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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. 13 Oz Russet Color Leather

    By King's X,
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  2. Leather Question

    By DLT,
    • 9 replies
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  3. Tooling Leather

    By DomsLeather,
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  4. White Mule Hide

    By Blackey Cole,
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  5. Leather Tarnishing Metal

    By Yankee Doodle,
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  6. Washed Leather Effect

    By srminimo,
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  7. What Type Of Leather To Make This?

    By poseidon,
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  8. Leather Tannery In Kentucky

    By K-Man,
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  9. Tandy Leather

    By chainftw,
    • 3 replies
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  10. Rawide- With Or Without Grain?

    By Black Ram,
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  11. Real Leather?

    By poseidon,
    • 6 replies
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  12. Stalling On First Big Leather Purchase

    By Griffox,
    • 8 replies
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  13. Polishing Grain Side

    By chouinardragon,
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  14. Dark Spots On Leather

    By Jericho79,
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  15. Bag Leather

    By JoeS,
    • 4 replies
    • 2,908 views

  16. Tallow Wax

    By chouinardragon,
    • 4 replies
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  17. Choosing A Good Hide

    By silverrowan,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,201 views

  18. why is there wet spots when i mold my wet leather?!

    By filluptieu,
    • 4 replies
    • 2,487 views

  19. Toxins In Leather? (Specifically Latigo)

    By Gawdzilla,
    • 7 replies
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  20. What Type Of Leather Is This?

    By Seventh,
    • 4 replies
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  21. Red Patent Leather?

    By awharness,
    • 3 replies
    • 1,424 views

  22. Is It A Skiver Or A Pliver?

    By StevenSiegel,
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  23. Rawhide Question

    By TomG,
    • 8 replies
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  24. Stainless Hardware

    By angie m,
    • 3 replies
    • 1,453 views

  25. English Bridle Leather

    By Ellen,
    • 7 replies
    • 5,160 views
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