Why Is Peccary Leather So Expensive?

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00:00 Peccary Leather Introduction
You’ve probably heard of certain types of leather. With calfskin and suede being some of the most commonly used in the manufacture of leather goods and exotic skins such as crocodile or alligator leather commanding extremely high prices.
But there’s one type of leather that is becoming increasingly less common and therefore more expensive: Peccary leather.
01:00 What is Peccary Leather?
Peccary leather comes from the Peccary animal. They are a hoofed, pig-like mammals, reaching a medium size of about 35 to 52 inches in length when fully grown. Unlike cattle, the Peccary isn’t widely kept and bred for use in various industries like the meat trade. In order to protect from overhunting and harvesting, there are some extremely strict regulations about how and where Peccaries can be hunted.
02:13 How is Peccary Leather Made?
The first step is to harvest the skins either through the process of a scheduled hunt or through a hatchery center’s harvesting regimen. Next up, the skins are weighed to ensure even tanning. Drums are then used to tan the Peccary leather. After the skins have been tanned, they are then shaved down to an even thickness. When the skins are clean and hair free, they are left to dry. When the skins are dried, they are graded in numbers from I, II, III, and IV.
05:38 Qualities of Peccary Leather
Because Peccary leather commands high prices, it really pays to understand what you’re looking at, so you can spot the genuine article when shopping for Peccary goods: 1. Possibility of scars or blemishes
2. Distinct three-pronged pore structure that is visible throughout the skin
3. Matte finish.
4. Soft, supple feel
5. Durability
08:40 Best Uses for Peccary Leather
Peccary leather isn’t good for larger items or garments such as jackets or furniture pieces. Gloves are the number one use for Peccary leather. For decades, Peccary has been the undisputed king of glove leathers.
You’ll find small leather goods is usually where Peccary leather can be seen - wallets, watch straps, keyrings, business card cases, and the like are candidates for perfect Peccary uses, as they allow for single pieces to be cut from the Peccary hides without having to patchwork them together
09:10 Why Is Peccary Leather So Expensive?
The manufacture of Peccary leather is not only strictly regulated, but on an extremely small scale when compared to other leather manufacturers. Great care must be taken throughout the manufacturing process to ensure the best possible grade of the hide is achieved. Once the leather arrives with the leather goods maker, it requires a highly skilled craftsperson to create a beautiful product. And if you take care of your Peccary leather goods, you likely won’t have to replace them.
10:05 Outfit Rundown

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@mikewingert-savagelyerudite Жыл бұрын

My Dents 🇬🇧peccary are first class…..hand sewn….cashmere lined…£350…..things of beauty and well worth the money.

@dandydiagoras Жыл бұрын

I own a pair of brown peccary leather gloves with cashmere lining, and I truly wished I discovered and learned to appreciate these materials earlier in life. Before that, I could not imagine gloves to be that flexible and soft on the inside and outside.

@shiboomi2249 Жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed this one. Nice and concise while still packing in lots of interesting information and so making for an informative watch. Props to the scriptwriter and to Nathan for his excellent delivery. Top stuff.

@pachabele Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great educational video. I did not know what peccary leather was before watching.

@StarWarriorMusic Жыл бұрын

I have a pair of shoes that are a combo of Peccary and calf. They are incredibly comfortable and soft yet very tough. Would love a pair of gloves in peccary.

@Hega-xs7hd Жыл бұрын

Just bought a pair of perfect condition dark brown peccary gloves for incredible 7€ in a second hand store!! I'm like 99% sure they're real, so thanks for making me recognize them

@cillamoke Жыл бұрын

Dude I picked up a pair for $3 Au at a salvos

@AnonyMous-ff8yk Жыл бұрын

Just waiting on your store to restock and I'll be grabbing a pair. 🙂

@JonBurnsFineArt Жыл бұрын

Channels like this educate the general public to appreciate the finer things. I remember asking myself why a Mercedes Benz and my wife pointed out the subtle differences in attention to detail. That appreciation is what separates the cream from the whole milk. Keep up the great work. 👌

@josephreinhart8490 Жыл бұрын

Yes please do a video on how to take care of pickery leather or just all leather in general.

