Would you like to know more about the parts of bovine leather: collar, band, side...? This guide is made for you. You will also discover the different ranges of natural vegetable tanned leather.
Rediscover the gestures of yesteryear by working with vegetable tanned leather! This guide presents the different parts of bovine leather as well as their respective qualities. You will also discover the different ranges of vegetable tanned leather and our products.
Here are the different parts of bovine leather:
1. THE COLLAR
The COLLET is the skin located at the neck of the animal. Given that it is a very mobile part of the animal, the leather may have some wrinkles (in our opinion, this gives it visual richness). This remains a very resistant part of the leather.
2. THE CROUPON
The RUMP is the part of the skin that covers the back up to the rump (i.e. the buttocks). This part has the reputation of being the noblest part of the leather: regular, dense and thick part. The lender* is almost zero.
At the end of the rump there is the abutment: this part is less regular but remains a good part mainly in small animals.
3. THE FLANK
The FLANK corresponds to the underside of the animal (i.e. its belly). It is the least noble part of the leather with a strong yield* (elasticity) which limits its use. Its use must be limited to items with little traction.
4. THE BAND
One strip corresponds to half a skin. A strip is therefore made up of a half collar, a half rump and a flank.
5. THE HALF-BACKSET
A half backset corresponds to a strip without the sides so that only the noble parts of the leather remain. This part allows you to work on creations requiring large lengths (more than 2 meters): for example saddlery and horse riding. By deduction, a backset is a whole skin sold without the sides.
6. *THE LENDER
The direction of the leather lending designates the direction of the elasticity of the skin, concretely the direction in which the leather will stretch the most and deform. The meaning of the lender is distributed differently on the same skin. In general and for an adult bovine hide, the direction of the lend is placed in length in the abutment and in width in the rump, the collar, the sides and the legs.
The different ranges of Deco Cuir
CLASSIC and PREMIUM : PREMIUM leather is softer than CLASSIC leather because it is more nourished. PREMIUM leather has the advantage of making embossing work easier.
CLASSIC RESIN-BASED:the flesh side of the leather is resin-coated, which gives it a beautiful finish.
VVN : this vegetable-tanned calfskin is cut from a strip (see diagram) and is offered for sale in half-strips or pieces.
MAYA : this vegetable-tanned leather has received a waterproofing treatment. If you want to tint it, you will need to choose an alcohol-based dye.
Leather available in different thicknesses ranging from 0.5 to over 3.8 mm. Vegetable tanned leather is very popular with enthusiasts and has the advantage of being able to be dyed, hammered or embossed . It therefore offers numerous creative possibilities to those who wish to work with it: bag, satchel, saddle, dog collar, halter, belt, cuff, etc.
All leathers are carefully selected according to Deco Cuir's quality criteria.
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SURFACE:
from 0.10 to 0.19 m²from 0.20 to 0.29 m²from 0.30 to 0.39 m²from 0.40 to 0.49 m²from 0.50 to 0.59 m²from 0.60 to 0.69 m²from 0.70 to 0.79 m²from 0.80 to 0.89 m²
SURFACE:
from 0.50 to 0.59 m²from 0.60 to 0.69 m²from 0.70 to 0.79 m²from 0.80 to 0.89 m²from 0.90 to 0.99 m²from 1 to 1.09 m²from 1.10 to 1.19 m²from 1.20 to 1.29 m²
SURFACE:
from 0.30 to 0.39 m²from 0.40 to 0.49 m²from 0.50 to 0.59 m²from 0.60 to 0.69 m²from 0.70 to 0.79 m²from 0.80 to 0.89 m²from 0.90 to 0.99 m²from 1.20 to 1.29 m²
SURFACE:
from 0.30 to 0.39 m²from 0.40 to 0.49 m²from 0.50 to 0.59 m²from 0.60 to 0.69 m²from 0.70 to 0.79 m²from 0.80 to 0.89 m²from 0.90 to 0.99 m²from 1 to 1.09 m²
SURFACE:
from 0.60 to 0.69 m²from 0.70 to 0.79 m²from 0.80 to 0.89 m²from 0.90 to 0.99 m²from 1 to 1.09 m²from 1.10 to 1.19 m²from 1.20 to 1.29 m²from 1.30 to 1.39 m²
SURFACE:
from 0.20 to 0.29 m²from 0.30 to 0.39 m²from 0.40 to 0.49 m²from 0.50 to 0.59 m²from 0.60 to 0.69 m²from 0.70 to 0.79 m²from 0.80 to 0.89 m²from 0.90 to 0.99 m²
SURFACE:
from 1 to 1.09 m²from 1.10 to 1.19 m²from 0.90 to 0.99 m²from 0.30 to 0.39 m²from 0.40 to 0.49 m²from 0.50 to 0.59 m²from 0.60 to 0.69 m²from 0.70 to 0.79 m²
SURFACE:
from 0.30 to 0.39 m²from 0.40 to 0.49 m²from 0.50 to 0.59 m²from 0.60 to 0.69 m²from 0.70 to 0.79 m²from 0.80 to 0.89 m²from 0.90 to 0.99 m²from 1 to 1.09 m²
SURFACE:
from 0.30 to 0.39 m²from 0.40 to 0.49 m²from 0.50 to 0.59 m²from 0.60 to 0.69 m²from 0.70 to 0.79 m²from 0.80 to 0.89 m²from 0.90 to 0.99 m²from 1 to 1.09 m²
SURFACE:
from 0.30 to 0.39 m²from 0.40 to 0.49 m²from 0.50 to 0.59 m²from 0.60 to 0.69 m²from 0.70 to 0.79 m²from 0.80 to 0.89 m²from 0.90 to 0.99 m²from 1 to 1.09 m²
SURFACE:
from 0.30 to 0.39 m²from 0.40 to 0.49 m²from 0.50 to 0.59 m²from 0.60 to 0.69 m²from 0.70 to 0.79 m²from 0.80 to 0.89 m²from 0.90 to 0.99 m²from 1 to 1.09 m²
SURFACE:
from 0.30 to 0.39 m²from 0.40 to 0.49 m²from 0.50 to 0.59 m²from 0.60 to 0.69 m²from 0.70 to 0.79 m²from 0.80 to 0.89 m²from 0.90 to 0.99 m²from 1 to 1.09 m²
