Articles of category "Leather manufacture"

The article covers the history and development of leather manufacture; the essential phases of leather-making, including the preparation of skin, leather tanning, and post-tannage processing. The important phase of leather tanning is covered in details. Four different groups of tannins, including mineral and aldehyde tannins, are listed in the concluding part of the article.

The article covers the history and development of leather manufacture, the structure of mammal`s skin, the main processes on skin preparation, including preservation, soaking, unhairing, liming, deliming, fleshing, scudding, and bating. A brief description of each of the preparation phases is given as well.