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MPG Aragona, Charcoal

$12.50
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Description

Weight:  5.0-5.5 oz

Since the beginning, we've been on a quest to provide the maker community with excellent and interesting leather options in tannages and/or from tanneries all over the world that aren't as widely known.  Aragona, from MPG Industria Conciaria in Italy is one of the next of these in our lineup.

Aragona is a premium Italian vegetable tanned leather with an appearance of a leather that's been sitting inside an old barn for decades.  It looks like it would feel rough, but it's been ever-so-lightly buffed (i.e. sanded), so the grain is silky smooth.  It doesn't feel greasy or waxy at all, but it has some of the most dramatic pull-up I've ever seen.  And, it's actually relatively dry, which makes it very easy to glue and burnish. 

The temper is surprisingly firm for a leather that looks like this.  At full weight (5-5.5oz), it works great for exterior-sewn bags and small straps / lanyards.  Because of how firm it is, it may put up a bit of a fight if you're making a flipped bag (in those cases, I'd recommend hand milling the leather, which will loosen it up a bit to make the flip easier).  Split a little thinner (maybe around 4oz), it should be much easier, and still have enough body to stand up as an unlined tote.  Aragona split down in the 2oz neighborhood will still have plenty of body to work well for wallet interiors.

Single shoulder approx. 7 sqft
Double shoulder approx. 14 sqft

This is intended to be a high-character leather.  It may exhibit some scarring and range marks. 

Please note: There may be a slight variation in color between the product photo and what you receive due to differences across dye lots and the natural characteristics of leather.  

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ryan kneip

The picture doesn’t look great. This is so much better looking in person. I bought a sample of “mud” a while ago and bought some because it had wrinkles all over. But then what I got had none. And I was disappointed. The panel of this I got had wrinkles, but they look so good on it. It’s nice a firm. Like. Hang on I’m gonna go buy more panels.

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KJ
Simply the best, better than all the rest!

Pull up for days and the best gray leather in the business!

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Joe Urena
Making a Tote Bag

Leather was thinned down to 3.5 and i am really happy with it, its beautiful and can be used for a variety of goods at the same time. Bought a Jumbo Double Shoulder and excited to see what else i can make with it.

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Gordy Fritch MuseLeathercraft
Rustic AND elegant? Yep!

This is an absolutely fun leather to work with. It is both rustic AND elegant. Being a veg tan leather it burnishes stunningly! The finish is a little “fickle’ in the sense that it shows marks and you have to be a little careful as you are crafting your item. But once you project is done let the patina take over and create the magic this this leather was meant to have.

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Kyle Johnson
NEXT LEVEL!

This Charcoal Aragona is absolutely amazing! It has incredible texture, burnishes like a dream, and has some other worldly pull-up! Aragona is in my TOP 3 leather choices for sure!