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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. Checkered back

    By Brianm77,
    • 5 replies
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  2. American Leather Direct or other sources for American leather 1 2

    By CraftyNick,
    • 36 replies
    • 8,268 views

  3. "hairy" leather ??

    By Mocivnik,
    • 0 replies
    • 1,080 views

  4. W & C Leather

    By seabee,
    • 0 replies
    • 939 views

  5. Leather hide

    By Bodra,
    • 1 reply
    • 784 views

  6. Single shoulder vs. side

    By Dullguy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,134 views

  7. This vs. That - Veg Tan

    By howlback,
    • 2 replies
    • 900 views

  8. what can burnish like this?

    By Dun,
    • 13 replies
    • 2,396 views

  9. Help identifying some leather

    By ivan7342,
    • 1 reply
    • 796 views

  10. SLC leather descriptions?

    By Dun,
    • 11 replies
    • 1,298 views

  11. Veg tan with a pull up?

    By Dun,
    • 6 replies
    • 3,004 views

  12. Leather thickness

    By seabee,
    • 12 replies
    • 1,547 views

  13. Chahin Leather

    By craftsman827,   
    • 5 replies
    • 4,823 views

  14. Camel Leather?

    By Deuce,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,092 views

  15. Carving/tooling latigo

    By BOB69,   
    • 1 reply
    • 1,211 views

  16. Skinning and egg tanning squirrel/rabbit

    By skoronesa,
    • 19 replies
    • 6,304 views

  17. Very thin leather used to wrap peices?

    By divergeknife,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,203 views

  18. Latigo won't stop bleeding

    By BJP,   
    • 8 replies
    • 3,485 views

  19. have a question for one of our Ausie friends

    By OLDNSLOW,
    • 0 replies
    • 778 views

  20. Average width for double shoulders?

    By CaptQuirk,
    • 0 replies
    • 644 views

  21. What is it?

    By tnhomestead,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,139 views

  22. If only I could tan at the farm....

    By plinkercases,
    • 5 replies
    • 1,019 views

  23. Olive oíl as a finish

    By Chipperi,
    • 8 replies
    • 2,473 views

  24. Lining For A Halter

    By Horsecccrazy975,   
    • 2 replies
    • 1,690 views

  25. Horsehide vs cowhide for holsters

    By WolfteverGunleather,
    • 0 replies
    • 1,254 views
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