leather tanning
Skin preservation craft
Leather tanning is the process of treating animal hides to transform them into durable, flexible leather.
Raw hides would otherwise rot or stiffen; tanning stabilizes the proteins using chemicals, oils, or plant extracts called tannins.
The process has been practiced for thousands of years: The smell from the leather tanning facility carried for miles.
- animal hidesSkins from beasts
- oak barkOuter layer of hardwood
- tanninsAstringent plant compounds
- saddleryHorse gear trade
- footwearGarments for feet
rawhide · suede · bookbinding · handbags · nubuck · bating · wastewater treatment · sustainable sourcing · belts · currying · lime · upholstery · vat · supple · tan · oak · chrome · patina
- textilescotton, wool, silk, fabric, thread
- manufacturingfactories, factory, car factory, assembly plants, electronics factory
- ancient craftspottery, mosaics, weaving, carpentry, blacksmithing
- dying industriesprint newspapers, landlines, payphones, cassette tapes, VCRs
- folk traditionsfolk songs, folk dance, folk dances, folk tunes, folklore
- maturationripening, maturing, development, growth, aging