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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. Shoulders vs sides

    By 327fed,
    • 16 replies
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  2. Marks on latigo leather

    By DrmCa,
    • 3 replies
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  3. Neck?

    By ScottEnglish,
    • 4 replies
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  4. Why grain side out?

    By ScottEnglish,
    • 5 replies
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  5. Tannery stamp

    By ScottEnglish,
    • 5 replies
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  6. Vegetable-tanned buffalo leather

    By ScottEnglish,
    • 7 replies
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  7. Very stiff chrome-tanned leather

    By ScottEnglish,
    • 5 replies
    • 897 views

  8. Holster Leather VS Tooling Leather?

    By YinTx,
    • 13 replies
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  9. Flatten leather

    By Davm,
    • 2 replies
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  10. Need help cutting lace, soft leather

    By Bigdog,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,349 views

  11. Sienna Milled Veg-Tan from Tandy Leather

    By ffemt847,
    • 2 replies
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  12. bridle, harness, latigo: what's the difference?

    By Rannoch,
    • 7 replies
    • 6,038 views

  13. what is the alternative to sunlight (in tanning)

    By Xig,   
    • 2 replies
    • 770 views

  14. Extremely soft leather

    By Xig,   
    • 4 replies
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  15. Extremely soft leather

    By Xig,
    • 2 replies
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  16. British Chrome Tan Leather

    By Latiguy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,165 views

  17. Poor quality leather?

    By ScottEnglish,
    • 5 replies
    • 1,515 views

  18. Peter

    By peterbrush,   
    • 0 replies
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  19. Full Veg vs Chrome

    By Scn2801,
    • 2 replies
    • 730 views

  20. Burnishing multiple leather edges

    By Leescustomleather,   
    • 9 replies
    • 1,767 views

  21. European Veg Tan Leather Source?

    By muzzleblast,
    • 5 replies
    • 1,913 views

  22. Hermann oak grading marks

    By Kolton45,
    • 6 replies
    • 1,606 views

  23. MULTI PURPOSE LINING LEATHER

    By HannahBranz,
    • 0 replies
    • 552 views

  24. What are all these lines?

    By Ashley55,
    • 3 replies
    • 1,206 views

  25. rodeo alphabet set questions

    By stampingdelight,
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