
Leathercraft Library

Leather Tanning
Leather tanning is a meticulous process that transforms raw animal hides into supple and durable leather.

Oil Tanned Leather
Oil-tanned leather is a type of leather that is treated with oils, waxes, and sometimes fats during the finishing process to create a product that is durable, flexible, and water-resistant.

Brain Tanned Leather
Brain-tanned leather is one of the oldest and most traditional methods of tanning hides, practiced by Indigenous cultures around the world for thousands of years.

Vegetable Tanned Leather
Vegetable-tanned leather is a type of leather that is tanned using natural tannins extracted from plant materials such as tree bark, leaves, and fruits.

Chrome Tanned Leather
Chrome-tanned leather is leather that has been tanned using chromium salts, primarily chromium(III) sulfate, rather than natural plant-based tannins.

Bridle Leather
Bridle leather is a premium, high-quality leather that has been vegetable-tanned and then heavily waxed and conditioned on both the grain (top) and flesh (underside) sides.