Leather

Question 1

tanning process alters what

Answer 1

alters the protein structure to preserve for use

Question 2

leather is what

Answer 2

hair has been removed, epidermis remains

Question 3

before it is leather, it is a hide

Answer 3

-hide must be dehydrated with salts or brines to prevent decay
-hair must be removed at the tannery

Question 4

tanning process

Answer 4

-hide soaked in water to remove materials and rehydrate the skin
-hair removed through liming
-hairless hide is washed and delimed and pickled to preserve suppleness
-”tanning” comes from tannic acid/tannins found in plants
-displaces water in the protein of the skin and joins the skin fibers together
-leather than dried and rehydrated to 20% moisture, then stretched and softened

Question 5

cowhide

Answer 5

very thick- strap leather

Question 6

pigskin

Answer 6

4th most produced leather, fancy bags,sports balls

Question 7

sheep skin

Answer 7

very soft and thin, jackets, gloves

Question 8

deerskin

Answer 8

great wetting and drying capabilities

Question 9

leather- full grain leather

Answer 9

full grain leather- full skin layers with suede on reverse cow side from tanning process

Question 10

suede

Answer 10

underside of animal hide (can be made from leather splits)
-napped appearance, fuzzy

Question 11

nubuck

Answer 11

-full grain leather than had been sanded/rubbed on the epidermis layer to give it a look of suede

Question 12

pelts

Answer 12

tanned hides with hair or wool still attached
-most primitive leather used for clothes, shelters, rugs etc