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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. What kind of leather to use for bags?

    By Spinner,
    • 3 replies
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  2. what can I do with pigskin?

    By Mike,
    • 9 replies
    • 2,273 views

  3. Seidel Leather

    By Hunhunt,
    • 1 reply
    • 2,271 views

  4. Cheryl Smeja technique

    By Patrice,
    • 4 replies
    • 2,266 views

  5. Saddle skirting question

    By Stetson912,   
    • 10 replies
    • 2,263 views

  6. Hair On Angora Goat Skins

    By steadybrook,
    • 0 replies
    • 2,252 views

  7. Sides

    By Red Cent,
    • 11 replies
    • 2,249 views

  8. How To Clean Leather Jacket?

    By SimonJester753,
    • 3 replies
    • 2,247 views

  9. Pigskin And Tooling

    By Goonhorse,
    • 5 replies
    • 2,233 views

  10. Herman Oak Craftsman sides

    By mdmorgan,
    • 2 replies
    • 2,215 views

  11. Soling Leather: Uses Beyond Soleing?

    By Matt S,   
    • 6 replies
    • 2,214 views

  12. Hermann Oak Leather

    By keplerts,
    • 10 replies
    • 2,209 views

  13. Acceptable "character" in leather vs unacceptable.

    By artwithapulse,
    • 5 replies
    • 2,209 views

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

    By Leather Bum,
    • 7 replies
    • 2,204 views

  15. What Exactly Is Saddle Leather?

    By valentin,
    • 2 replies
    • 2,199 views

  16. preventing leather from streching

    By Vikti,
    • 5 replies
    • 2,195 views

  17. Is it ok to store the leather rolled up in the boxes?

    By esantoro,
    • 3 replies
    • 2,187 views

  18. Working with really oily leather

    By JerseyFirefighter,
    • 6 replies
    • 2,185 views

  19. What makes leather good automotive upholstery leather?

    By katit,
    • 7 replies
    • 2,184 views

  20. Help identify type of leather

    By Wattspd,
    • 9 replies
    • 2,181 views

  21. Wickett &craig Harness Leather Scratches

    By Andrew Chee,
    • 2 replies
    • 2,172 views

  22. Is Thicker Leather Always Darker?

    By NicoleAlaine,   
    • 11 replies
    • 2,170 views

  23. Wet molding experiment

    By LederRudi,
    • 17 replies
    • 2,165 views

  24. Opinions From 2/3 Oz Veg Tan Users?

    By DavidL,
    • 10 replies
    • 2,162 views

  25. A Skirting Story

    By StevenSiegel,
    • 2 replies
    • 2,154 views
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