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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.

683 topics in this forum

  1. experience with tooling leather

    By Regis,
    • 11 replies
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  2. Embossed leather hides

    By LINDSAY,
    • 3 replies
    • 2,465 views

  3. Howdo you tell if it chrome tanned or oil tanned

    By Bert03241,
    • 9 replies
    • 2,458 views

  4. Dye fail to dye win?

    By AmyK,
    • 18 replies
    • 2,447 views

  5. what can burnish like this?

    By Dun,
    • 13 replies
    • 2,426 views

  6. How do you preserve leather?? Any good conditioners available? This is maddening!

    By typepatrick,
    • 16 replies
    • 2,415 views

  7. Edge Finishing Practice

    By Faridz Muhammad,   
    • 10 replies
    • 2,413 views

  8. Veg Tanned 2Oz Sheepskin For Tooling?

    By Suicide,
    • 3 replies
    • 2,412 views

  9. Question About Leather Suitable For Burnishing Edges.....

    By Redhairing,
    • 6 replies
    • 2,407 views

  10. Saddle Leather Identification

    By Geoff,   
    • 7 replies
    • 2,407 views

  11. All of sudden allergic to leather, WTH!

    By tjsowhat,   
    • 22 replies
    • 2,388 views

  12. How to identify Veg Tan

    By dustin29,
    • 9 replies
    • 2,363 views

  13. What would you think if you received this?

    By Shorts,
    • 7 replies
    • 2,354 views

  14. What Leather For Falconry Gloves ?

    By dkvv,
    • 2 replies
    • 2,345 views

  15. What To Use To Soften Chrome Tanned Leather Car Seat ?

    By craftsman827,   
    • 3 replies
    • 2,341 views

  16. Oil Tan leather for Valet Trays (catch all's)?

    By NeilMott,
    • 6 replies
    • 2,327 views

  17. Horsehide Gone Bad

    By George B,
    • 7 replies
    • 2,324 views

  18. The new trend in leather that they want to create

    By migdelysleather25,   
    • 24 replies
    • 2,323 views

  19. Siegels Skirting leather?

    By Blake,
    • 3 replies
    • 2,310 views

  20. Leather For Outdoor Bags

    By Glendon,
    • 4 replies
    • 2,308 views

  21. Sheepskin Rug Cleaning Process

    By mattsh,
    • 5 replies
    • 2,305 views

  22. Chromium Tanned Leather Doesn't Take In Water?

    By jooleyen,
    • 5 replies
    • 2,303 views

  23. Sources For Shell Cordovan?

    By 25b,
    • 7 replies
    • 2,301 views

  24. Free Book About Trapping (And Tanning Leather)

    By UKRay,
    • 1 reply
    • 2,296 views

  25. Leather Supplier Similar To Horween?

    By David Lane,
    • 3 replies
    • 2,287 views
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