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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.

682 topics in this forum

  1. What Type of Leather Is This?

    By Sheilajeanne,
    • 14 replies
    • 1,945 views

  2. Horsebutt vs Shell Cordovan

    By NeilMott,
    • 10 replies
    • 8,629 views

  3. Half Tanned Leather

    By 480volt,
    • 3 replies
    • 1,713 views

  4. How do i stiffen Deer Leather?

    By gregrlevy,   
    • 5 replies
    • 1,732 views

  5. Saddle

    By CHUCK7,
    • 4 replies
    • 947 views

  6. Horween Deer

    By Sraab813,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,050 views

  7. Removing/masking Leather Balm with Atom Wax

    By Hardrada,
    • 3 replies
    • 1,254 views

  8. Native American | Tooling, Carving and colouring

    By LeatherFacer,   
    • 2 replies
    • 905 views

  9. Saddle Leather Identification

    By Geoff,   
    • 7 replies
    • 2,368 views

  10. Italian tannery.

    By toxo,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,071 views

  11. Identifying leather from a bundle

    By Acydtrip,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,315 views

  12. Help identify type of leather

    By Wattspd,
    • 9 replies
    • 2,155 views

  13. ostrich leather

    By Treesner,
    • 0 replies
    • 621 views

  14. Masking on leather - CerMark or TherMark?

    By BulletAK,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,444 views

  15. Deer hide

    By arcrue,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,280 views

  16. Please help with splitting a side of leather

    By Whit30,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,337 views

  17. Paul Bunyan Leather ?!?

    By Boriqua,
    • 7 replies
    • 2,464 views

  18. Can Bridle Leather Be Tooled?

    By Mike Craw,
    • 7 replies
    • 9,813 views

  19. Pull up leather?

    By toxo,
    • 3 replies
    • 1,025 views

  20. Is Hermann oak harness branded on the back?

    By Ablenumbersix,
    • 8 replies
    • 1,616 views

  21. Draping leather over a pipe or wooden pole

    By Daviddm,   
    • 3 replies
    • 1,524 views

  22. Sourcing or making "Woven" leather for shoes / boots?

    By JC2019,
    • 0 replies
    • 1,066 views

  23. Laser cut snake print leather?

    By JC2019,
    • 5 replies
    • 3,515 views

  24. Carnauba Cream To Waterproof My Expensive Boots

    By Dozen,   
    • 16 replies
    • 6,136 views

  25. canvas backed leather new first leather project upcoming

    By ke6cvh,
    • 0 replies
    • 1,036 views
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