Curing of leather meant remove excess water present in the leather by using salt, the applying of salt on the flesh side of skin dehydrates the skins to a moisture content insufficient to support the growth of moulds and bacteria.
Leather hides are the skin straight off the animal.
Tanning ; see related link below .
Kid leather is a soft leather made from tanning sheep and goat hides. Kid leather is used for gloves and coats.
Leather tanning is a process in which chemical agents and extracts are applied to various types of hides and skins in order to prevent rotting
Buffalo Hides
Leather is measured by the square foot or square metre and is sold in hides or half hides.
Leather is most often made from cow hides. Commercially manufactured leather is always made from cow hides. Other animal hides such as moose, deer, elk, caribou can also be used to make leather.
The inputs of the process to manufacture a leather shoe are leather, thread, rubber, labor, shoe lasts, and product design. The process cutting, stamping, sewing , molding, and gluing. The final outcome is leather shoes.
Italian leather is special because it it usually handmade and from high quality hides. Italian leather is not mass produced and the process takes much longer than cheaper alternatives.
Yes. Leather can be made from cow hides or hides from another animal. It is not manufactured but the raw materials must be processed.
Tannery selection. Used to specify the grades of hides from hides traders.
Yes.