Saturday, December 3, 2011

tanning

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It's a long way from a slaughtered cow to a leather bag
the process in the beginning is maybe the hardest and especially the dirtiest

I had the chance to visit a tanner in Belgium

Altan in Zulte

it's like time stopped, machines and tools still from the 30ies
real craftmanship

1 comment:

  1. Wow, en in België. Deze plek wil ik ook wel eens bezoeken. Boeiend om naar de foto's te kijken. / Wow, and in Belgium. I would also like to visit that place one day. Very interesting: looking at these photos.

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