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All About Leather

Latigo & Harness Leathers are treated with waxes and oils to resist water and limit stretching. Garment leather is not just from cows, it includes deerskin, pigskin, goatskin, sheepskin, suede/splits, and other lightweight leathers. Upholstery leather is heavier weight and may require a commercial machine. Rawhide is not tanned, and has excellent properties for forming. It is not the leather your shoelaces are made from. Vegetable tanned leather is the only type of leather that will absorb water enough to stamp or carve.

653 topics in this forum

  1. Tanning

    By Johanna,
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  2. Tidbits From Tim

    By RCZWL,
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  3. Definition of "Leather"

    By Johanna,
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  4. Oil Tan leather for Valet Trays (catch all's)?

    By NeilMott,
    • 6 replies
    • 671 views

  5. Questions about latigo

    By Chitin,
    • 12 replies
    • 15,895 views

  6. Leather for lining eyeglass case

    By Harmonica19,
    • 1 reply
    • 198 views

  7. What to do with an old hide

    By crazytailorlady,
    • 6 replies
    • 266 views

  8. Leather spinal traction harness help

    By NAndershock,   
    • 7 replies
    • 394 views

  9. Are there certain times of the year when it's best to buy leather?

    By MatthewBlais,
    • 0 replies
    • 211 views

  10. fur rug uses

    By aru,
    • 14 replies
    • 719 views

  11. Creases in veg tanned leather

    By Manakawari,
    • 5 replies
    • 324 views

  12. Howdo you tell if it chrome tanned or oil tanned

    By Bert03241,
    • 9 replies
    • 415 views

  13. Eat your veggie

    By Nathanjespers,   
    • 8 replies
    • 508 views

  14. Info about latigo leather

    By benfanman,   
    • 6 replies
    • 672 views

  15. How is this supposed to look?

    By 327fed,
    • 21 replies
    • 937 views

  16. sheepskin moccasins ?

    By hickok55,
    • 0 replies
    • 182 views

  17. How is this supposed to look?

    By 327fed,
    • 0 replies
    • 125 views

  18. Shoulders vs sides

    By 327fed,
    • 16 replies
    • 1,237 views

  19. Marks on latigo leather

    By DrmCa,
    • 3 replies
    • 524 views

  20. Neck?

    By ScottEnglish,
    • 4 replies
    • 637 views

  21. Why grain side out?

    By ScottEnglish,
    • 5 replies
    • 406 views

  22. Tannery stamp

    By ScottEnglish,
    • 5 replies
    • 385 views

  23. Vegetable-tanned buffalo leather

    By ScottEnglish,
    • 7 replies
    • 621 views

  24. Very stiff chrome-tanned leather

    By ScottEnglish,
    • 5 replies
    • 424 views

  25. Holster Leather VS Tooling Leather?

    By YinTx,
    • 13 replies
    • 1,989 views
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