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INTRODUCTION
WHAT IS LEATHER?
LEATHER: Animal skin that has been chemically modified to produce a strong, flexible material that resists decay.
Almost all the world output of leather is produced from cattlehides, calfskins, goatskins, kidskins sheepskins and lambskins.
Other hides and skins used include those of the horse, pig, kangaroo, deer, reptile, seal and walrus.
Leather is used for a wide range of products. The variety of skins and the way they are processed can produce
leather as soft as cloth or as hard as a shoe sole. Leather jackets, leather chaps and leather vests fall between these
Categories.
Cattle hides, the major raw material for leather production, range from being lightweight and supple to tough
and strong. Tough hides are used in the production of the durable leather required for soles of shoes, machine belting,
engine gaskets, and harnesses. Calfskin is lighter and finer grained and is used for making fine leather suitable for gloves,
jackets and other apparel. Biker leather such as M/C Jackets, leather chaps and gloves are mostly made from cattleskin to
provide protection against undesirable road rash.
Since ancient times, human beings have used animal skins and learned to make leather. The process of using chemicals to
turn skins into leather is called tanning. |
