Leather strip half-back full grain vegetable tanning aniline finish for harnessing

The dyed leather strip for making harnesses, headbands and much more!

Features of Niagara dyed half back leather strip :

Niagara saddle leather is 100% natural leather. Niagara half-back strip leather is a full-grain, unpressed, uncorrected leather with smooth grain and flesh. It is vegetable-tanned, and therefore non-allergenic. Vegetable tannins provide firmness and high resistance to elongation. This leather has an aniline finish that preserves its natural appearance. Dyed Niagara half-back strip is available in Black, Chocolate, Havana and Cognac aniline finishes. It is heart-fed in a tallow bath (a mixture of paraffin and beef fat), more commonly known as " tallow leather". This food makes for easier cutting and working, as well as greater resistance to water. Tallow also ensures maintenance-free leather, as the fat is constantly added to the surface of the leather, giving it the nourishment it needs and an excellent patina. Thanks to this nourishment, Niagara saddle leather is highly resistant to outdoor use, rejecting any external disturbance (water / salty environment). This makes Niagara saddle leather ideal for intensive wear and tear, such as in the equestrian sector.

Origin of Niagara dyed half back leather strip :

The half-back strips Niagara dyed are sourced fromselected beef and bull farms in France, Germany, Spain and Italy. To ensure the quality of the leather linked to its production, a leather traceability process has been set up at Radermecker Tannery. The hides are marked 3 times with 3 identifiers at each stage: on receipt of the hides, enabling traceability of the origin of the hides; during the tanning process; during the finishing process.

Uses of Niagara dyed half back leather strip :

Niagara half-back dyed leather strip can be used for harness parts such as halters, snaffles, harnesses, bridle reins, headpieces, uprights, nosebands, lanyards, throat lashes and girths.
It can also be used in leather goods, especially when you need long lengths of leather: belts, wallets, card holders, key rings, bags, saddlebags, pouches, bracelets, watch straps, under-hands, knife sheaths, dog and cat collars, and so on.
It can also be used in furnishings, for example, for réalization or restoring the seat of a chair or armchair in thick, rigid leather, for covering the work surface of an office, or for covering dressing room doors.
Niagara saddle leather can be finished with our slice waxes, available in Black, Chocolate, Havana and Cognac.
Leather molding work can be carried out with Niagara saddle leather , as can leather marking work (hot and cold).
Embossing work on our Niagara leather is not recommended, as with its fat bath feeding, the leather will regain its natural thickness, and the embossed patterns will fade over time. For embossing work on leather, we recommend our natural Pykara saddle leather in shouldershoulder, shoulder and shoulderstrap .

Dimensions and hide area of Niagara dyed half back leather strip ::

The half-back is made up of shoulder and butt. It's a half-hide with the sides removed. Its advantage is that it can be used in very long lengths, as in saddlery. On Niagara dyed half back leather strip, we offer 2 minimum lengths of 180cm and 220cm and a minimum width of 30cm. In the "Guaranteed dimensions" tab above, you'll find an explanatory diagram of "half-back strip " and the corresponding guaranteed dimensions.

Care instructions of Niagara dyed half back leather strip :

For the maintenance of Niagara saddle leather: Thanks to the feeding in tallow bath, the fat is impregnated on the whole thickness of Niagara saddle leather, so there is no need for feeding over time. Food can be applied to the grain to ensure its fatty appearance or to accelerate the patina of the leather. This care of the grain ensures a longer life for the leather. Our Niagara saddle leather will resist moisture. Just let them dry at room temperature and they will regain their appearance. Due to its nourishment in a tallow bath (grease), on temperature shocks, a whitish film of paraffin rise can form. Simply rub it off.

Discover leather care tips from your tannery and 2 expert customers on the blog post "Leather Care".