Description

Split leather hides represent half of the bison from the back-line to the belly line. The split hides are removed from the carcass at processing time, salted at the farm, dried, folded, boxed and shipped off to the tanner who then uses a chrome-tanning method, applies the dyes, cures and sends the split hides back to us for production of leather goods and sales. These hides come in a variety of sizes and are sold by the square footage as measured conventionally by the beef hide industry. The average sizes are 18-22 sq. ft. Be sure to read more about the leather and quality and variability factors on the main leather description page.