moeg Report post Posted April 29, 2010 Hi all, a friend gave me what looks like a leather jacket to take apart for small projects. The flesh side of the material has a mesh like material. Is this the way that garment leather is reinforced or am I the proud new owner of naugahyde junk pieces ? I've never worked with leather jackets and was hoping that this would work for making wallets and stuff. The bottom of the picture is the flesh side and the top is the grain side. Moe G. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fuzzy Report post Posted April 29, 2010 Hi all, a friend gave me what looks like a leather jacket to take apart for small projects. The flesh side of the material has a mesh like material. Is this the way that garment leather is reinforced or am I the proud new owner of naugahyde junk pieces ? I've never worked with leather jackets and was hoping that this would work for making wallets and stuff. The bottom of the picture is the flesh side and the top is the grain side. Moe G. Congratulations you are "the proud new owner of naugahyde junk pieces" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luke Hatley Report post Posted April 29, 2010 Hi all, a friend gave me what looks like a leather jacket to take apart for small projects. The flesh side of the material has a mesh like material. Is this the way that garment leather is reinforced or am I the proud new owner of naugahyde junk pieces ? I've never worked with leather jackets and was hoping that this would work for making wallets and stuff. The bottom of the picture is the flesh side and the top is the grain side. Moe G. I was told a long time when NAUGAS are hunted only one is killed and that one is a years supply of....NAUGHIDE........ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Art Report post Posted April 29, 2010 The "mesh flesh" is the sure sign of Naugahyde (Uniroyal) but is also indicative of other "pleather" products. It is really polyvinyl chloride which is extremely stretchy, hence the woven stabilizer. I have never seen the Nauga in the wild, but I understand that they are a very large animal that has the sole ability to shed it's skin in a perfectly "tanned" condition on huge rolls. It was indigenous to a region around The Borough of Naugatuck, Connecticut, but that population has become practically extinct. A new herd of these creatures was discovered in Stoughton, Wisconsin, and are still being exploited today. Art Hi all, a friend gave me what looks like a leather jacket to take apart for small projects. The flesh side of the material has a mesh like material. Is this the way that garment leather is reinforced or am I the proud new owner of naugahyde junk pieces ? I've never worked with leather jackets and was hoping that this would work for making wallets and stuff. The bottom of the picture is the flesh side and the top is the grain side. Moe G. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonyc1 Report post Posted April 29, 2010 This reminds me of when a person brought a travelling case to me to repair a few years ago and was stamped in gold lettering "Genuine Imitation Leather". Tony. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
celticleather Report post Posted April 30, 2010 The history of Naugas can be found here: http://www.naugahyde.com/history.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
