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Hide - Skin

A hide or skin is an animal skin tanned or dried for human use. The term hide applies to all leather, with and without the animal hair on the surface. The term hide sometimes includes furs, which are harvested from various species with soft hair.

Skin

Skin is the outer cover of humans and animals. This skin has various functions: It affects the body temperature, it is a sense organ for heat, cold, touch and pain and it protects against injuries, bacteria and the sun.

The skin of mammals consists of 98% protein, fat, water and minerals. It is divided into three layers: Epidermis (about 1% of the thickness), dermis (about 85%) and hypodermis (about 15%). The dermis is the layer which is relevant for leather production.

All mammals and races have different types of skin. The skin varies according to age, gender, nutrition and climate. Inside a leather skin, there are also different leather fibre structures. All this must be considered by the tanner when selecting the raw material and in the production process in order to provide leather of good quality.

Hide

The tanned leather skins, which have not yet been cut to size, are called hides. The hair of the animal can be removed or still be present on hides. Hides with very soft hair are called furs.

Tanned leather hides with and without hair.

Videos about leather and the leather production

The leather production in a modern tannery.

Exotic leather

Additional information

• Rawhide
• Leather
• Parts of the hide
• Fur - Fur skin
• Types of animals for leather

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