Why not offer U.S. hair-on cowhides?
We would offer U.S. tanned hair-on cowhides if we could. Leather producers in the U.S. have historically specialized in hair-off leather for consumer items. U.S. chrome tanned hair-on cowhides are simply not produced because chromium allotments have historically been used for hair-off leather. The technolgy and workmanship necessary for quality hair-on tanning have not been developed in the U.S.. Also, breeds are tightly controled in the U.S. which means that most cowhides would not have diverse coloring.
