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-'''Leather''' is a durable and flexible material created by tanning animal rawhide and skins. The most common raw material is cattle hide. It can be produced at manufacturing scales ranging from artisan to modern industrial scale.
+== Leather ==
-==Types of Leather==
+[[File:Leathertools.jpg|thumb|right|Traditional leatherworking tools.]]
-===Vegetable-tanned Leather===
+'''Leather''' is a durable and flexible material created by [[tanning]] animal rawhide and skins, often [[cattle|cattle hide]]. It can be produced through different manufacturing processes, ranging from traditional methods to modern techniques.
-===Chrome-tanned Leather===
+== History ==
-===Aldehyde-tanned Leather===
+Leather has been used by humans for thousands of years. Early humans used leather for clothing, shelter, and tools. The process of tanning, which involves treating the skins and hides of animals to produce leather, has evolved significantly over time.
-==Leather Production Processes==
+[[File:Bodleian_Libraries,_Imaginary_Portrait.jpg|thumb|left|Imaginary portrait of a leatherworker from the past.]]
-==Environmental Impact==
+== Tanning Process ==
-==See Also==
+The tanning process is essential in transforming raw hides into leather. There are several methods of tanning, including vegetable tanning, chrome tanning, and aldehyde tanning.
 [[Category:Materials]]
-[[Category:Leather]]
+[[Category:Fashion]]

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'''Leather''' is a durable and flexible material created by tanning animal rawhide and skins. The most common raw material is cattle hide. It can be produced at manufacturing scales ranging from artisan to modern industrial scale.

==Types of Leather==
Leather is used to make a variety of articles, including footwear, automobile seats, clothing, bags, book bindings, fashion accessories, and furniture. It is produced in a wide variety of types and styles and decorated by a wide range of techniques.

===Vegetable-tanned Leather===
[[Vegetable-tanned leather]] is tanned using tannins extracted from vegetable matter, such as tree bark prepared in bark mills. It is supple and brown in color, with the exact shade depending on the mix of materials and the color of the skin.

===Chrome-tanned Leather===
[[Chrome-tanned leather]], invented in 1858, is tanned using chromium sulfate and other chromium salts. It is more supple and pliable than vegetable-tanned leather and does not discolor or lose shape as drastically in water as vegetable-tanned.

===Aldehyde-tanned Leather===
[[Aldehyde-tanned leather]] is tanned using glutaraldehyde or oxazolidine compounds. It is referred to as "wet white" due to its pale cream color. It is the main type of leather used in chrome-free leather often seen in cars and baby shoes.

==Leather Production Processes==
Leather production processes include: [[preparatory stages]], [[tanning]], and [[crusting]]. All true leathers undergo these processes. A further subprocess, [[finishing]], can be added into the leather process sequence, but not all leathers receive finishing.

==Environmental Impact==
The natural fibers of leather break down with the passage of time. Acidic leathers are particularly vulnerable to red rot, which causes powdering of the surface and a change in consistency. Damage from red rot is aggravated by high temperatures and relative humidities.

==See Also==
* [[Artificial leather]]
* [[Bicast leather]]
* [[Bonded leather]]
* [[Vegan leather]]

[[Category:Materials]]
[[Category:Leather]]
[[Category:Animal products]]
[[Category:Goods (economics)]]

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			File:Leathertools.jpg\|Leather tools
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			File:Bodleian Libraries, Imaginary Portrait.jpg\|Imaginary portrait
			File:«PhoneCases».png\|Phone cases
			File:Rajasthani style Leather Jooti, local artwork Jaipur India.jpg\|Rajasthani style leather Jooti, local artwork Jaipur India
			File:Tuska 20130630 - Amaranthe - 20.jpg\|Amaranthe performance
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