The raw skins originate from India and the surrounding areas. The skins have a natural shrunken grain, similar to traditional Levant grain, with a natural polished finish. This leather is retanned with the addition of aluminium salts in order to produce an archival tannage with outstanding durability. The leather is aniline dyed and has a semi-transparent finish.
More information on the development of our Archival Tannage may be found here.
Please note that colours 3, 6, 9 and 15 are not dyed-through.
You can see examples of books bound in our Chieftain Goat in the 'Showcase' area of our web site.
Average Skin Size: 0.68 - 0.72m² (7¼ - 7¾ft²)
Approx. Cut Size: 68 x 57cm
Standard Substance: 1.0mm
Colours available: 15 standard shades plus grey and purple
Grades: I and II.
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!
Great quality leather. Great service (arrived the next day!!)
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Richard Pollock-Nelson
Goat Leather
Hewit makes the best leather anywhere and the service they provide is beyond compare. They go out of there way to make sure you get the best product that fits your need. I love them.
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Daniel Dunn
Great service and fantastic product range
At F.G Marshall we order the majority of our bindery leather from Hewit and do so for a reason. The quality is absolutely exceptional, fast delivery and very affordable prices. I do not see the need to go anywhere else.