@damonbaartz255 Жыл бұрын

Hi GG! I’ve been watching your videos for quite a while and my girlfriend is loving the changes in my attitude and presence because of it, she is curious if there is a channel similar to yourselves that goes through the ins and outs of classic ladies style, etiquette, and dress? Yet another great video keep up the good work!

@ibnewton8951 Жыл бұрын

Years ago I visited a tannery. Folks, this has to be one of the stinkiest jobs on earth. Phew!😮

@ande100 Жыл бұрын

The are bred and farmed, like all mammals. ( As in terminology). Birds are bred and hatched from eggs and are still farmed. (as in terminology). Hatcheries only deal with eggs and chicks( ex, mass productions als chicken, turkey duck in Asia etc). I am the proud owner of a vintage pair of peccary gloves.

@thecappeningchannel515 Жыл бұрын

Looks supple.

@samyguerroury8980 Жыл бұрын

Good video idea, please I would like to see how to wash the gloves. I have a pair of gloves in pekari leather. And I suppose wool inside.

@craft-o-matic399 Жыл бұрын

Fascnating! They are cute little beasts! I would not want to be the one who has to skive all the Peccary skins! Great video. The Peccary leather looks like it has a fabulous hand feel (Lol!), but I just don't particularly care for the texture. What's wrong with me? I love buttery soft leather! Thank you gentlemen! Lisa

@muisabfc3033 Жыл бұрын

I bought peccary gloves that had a rabbit-fur lining for c:a 180 dollars, new on eBay. They are the best gloves I ever had.

@drip369 Жыл бұрын

I have been inagining the potential Preston puns

@johnfaustus1 Жыл бұрын

I wonder if the pecarry meat is consumed after its hide is removed?

@janettewong9900 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the info! I picked up what I believe to be a skinny woman’s peccary belt at a thrift shop for $3 USD. I’m definitely smaller than the average adult man so it seems plausible there was a hide large enough for this piece. I think it has another layer of another leather, possibly napa. The 3 pore clusters are only on one surface of the belt but the belt is incredibly soft and supple. I compared it to the sheen and 3 pore pattern imitation peccary and one side is definitely peccary From what I can gather, not only is it difficult to make a belt because of the size of the hides but it seems like peccary is thin and while it has flexibility for something like gloves, it sounds like some thinner pieces would have too much flexibility for a belt. I also wanted to ask about shaving - does this mean that gloves are not full grain because they would be too thick?

@forkless Жыл бұрын

I used to have a really nice pair 25 years ago and accidentally left them somewhere -- unfortunately to be never seen again. I'm still salty 😂

@newtonyates9688 Жыл бұрын

Is there going to be any announcements about new products soon?

@gentlemansgazette Жыл бұрын

We're working on a bunch of things but Covid hasn't made product development faster. Also, we don't just private label something from a catalog but truly design stuff , which takes more time. Stay tuned for some collar bars and socks in the next few days, but then more new product lines in the new year.

@newtonyates9277 Жыл бұрын

@@gentlemansgazette Awesome, thank you!

@JovanyCooldude Жыл бұрын

What brand is that field jacket?

@cyankirkpatrick5194 Жыл бұрын

All I know is the stitching in the leather, and how the quality and weight of the leather.

@Camrographer Жыл бұрын

You’ve heard the expression of course it fits like a glove. My question is what should a glove fit like? I have a pair of Peckary leather gloves, and I have smallish hands, which means that I often can’t find gloves which fit. Do gloves need to hug the contours of the hand to the point where they need to be peeled off? I feel like I have some room in the gloves. Do you think a leather worker could take them in like a piece of clothing? Lastly I was thinking about how I could make my gloves touchscreen friendly. Is there any way to accomplish this without compromising the glove?

@gentlemansgazette Жыл бұрын

We carry a range of touchscreen-sensitive gloves in our shop! Follow the link to have a look at one of our favorites, and you'll also see a glove-fit guide on the same page 👉 shop.gentlemansgazette.com/accessories/gloves/burgundy-touchscreen-dress-gloves-lamb-nappa-leather-by-fort-belvedere?

