A Guide to Leather Types, Textures, and Finishes
Types of leather sorted by what each name means: animal, hide layer, tanning or finish. Full-grain to bonded, suede to pebbled, each linked to a short answer.
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Leather Properties, Durability, and Care
Leather resists water when treated, shrinks in wet heat and chars in flame. See each property of leather in one table, with links to the full answers.
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Where Leather Comes From and How It Is Made
Leather is tanned animal hide, mostly cattle. See the four stages of the leather making process, hides vs skins, and how faux leather differs.
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Leather Crafting, Treatments, and Repairs: Quick Answers on Hides, Glue and Debossing
Leather craft and repair in short answers: grain vs flesh side, which glues bond leather, gluing metal, debossing vs embossing and what glue can fix.
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Leather Gloves and Apparel: Glove Types, Names, Leathers and Fit
Types of leather gloves by cut and by leather: fingerless, driving, gauntlet; cowhide, goatskin, deerskin, elkskin, lambskin. Short answers and links.
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Armor and Protective Gear: CE Levels, Standards and Armor Types Explained
CE Level 1 vs 2 armor, EN 1621 parts 1-4, EN 17092 classes AAA to C and EN 13594 glove levels in short tables, plus where sources disagree.
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