Leather Guide
A small leathercraft guide to leather itself, organised by the leather — how each kind behaves in leatherworking, how to finish its edges, and what it is good for. Whether you work in veg tan or chrome-tanned leather, the leather decides how the edge burnishes, how it skives, and how the finished piece ages.
Vegetable-Tanned Leathers
- Full-grain vegetable-tanned cowhide
- Bridle leather
- Harness leather
- Tooling leather
- Vegetable-tanned goat and sheep
Known by name:
- Buttero
- Minerva Box
- Pueblo
- Vachetta
Chrome-Tanned Leathers
- Chrome-tanned cowhide
- Chrome-tanned goat and sheep
- Suede and nubuck
- Embossed and printed chrome leather
Known by name:
- Epsom
- Saffiano
- Box calf
Made by one pair of hands in Korea.