[Jacob-list] Lone Star Tannery

[Linda]

I also received a call from Bob a couple of weeks ago. I was interested 
to hear that he says that the chemical for washable sheepskins is not 
longer allowed to be imported to the US and posted on that to the list. 
I talked to him again last week and he gave me the name of the chemical 
(have to look it up, I wrote it down), and it's not chrome, which 
Stern's and Waldun's use for 'water resistant' sheepskins.
I was a little disappointed to hear that my deposit was not part of the 
transfer (Bob did not buy the business, he bought the physical plant), 
but Bob certainly has gone out of his way to get in touch with people 
that have hides there for processing. I was very pleasantly surprised to 
be contacted. Like you, I have my doubts that my hide is still worth 
being tanned. But, it was very refreshing to hear from a person that is 
taking the time to contact the owners of the 300/400 hides he inherited. 
He could just as easily ignored us. I'm sorry that he is not going to 
continue with the sheepskin tanning. He sounds like a very honest and 
ethical business person.

Linda


RNS1260 at comcast.net wrote:

>

> My faith in mankind has been restored. I just received a phone call 

> from Bob at Sivko Taxidermy. He called to let me know that he has 

> purchased Lonestar Tannery. David Patton is no longer in business. He 

> was going through the stacks of tanned and untanned hides and found 

> our two hides from 2 1/2 years ago. He will not be processing sheep 

> hides but wanted to be honest with people and give them the option of 

> sending them to Sterns or Bucks County.  Even though I don't think our 

> hides are worth being tanned after this long, it was refreshing to 

> know that honesty still prevails.

> Cheryl Bresin ( Pennsylvania) www.risenshinefarm.com 

> <http://www.risenshinefarm.com/>

>

> /But He that entereth in by the door is the Shepherd of the sheep.To 

> Him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear His voice; and He calleth 

> His own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. And He putteth forth His 

> own sheep, He goeth before and the sheep follow Him; for they know His 

> voice //and a stranger they will not follow, but will flee from him: 

> for they know not the voice of strangers.

> //John 10:3,4,5 KJV/ 

>

> /And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must 

> bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and 

> one shepherd./

>

> /John 10:16 KJV/

>

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