Leather — For other uses, see Leather (disambiguation). Modern leather working tools Leather is a durable and flexible material created via the tanning of putrescible animal rawhide and skin, primarily cattlehide. It can be produced through different… … Wikipedia
Leather subculture — The leather pride flag, which has become a symbol of BDSM and fetish subcultures … Wikipedia
Leather production processes — The leather manufacturing process is divided into 3 fundamental sub processes: preparatory stages, tanning and crusting. All true leathers will undergo these sub processes. A further sub process, surface coating can be added into the leather… … Wikipedia
Artificial leather — is a fabric or finish intended to substitute for leather in fields such as upholstery, clothing and fabrics, and other uses where a leather like finish is required but the actual material is cost prohibitive or unsuitable. Contents 1 Historic and … Wikipedia
Ostrich leather — is the result of tanning skins taken from African ostriches farmed for their feathers, skin and meat. The leather is distinctive for its pattern of bumps or vacant quill follicles, ranged across a smooth field in varying densities. It requires an … Wikipedia
Chamois leather — Shamy redirects here. For the pair of characters from The Big Bang Theory, see List of The Big Bang Theory characters. A Chamois leather cloth Chamois leather ( … Wikipedia
Aniline leather — is a type of leather dyed exclusively with soluble dyes without covering the surface with a topcoat paint or insoluble pigments. The resulting product retains the hide s natural surface with the grain , i.e. visible pores, scars etc. of the… … Wikipedia
Boiled leather — Boiled leather, sometimes called cuir bouilli, was a historical construction material for armour. It consists of thick leather, boiled in water (some sources hold that oil and wax were used as well, others posit the use of ammonia from fermented… … Wikipedia
Nappa leather — or Napa leather is a full grain leather, typically dyed, made from unsplit kid , lamb or sheep skin by tanning with salts of chromium or aluminium sulfate, and noted for softness and durability. It is often used in high quality leather products… … Wikipedia
Oiling (leather processing) — Oiling is a process whereby leather is hand coated (usually by brush or tampon) with either a raw (un emulsified) oil or a combination of raw oil, blended with emulsified oils and a penetrating aid. Hand oils can include fragrant oils that help… … Wikipedia
