About the raw material, fish skin
Hello everyone!
Things haven't been going so well lately, so please take good care of yourself.
Well, this time I would like to talk about fish leather from a slightly different angle than before.
Ocean Leather uses fish skins that would otherwise be discarded during processing. Therefore, we do not intentionally kill or catch animals just to make fish leather. Furthermore, all fish skins currently used by our brand, except for salmon leather, are from fish caught in Kochi. Salmon leather is the only one we receive from Northern Europe and South America. (※All leather manufacturing is done in Kochi.) The four types of fish that can be most reliably secured are yellowtail, sea bream, salmon, and mahi-mahi. This is why we are able to provide them to you as products.
We are sometimes asked if we can make fish leather from rare or high-quality fish, but because our brand uses "fish skin discarded during processing," it is difficult, with some exceptions, to offer high-quality fish or fish that are eaten with their skin on as products. (It is possible if you bring in a fish you have caught yourself and have it made into a fish leather product.)
If I'm lucky enough to get one, I'll tan it... (laughs)
Even with a stable supply of leather, there are some things you need to be careful about. For example, for a long wallet, the area that uses fish leather is the largest, so you need a large piece of leather. However, because the size and shape vary depending on the season and individual differences, it is necessary to select and tan as large a piece of leather as possible. Also, if a hole of even 1mm appears in the required area during the process of turning the leather from the skin, the usable area will be reduced, so you need to concentrate on the scraping stage. Even if you can secure a stable supply of leather, the size and condition of the leather are important depending on the product. Of course, even if it is small, you can use it as a leather accessory or key chain, or make it by joining it together, so don't worry!
That's about it for now! It's rare to have the opportunity to let you know about such small details, so I don't know if you'll find it interesting or annoying, but I've written about the raw material, fish skin!
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