mostly made leather for Rolls Royce, Aston Martin, Ferrari, Prince Charles's personal carriage, the House of Lords. That sort of thing. If someone is spending £100,000 on a car, they want to know that they can replace a seat panel if they tear it. We had to get the colour to match every other batch that had ever been made and so that it looked the same under daylight, sodium street lamps, flourescent tubes in their garage etc.
(AfinkawanYes I can hear you Clem Fandango,
Wed 23 Apr 2008, 19:38,
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(Captain Wowcurrently being a cunt in Infamous,
Wed 23 Apr 2008, 19:35,
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We did also make leather for
um...slightly odder customers. There was one customer who wanted an entire room upholstered in unfinished leather. I guess some people find that sort of thing quite sexy but without the varnish on it, it will stain really easily with any body fluids.
(AfinkawanYes I can hear you Clem Fandango,
Wed 23 Apr 2008, 19:41,
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Bet it smells nice though.
(Captain Wowcurrently being a cunt in Infamous,
Wed 23 Apr 2008, 19:44,
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Not too bad.
Most of the 'smell' of leather is due to the chemicals put on to tan it and preserbe it.
(AfinkawanYes I can hear you Clem Fandango,
Wed 23 Apr 2008, 19:45,
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Oh don't ruin the magic.
The tannery place in Nottingham smells horrid.
(Captain Wowcurrently being a cunt in Infamous,
Wed 23 Apr 2008, 19:48,
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True
Actually the smell is more from the chemicals used after tanning to make it soft and pliable and colour it.
(AfinkawanYes I can hear you Clem Fandango,
Wed 23 Apr 2008, 19:52,
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Well whatever it is that makes it smell nice
I love it very much. My saddle stinks of saddlesoap and horse now.
(Captain Wowcurrently being a cunt in Infamous,
Wed 23 Apr 2008, 19:55,
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