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Hides and Skins and the Manufacture of Leather - A Layman's View of the Industry
This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to leather working, with detailed information on hides, skins, and the manufacturing processes involved in leather production. Profusely illustrated and full of interesting and practical information, this volume is highly recommended for anyone with an interest in leather craft and the leather industry. Contents include: "The Raw Material", "Hides", "Skins", "Flaying and Curing", "Imperfections" "The Manufacturing Materials", "The Manufacture of Sole-Leather", "The Preparatory Process", "Vegetable Tanning of Sole Leather", "Finishing Sole Leather", "Other Heavy Leathers", "The Manufacture of Upper Shoes and Dressing Leather", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on leather crafting. First published in 1905.
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Tanning Chemistry
Even in the 21st Century, the manufacture of leather retains an air of the dark arts, still somewhat shrouded in the mysteries of a millennia old, craft based industry. Despite the best efforts of a few scientists over the last century or so, much of the understanding of the principles of tanning is still based on received wisdom and experience. Leather is made from (usually) the hides and skins of animals - large animals such as cattle have hides, small animals such as sheep have skins. The skin of any animal is largely composed of the protein collagen, so it is the chemistry of this fibrous protein and the properties it confers to the skin with which the tanner is most concerned. In additi...
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