That’s like a roofer PAINTING pretty shingles on the decking of your roof instead of laying shingles down.Ī sewing machine is actually a perforation machine and every hole is the beginning of a tear in the wallet. The bottom half of the hide is called split or genuine leather and is painted and shined up to look pretty. That leather wallet falls apart because it can’t keep the moisture in or out very well and dries out quickly. It’s sold to low quality companies somewhere over the sea whose craftsmen have soft little tear stained hands. The super low priced bottom half of the hide has no grain and the fibers are looser. Grain to leather is what shingles are to a roof. The grain is the top layer of super tough, tight and water resistant fibers that protected the cow and what gives leather its bareknuckle tough reputation. They sell it to companies with thick wristed, calloused handed skilled craftsmen like ours. The very expensive top half of the hide is called full grain because it has the full amount of grain. Now the tannery has two hides to sell to wallet and belt makers. But the hide is sent to the tannery and its thick skin is then split, the top half from the bottom.
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