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Full Grain Podcast with Nick Horween and Phil Kalas — 70 episodes
Q&A Episode: How Horween Grades Their Leather
The Business of Luxury Shoes: Inside Leffot with Steven Taffel
Schott NYC Owner Reveals: Why We Can't Make Jackets Faster
Inside Carmina: 6 Generations of Shoemaking
Patina Thunderdome & The World's Best Boot Event BOOT CAMP 2025
Made for the NFL
AI, Architecture, & Craftsmanship: A Designer's Take on the Future - MAKR
Wyatt's Favorite Grant Stone Boots
NEW Viberg NYC Store Opening Soon
Q&A Oil-Tanned CXL & Curry Shell Cordovan
Skip Horween Explains Latigo, Illini Latigo, California Tanneries
Nick (Stridewise) & Nick (Horween) Discuss Environmental Impact
Wine Tasting for Leather - Live at Stitchdown Boot Camp 2024
Leather. And Why it's Still Good.
EP56: Q&A NEW Horween Leather Aspen, Waterproof CXL, Farm Boots
EP55: Skip Horween Leather Industry & Trade Shows
EP54: Why is shell cordovan so expensive!?
EP53: Horween SHUTDOWN & Maintaining a 100+ Year-Old Leather Tannery
EP52: Nick's Handmade Boots & Horween Leather Co. Discuss Shell Cordovan
EP51: ICON 4x4 Jonathan Ward
EP50: Horween Leather Tanner Explains Leather Finishing
EP49: Boot-Wearing Guide to Horween Leather
EP48: Leather Tanning 101
EP47: Dean Delray, Leather Jackets, Stand-Up Comedy
EP46: Q&A Chromepak vs. CXL, Horween Pinnacle, Coffee Tanning, Why Pit Tan?
EP45: Shell Cordovan, Dublin, Essex, Pit Tanning, Tree Barks
EP44: NBA Basketball Leather - Leather vs. Plastic
EP43: 1940s Timber Tanned Calf Leather
EP42: Horween Cypress, Latigo vs. CXL, Grey Colors, Small vs. Established Brands
EP41: ⚡Stitchdown Patina Thunderdome⚡, Boot Camp, Leather Perspective
EP40: CXL is Overrated?💰 Is Alden Overpriced? WWII Boots, Dale’s Leatherworks
EP39: Sam Parker, Context Clothing, Alden, Roy Boot, Wisconsin Footwear, Supper Clubs
Ep38: Q&A Brain Tanning(!) Leather, Horween Predator, Horsebutt, Rancourt
EP37: Stridewise, Best Shell Cordovan, Veg vs. Chrome tan, Boot Collecting
EP: 36 WTF is Aniline? Aniline Leather & Leather Finishing🖌️
EP35: Suede, Nubuck, Rough Out Waxed Flesh and Genuine Leather: Everything You Want to Know
EP34: LIVE Q&A Shinki Shell Cordovan, Seidel Double Shot, Calf, Predator, Horsebutt
EP33: Ultimate Leather Care Guide. Horween Shell Cordovan Polishing Secrets
EP32: Alden Indy Boot, What is Quality, Meat Industry, Rose Anvil Weston Kay Pt.2
EP31: Rose Anvil Cut in Half. Form vs. Function. Shell Cordovan Engineer Boots. Alden Controversy. Part 1 of 2.
EP30 New Leathers at Horween, Stitchdown Boot Camp
EP29: Thunderdome, Bo Jackson, What Makes Leather Smell?, Hot Stuffing Explained
EP28: Rare Shell Cordovan
EP27: FEW Spirits, Craft Spirit Appreciation 101, Barrel Aging, Bourbon
EP26: Nomad Goods Brian Hahn: Creating Apple Tech Accessories to Work from Anywhere
EP25: Comparing Shell Cordovan, Horsehide, Cow, Steer, Deer, Bison
EP24: The History of Buckleguy: How Hardware is Made, Sourcing Hardware and Leather
EP23: Portland Leather Goods Curtis Matsko
EP22: AI Asks About Leather, Patina Thunderdome Recap, Bog Bodies
EP21: Maverick Leather, Horween Seconds, USA Tanneries, New Car Smell, Salz Tannery
EP20: Oak Street Bootmakers, Calf Shortage, Made in USA, Hand Lasting, Leather Board, Ralph Lauren
EP19: Werner Erkelens, Bass Player for Monuments, Aviations, International Touring Musician
EP18: Shell Cordovan Scratches and Repair, NEW Leather, Teacore, Wooly CXL
E17: Black Bear Brand, Kevin Costner Jacket, Vintage Cars, Motorcycles, Travel, Boro, Wesco
E16: Dashing Chicago, Alden, Edward Green, Leather Care, Proper Fit
E15: We need to talk about Chromexcel, Boots, Mechanical Seals, Historical Documents, WWII
E14: Grant Stone Part 2 Wyatt & Josh’s Shoe Journey, Women’s Footwear, New Styles/Colors, Quality Specs
E13: Grant Stone, Leather Break, Alden, Heel Slip, Lasts
E12: The Stitchdown Shoecast - Ben and Ticho
E11: Translucent Leather, Shrunken Horsebutt, JR Soles, Russian Reindeer Boxboard
E10: 3sixteen - Raw Denim, Self Edge, 20th Anniversary Collabs
E9: Jason Gregory MAKR Studio, Leather Goods, Made in USA, Minimalism
E8: Patina, Veg Tan, Olive Tan, Chrome Tan, Wax Flesh, Patina Thunderdome
E7: Anthony Spina SYSTEM, Old Style, White Claw, Inclusive Drinking, Dive Bars, Tannery Row
E6: Skip Horween Tannery Work, Seasonality of Hides, Made in Maine, Boat Shoe Indicator
E5: Leather Prices Increasing, Supply Chain, Just In Time Inventory, James Webb Space Telescope
E4: Sustainability, Environmental Stewardship, "Vegan Leather", Patagonia, Waterproof
E3: Brett Viberg of Viberg Boot - New Brand Direction, Service Boot, Chromexcel Lottery, Customer Service
E2: Football Leather Hat(?), What is Full Grain Leather, JR Rendenbach Closing
E1: Chicago Hot Dogs, Podcasts, Being Old, HBO Shows