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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.

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  1. Definition of "Leather"

    By Johanna,
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  2. Tanning

    By Johanna,
    • 8 replies
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  3. Tidbits From Tim

    By RCZWL,
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  4. Stopping Dye Rub-Off

    By SimonJester753,
    • 11 replies
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  5. What's "glove Tanned Cowhide" ?

    By CustomDoug,
    • 18 replies
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  6. Softening Leather?

    By sharpshooter81,
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  7. Leather Thickness?

    By Chris B,
    • 9 replies
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  8. Where to buy small qty of leather for holsters?

    By adaman04,
    • 10 replies
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  9. Wicket And Craig English Bridle Vs Hermann Oak

    By Harfang,   
    • 20 replies
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  10. Questions about latigo

    By Chitin,
    • 12 replies
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  11. Dogs chewing on scraps

    By woolfe,
    • 7 replies
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  12. how to identify chrome or veg tan

    By chuckgaudette,
    • 15 replies
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  13. Calfskin vs cowhide durability

    By Mike83,   
    • 1 reply
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  14. What Is Belly Leather Good For? 1 2

    By natenaaron,
    • 34 replies
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  15. Why Bridle Leather Over Harness Leather?

    By jaeiger,
    • 10 replies
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  16. Dry Milled Leather?

    By red3,
    • 8 replies
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  17. leather size (oz)

    By rpaladin,
    • 12 replies
    • 10,613 views

  18. Burnishing the edges of chrome-tanned leather?

    By esantoro,
    • 3 replies
    • 10,233 views

  19. Suede or Split

    By Regis,
    • 5 replies
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  20. Wickett And Craig Vs. Hermann Oak

    By colbyj,
    • 20 replies
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  21. Can Bridle Leather Be Tooled?

    By Mike Craw,
    • 7 replies
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  22. Newbie Qns: What Kind Of Leather Is This?

    By GarrusV,   
    • 12 replies
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  23. Difference In Leather Stiffness?

    By DSJackson,
    • 2 replies
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  24. Harness Vs English Bridle Vs Motor Latigo Vs Carving Vs Skirting?

    By cleveland,
    • 7 replies
    • 9,269 views

  25. Horsebutt vs Shell Cordovan

    By NeilMott,
    • 10 replies
    • 8,564 views
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