The Leather Dictionary
Dear readers of this online leather encyclopaedia,
Leather surrounds everyone in everyday life. It is a natural, durable and beautiful product. There is no household without at least one product made of leather. Leather shoes, leather interiors of cars, leather furniture, leather handbags, leather luggage, leather wallets, leather clothings (leather pants, leather jackets, leather gloves, leather belts), leather balls, Leather thongs, leather saddles. Almost everyone wears leather daily directly on the body or has leather in its immediate vicinity.
There are many leather terms. But mostly they can not be clearly distinguished. Smooth leather, suede, nubuck, buckskin, nappa leather, aniline leather, natural leather, Genuine leather, fur etc.
This dictionary provides many useful information and explains the terms on leather. Many photos and videos help to make the information understandable. For queries, please use the search box on the left.
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More information about the author of the lexicon can be found in the leagal notice. I hope you enjoy studying all this information about leather. Jörg Rausch.
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Nubuck
Nubuck and suede is sanded leather with a more or less velvet-like surface. The advantage is a pleasantly warm and soft surface and a nice structure. On the grain side, rough-sanded smooth leather is called nubuck. The surface of the reverse (flesh side) is called suede. Also, the outwardly processed, uncoated back of a smooth leather, lambskin or cowhide is called suede. On nubuck, the velvety sanded leather fibres are very fine. The fibres of suede are significantly coarser. On ...... Continue reading
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