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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 Type of Leather Is This?

    By Sheilajeanne,
    • 14 replies
    • 1,934 views

  2. Horsebutt vs Shell Cordovan

    By NeilMott,
    • 10 replies
    • 8,454 views

  3. Half Tanned Leather

    By 480volt,
    • 3 replies
    • 1,699 views

  4. How do i stiffen Deer Leather?

    By gregrlevy,   
    • 5 replies
    • 1,712 views

  5. Saddle

    By CHUCK7,
    • 4 replies
    • 932 views

  6. Horween Deer

    By Sraab813,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,041 views

  7. Removing/masking Leather Balm with Atom Wax

    By Hardrada,
    • 3 replies
    • 1,236 views

  8. Native American | Tooling, Carving and colouring

    By LeatherFacer,   
    • 2 replies
    • 896 views

  9. Saddle Leather Identification

    By Geoff,   
    • 7 replies
    • 2,332 views

  10. Italian tannery.

    By toxo,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,058 views

  11. Identifying leather from a bundle

    By Acydtrip,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,306 views

  12. Help identify type of leather

    By Wattspd,
    • 9 replies
    • 2,144 views

  13. ostrich leather

    By Treesner,
    • 0 replies
    • 614 views

  14. Masking on leather - CerMark or TherMark?

    By BulletAK,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,423 views

  15. Deer hide

    By arcrue,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,256 views

  16. Please help with splitting a side of leather

    By Whit30,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,323 views

  17. Paul Bunyan Leather ?!?

    By Boriqua,
    • 7 replies
    • 2,431 views

  18. Can Bridle Leather Be Tooled?

    By Mike Craw,
    • 7 replies
    • 9,765 views

  19. Pull up leather?

    By toxo,
    • 3 replies
    • 1,012 views

  20. Is Hermann oak harness branded on the back?

    By Ablenumbersix,
    • 8 replies
    • 1,604 views

  21. Draping leather over a pipe or wooden pole

    By Daviddm,   
    • 3 replies
    • 1,469 views

  22. Sourcing or making "Woven" leather for shoes / boots?

    By JC2019,
    • 0 replies
    • 1,054 views

  23. Laser cut snake print leather?

    By JC2019,
    • 5 replies
    • 3,469 views

  24. Carnauba Cream To Waterproof My Expensive Boots

    By Dozen,   
    • 16 replies
    • 6,036 views

  25. canvas backed leather new first leather project upcoming

    By ke6cvh,
    • 0 replies
    • 1,016 views
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