Eastman B6 Standard Review PHOTOS

[HPA Rep]

Very nice B-6, I hope to get the ELC standard B6 or D1 before the fall. It looks like the trim is done in the correct pigment finish. I do not think they should have switched to the aniline "War Horse" for the B3 and ANJ4 as it is not correct. I am concerned when I read that the sheep is now a new "broken grain". Is this a treatment applied before coloring? Is it a chemical method of aging or an embossed grain? I really do not like having to even ask about this because I thought the sheepskin they originally used was completly authentic and just fantastic. It had nice grain and developed the wrinkles like originals after break in.

Eastman does not use pigment dye any longer for their horse and steer hides, so the trim on B-6/D-1 is pure aniline.

"Broken grain" is not embossed but it is developed as part of the tanning process before the dye is applied; this is not an aging process or look.