A dairy cow’s hide—scraped, salted, and heavy—the workhorse of the tannery. Tanners convert it into russet and vegetable-tanned leather for jerkins, breeches, belts, and shoe uppers. The large hide yields plenty of usable stock, though uneven thickness requires skilled splitting.
Hide, Cow
Dairy cow hide; tannery workhorse; russet leather for jerkins and breeches. Price is for one whole skin.