@SantiagoTM1 Жыл бұрын

Here in Arizona, wild pigs who look so much alike in this video have been known to attack Ppl, & dogs. Not even wildcats or bobcats want to mess with these wild pigs that are called: Javalinas. If U should see a pack of wild Javalinas, turn around & walk the other way.

@Manuel421 Жыл бұрын

Normally I don't respond to other comments but as someone who also lives in AZ I definitely understand what you mean. Luckily we haven't had any in our neighborhood though. Have a good weekend sir.

@alexrad9570 Жыл бұрын

Gloves and shoes! 👞🧤

@mattberry4457 Жыл бұрын

peccary leather is very similar to pigskin. they are not rare in the us. they are all over in the southwest. you can even hunt them year round in texas.

@danielvalentiner9226 Жыл бұрын

Could you guys do a video on HARSH winter attire? In places like Canada or Scandinavian countries where winters are very cold, is there a way to stay "sartorial "?

@heshn Жыл бұрын

💛

@jackeddemon Жыл бұрын

Once you make black unlined peccary gloves. I’ll buy two pairs. Your choice if you want my business

@mikewingert-savagelyerudite Жыл бұрын

Try Dents in the UK…..a fabulous company.

@jackeddemon Жыл бұрын

@@mikewingert-savagelyerudite they don’t have peccary

@mikewingert-savagelyerudite Жыл бұрын

@@jackeddemon or did you just mean in black?

@jackeddemon Жыл бұрын

@@mikewingert-savagelyerudite peccary AND black

@mikewingert-savagelyerudite Жыл бұрын

@@jackeddemon forgive my error.

@jonasis22 Жыл бұрын

💯

@Wladislav Жыл бұрын

Lovely leather, sadly outside my wage bracket.

@gabrielhospedales5384 Жыл бұрын

0:10, 0:13,

@alixmortimer5143 Жыл бұрын

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@circumquentiam Жыл бұрын

Why does he look like he's trying to reach out and hold my hand

@domepiece11 Жыл бұрын

I won’t buy leather from wild animals. If someone is smart, they would raise these. Animals goods should be from farmed animals.

@Aggnog Жыл бұрын

Much more biased than usual. Using the price of the gloves as an analogy for the price of the leather is disingenuous and misleading. The price per square foot could have been used here, but you chose not to do so. $30-60 for your average dress gloves is a funny statement, when your own store sells lambskin gloves for $170-190$, which is close to how much peccary gloves made in Peru for example would cost. The other $100-200 is the markup for convincing everyone that peccary is the best there is. A few years ago this business was transparent with how much your items cost and why, but now you are pulling wool over the eyes of newer inexperienced viewers, by cherry picking information to make your products look better than they are, both in quality and price.

@unconventionalideas5683 Жыл бұрын

Well, also because it costs something to make it outside of Peru, because not everywhere has Peruvian Labor costs…

@dandiehm8414 Жыл бұрын

"$30-60 for your AVERAGE dress gloves is a funny statement, when your own store sells lambskin gloves for $170-190$". The Gentlemen's Gazette's gloves are nowhere near AVERAGE. "The other $100-200 is the markup for convincing everyone that peccary is the best there is." No - that markup is called a profit, without which The Gentlemen's Gazette would cease to exist.

@Aggnog Жыл бұрын

@@unconventionalideas5683 Which has nothing to do with how much the leather costs. You didn't think that through did you?

@Aggnog Жыл бұрын

@@dandiehm8414 30-50% profit margin? Give me a break. The store might not be able to exist without the website, but the opposite is not true. If they didn't shill their own store in every video, they would just sponsor other items instead like every other channel. I have no moral qualm with them doing this, but the way they are doing it is exceedingly anti-consumer. In every video on other brands they complain about how their material sources or quality are not listed, and yet they do exactly the same thing.

@dandiehm8414 Жыл бұрын

@@Aggnog 30-50% profit is very LOW for LUXURY goods.