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Leather Storage reginkoshy 10-30-2006
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Posted by on October 30, 2006, 12:01 pm
Do you have any ideas on how to store leather hides that would be about
10' x 10' , the storage technique should utilise minimal space.

We currently house them on wooden horses that consume about 3 ' x 8'.

thanks,
regin


Posted by klh in VA on October 30, 2006, 3:00 pm


reginkoshy@gmail.com wrote:

>Do you have any ideas on how to store leather hides that would be about
>10' x 10' , the storage technique should utilise minimal space.
>
>
>
10 foot by 10 foot?
wow
are these from dinosauers or elephants?

i don't think i''d want to have to deal with them before they were
flattened! :-)

>We currently house them on wooden horses that consume about 3 ' x 8'.
>
>thanks,
>regin
>
>
>

Posted by weareallrelated on October 31, 2006, 4:08 pm
On 30 Oct 2006 09:01:52 -0800, reginkoshy@gmail.com wrote:

>Do you have any ideas on how to store leather hides that would be about
>10' x 10' , the storage technique should utilise minimal space.
>
>We currently house them on wooden horses that consume about 3 ' x 8'.
>
>thanks,
>regin
Our leather is that size and bigger. I place 2-3 hides on top of one
another and then roll them and tie with a leather thong. These are
then placed on shelves with lots of air circulation in a cedar lined
cupboard for the winter. We sell them all summer and have about 4-500
each winter for the next year. Rolling them prevents creases were the
oils can collect and ruin the hide.

Posted by W.Boyce on October 31, 2006, 9:36 pm
weareallrelated wrote:
> On 30 Oct 2006 09:01:52 -0800, reginkoshy@gmail.com wrote:
>
>
>>Do you have any ideas on how to store leather hides that would be about
>>10' x 10' , the storage technique should utilise minimal space.
>>
>>We currently house them on wooden horses that consume about 3 ' x 8'.
>>
>>thanks,
>>regin
>
> Our leather is that size and bigger. I place 2-3 hides on top of one
> another and then roll them and tie with a leather thong. These are
> then placed on shelves with lots of air circulation in a cedar lined
> cupboard for the winter. We sell them all summer and have about 4-500
> each winter for the next year. Rolling them prevents creases were the
> oils can collect and ruin the hide.

As a follow-up to your answer, how do you remove creases from leather if
they aren't stored rolled-up?
Thanks, JPBill

Posted by weareallrelated on October 31, 2006, 11:58 pm

>
>As a follow-up to your answer, how do you remove creases from leather if
>they aren't stored rolled-up?
>Thanks, JPBill
I don't know. If the hide has been folded long enough for the oils or
tanning solutions to come to the surface along the creases then I
doubt there is any way to remove that mark. Its like the marks from
roller feet on the sewing machine---pretty much permanent.
You can try to hang the hide for a while or find a spot to lay it
flat, and see if that helps, otherwise you have to cut around it or
incorporate into the design. Sorry I have no magic answer.

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