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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.

640 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. Shoulders vs sides

    By 327fed,
    • 16 replies
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  5. Marks on latigo leather

    By DrmCa,
    • 3 replies
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  6. Neck?

    By ScottEnglish,
    • 4 replies
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  7. Why grain side out?

    By ScottEnglish,
    • 5 replies
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  8. Tannery stamp

    By ScottEnglish,
    • 5 replies
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  9. Vegetable-tanned buffalo leather

    By ScottEnglish,
    • 7 replies
    • 480 views

  10. Very stiff chrome-tanned leather

    By ScottEnglish,
    • 5 replies
    • 292 views

  11. Holster Leather VS Tooling Leather?

    By YinTx,
    • 13 replies
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  12. Flatten leather

    By Davm,
    • 2 replies
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  13. Need help cutting lace, soft leather

    By Bigdog,
    • 4 replies
    • 772 views

  14. Sienna Milled Veg-Tan from Tandy Leather

    By ffemt847,
    • 2 replies
    • 243 views

  15. bridle, harness, latigo: what's the difference?

    By Rannoch,
    • 7 replies
    • 1,509 views

  16. what is the alternative to sunlight (in tanning)

    By Xig,   
    • 2 replies
    • 440 views

  17. Extremely soft leather

    By Xig,   
    • 4 replies
    • 445 views

  18. Extremely soft leather

    By Xig,
    • 2 replies
    • 330 views

  19. British Chrome Tan Leather

    By Latiguy,
    • 2 replies
    • 732 views

  20. Poor quality leather?

    By ScottEnglish,
    • 5 replies
    • 1,000 views

  21. Best leather for motorcycle saddle bags

    By Sturmtrupp702,
    • 2 replies
    • 462 views

  22. Peter

    By peterbrush,   
    • 0 replies
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  23. What Is Belly Leather Good For? 1 2

    By natenaaron,
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  24. Full Veg vs Chrome

    By Scn2801,
    • 2 replies
    • 270 views

  25. Burnishing multiple leather edges

    By Leescustomleather,   
    • 9 replies
    • 1,021 views
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