Approx. Cut Size: 80 x 50cm
Standard Substance: 0.9mm
Colours available: 8 shades
Grades: II, III and IV
Feel free to reach out to us at sales@hewit.com with any specific requests or needs you have for this leather - we're happy to help!
Hewitt always treat me with respect and go to extra trouble to meet my needs
Hewitt always treat me with respect and go to extra trouble to meet my needs. Always a pleasure to buy from them. The BV is not there absolute top grade but it is still pretty good.
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Richard Aitken Highland Archive Centre
Excellent bookbinding leather
Just as requested, great leather from the best supplier of bookbinding leather in the UK
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Darren Shakespeare
Repair Calf
Good product and speedy delivery
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Darren Shakespeare
Repair Calf
Very expensive but an excellent product and will order again.
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Victoria Stevens
Leather purchase
Great customer service, great quality skin quickly delivered.
