19.3 sq ft Commercial BRAIN TANNED Leather 2-4 oz Bison

• Commercial Brain Tanned Bison Leather 
• 19.3 square foot, approx (55" by 52") 
• color is Smoke
• this hide is 2 1/2-4 1/2 oz in thickness
• both sides suede-like
• soft & supple; very durable
• our largest customer base uses for: Beading & Native American Regalia

THIS HIDE HAS EVERY CHARACTERISTIC OF A FULLY BRAIN TANNED HIDE. This hide has a brand mark and 5 small holes, and is the one you will receive. 

• The temper is:  soft & supple; as it is SUEDE-LIKE. It has been smoked!!!
• Advantages to smoking hides: brain tanned hides are the only hides, that once becoming wet then dry; will remain as soft as they were prior to becoming wet. Another way to look at this is: all other leathers become stiff, after going thru the wet/dry cycle, except brain tanned hides.
• When a hide is smoked, the non-water-soluble oil in the smoke bonds with the water-soluble oil in the soup, making all of it non-water-soluble. The smoke provides lubrication to the fingers within the hide, which is what keeps the leather soft.