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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. Machine washing

    By 8thsinner,
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  2. Identifying Leather

    By ca23pt,
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  3. bridle

    By olandrea,
    • 0 replies
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  4. What would you think if you received this?

    By Shorts,
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  5. weaver leather

    By mliebs8,
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  6. VEG, Latigo, Chrome, etc. What does it all mean?

    By Regis,
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  7. lets talk about "cheap" import skirting

    By pella,
    • 5 replies
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  8. Bridle Leather Question.

    By Grunt,
    • 2 replies
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  9. What is sole leather?

    By singteck,
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  10. Rough out?

    By Ian,
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  11. How do you store veg tanned leather?

    By Crystal,
    • 6 replies
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  12. Santa Ynez Latigo

    By xlr8tn,
    • 2 replies
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  13. Quick question about leather

    By mliebs8,
    • 2 replies
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  14. Harness Leather Finishing descriptions

    By Tiffany,
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  15. UK english bridle leather

    By pella,
    • 6 replies
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  16. Purchasing leather

    By rsg3,
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  17. Illustrated manuscripts

    By leatherwork,
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  18. sun discoloration

    By Timbo,
    • 6 replies
    • 1,685 views

  19. example of the myth and mystique of leather

    By Regis,
    • 3 replies
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  20. would like to measure and mark the weight on each peice

    By Regis,
    • 1 reply
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  21. what side of the leather is the grain side?

    By figthnbullrider,
    • 5 replies
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  22. powder blue drum dyed Wickett Craig

    By Kodiak,
    • 5 replies
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  23. I'm not sure what leather I have

    By Mike,
    • 6 replies
    • 1,646 views

  24. what would be a good treatment /conditioner for bridle leather.

    By esantoro,
    • 0 replies
    • 1,271 views

  25. upholstery hide stinks

    By thorr,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,151 views
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