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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 is a good liner/interior material?

    By Mike,
    • 10 replies
    • 2,478 views

  2. Sanata Ynez latigo from Seigel of California

    By Elwood Turner,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,669 views

  3. what can I do with pigskin?

    By Mike,
    • 9 replies
    • 2,256 views

  4. selling skiver/pliver?

    By unicornwoman,
    • 3 replies
    • 6,813 views

  5. greasy roo hide

    By Kanga,
    • 5 replies
    • 1,434 views

  6. leather bondo/wood filler/fixer upper/hide something kinda stuff

    By JustWakinUp,
    • 3 replies
    • 2,563 views

  7. what is "latigo"?

    By esantoro,
    • 3 replies
    • 5,664 views

  8. sun damage

    By sheowahya,
    • 2 replies
    • 830 views

  9. streaky look normal for these imported hides?

    By Steel Dragon,
    • 11 replies
    • 1,986 views

  10. leather for lining belts?

    By Pepi,
    • 5 replies
    • 2,104 views

  11. Can I carve Horsehide?

    By candyleather,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,049 views

  12. what is nubuck leather ?

    By wayner123,
    • 0 replies
    • 1,812 views

  13. leather to make tool bags

    By Byoung,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,283 views

  14. What is "redhide"?

    By Gremlin,
    • 10 replies
    • 6,630 views

  15. leather ?

    By Byoung,
    • 0 replies
    • 984 views

  16. Can Latigo be tooled and carved?

    By wolvenstien,
    • 7 replies
    • 3,596 views

  17. best leather for carpenter bags?

    By Byoung,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,412 views

  18. Siegel Skirting

    By Steve,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,221 views

  19. Siegels Skirting leather?

    By Blake,
    • 3 replies
    • 2,275 views

  20. some leather gets thinner or compressed when it is dyed?

    By Leather Bum,
    • 7 replies
    • 2,189 views

  21. What is skirting leather?

    By esantoro,
    • 1 reply
    • 6,441 views

  22. experience with tooling leather

    By Regis,
    • 11 replies
    • 2,450 views

  23. How much detail can go on 2 or 3 oz leather?

    By Regis,
    • 5 replies
    • 3,804 views

  24. I'd like to experiment with shark and elephant

    By BruceGibson,
    • 6 replies
    • 1,862 views

  25. Cheryl Smeja technique

    By Patrice,
    • 4 replies
    • 2,235 views
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