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RayF
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Dec 9, 2019
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Oh, oh--I forgot to mention! For all those who see everyone else here going gaga over the use of "Shell Cordovan" in these wallets, but don't actually know what Shell Cordovan is (but who would like to know before they send MD a hundred clams), I suggest you ask these fine fellows--who, as it turns out, happen to be experts on the subject!
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All of which begs the question: if we Americans don't eat horse meat (they do elsewhere, but it's actually illegal to slaughter horses for meat in the US), then why oh why, would be keen to kill them for wallets? At least with a cow, you can rationalize that we kill them to make BigMacs, and that the cowhide we use for other stuff, was just the byproduct of a cheap lunch--at least that's the way most people look at. But horses? Tsk, tsk!
Dec 9, 2019
EJD87
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Jan 15, 2020
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RayFYou answered your own question. You're right, we don't kill horses for their meat. That's why any production of shell cordovan is a byproduct of horses that died due to other reasons. Kind of explains why shell is so expensive! Additionally, each horse only produces a small quantity, and finally, it takes a long time to tan properly. But as far as leather goes, shell is absolutely worth it. It's gorgeous and insanely durable.
Jan 15, 2020
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