If you like leather goods, you must
understand the difference between cowhide, sheepskin and horse skin.
Leather products are full of our lives, with straps made of
wallets, bags and leather shoes. When we want to buy leather products, the most
common thing is that the merchants are adorned with rare leather, and there are
many kinds of leather, but they are all leather but don’t know where the difference
is. The reason for the top luxury is where, so If you want to know the goods,
you must first understand the characteristics of various leathers.
1.Cowhide
With fine texture, round pores are small and the fibers are
tight, the leather surface is smooth and shiny, flat and soft, with a tough and
elastic touch. When the surface is pressed, wrinkles appear, because of wear
resistance. It is widely used in high-end shoes, purses, belts, etc., and is
also used in handicrafts. The common types of cowhide can be divided into
yellow cowhide and buffalo. In the cowhide, it can be divided into a top layer
and a second layer.
• Yellow cowhide:
The skin is thin, so the hair roots are not deep, and the pores are not dense,
generally used as the surface of the upper and the bag.
• Buffalo: The
skin is sparse, the surface is rough and has papillary bulges and wrinkles. It
is often used for shoes and mechanical belts.
Let’s see where the top layer and the second layer are. The
top layer of cowhide is the outermost skin of the cow, retaining the grain
layer of the natural skin, with good elasticity and skin-friendly touch, and
excellent breathability. The second layer of cowhide is a second layer of
cowhide that is divided into two or even three layers. The second layer is a
loose layer of the fibrous structure. Although the industry still attributes it to
"dermis", it has low fiber density. The tensile strength is also
poor, and it is usually made thicker to increase the strength. To
achieve the purpose of shaping, some leather bags or handbags need to use
thicker two-layer leather, and as long as it is high-quality leather with
superb craftsmanship, the second layer of leather is still the best leather.
2. Sheepskin
The pores of the wool are oblate and deep into the grid at
an oblique angle. The clear pores are arranged like scales or jagged. It is the
finest texture of all leathers. When touched by hand, it is soft, light and
elastic, but not as strong. Cowhide. The application of sheepskin in the field
of luggage and footwear is not particularly extensive, because it is very
delicate and easy to scratch and tear. However, sheepskin has soft
characteristics, so it is more suitable for leather, gloves and other things
that require flexible joint movement, especially the soft touch of sheepskin,
while the sheepskin for shoes and bags is usually goatskin, made with goatskin.
The shoe upper is soft and comfortable, and if it is a boot, it fits well with
the calf.
Sheepskin can be roughly divided into goatskin and sheepskin.
The skin of goatskin is thicker. There are a lot of fine pores around it. The
fibrous tissue is tough but soft and elastic. It looks like a thin but thin
surface. smooth. The sheep fur bundle has more fat and more lines and is
softer after being finished. It has greater ductility, the pores are softer and
firmer, the surface is shiny, and it is squeezed like a cowhide to produce
obvious wrinkles. Apparel and gloves are not suitable for uppers and handbags
due to their low strength.
3. Horse skin
Horse skin is generally rare on the market. In fact, horse
skin is not widely used leather. Also, the number is naturally rare.
The horseskin fiber is thicker and the leather is harder, so it is mainly used
for equipment. Even the shoes are the boots of the riding boots. It is worth
mentioning that the horse's buttocks, the leather of the buttocks is extremely
tough, the knives are difficult to cut, and the soles are particularly good.
The leather in this part is very well recognized. The meat on the back of the
skin is like a small bag in the hilly area...
The skin of the horse is smooth and delicate. At first
glance, it is similar to cowhide, but its pores are larger than cowhide and the
fibers are rough. The oval shape is regular. The softer surface of the leather
is similar to the sheepskin. The color is dark and the leather is not bright.
However, the unevenness does not wrinkle but is easy to break, and is generally
used in the industrial and footwear industries.
In the horse skin, there is a kind of leather called diamond
grade - horse hip skin. Horse buttocks, also known as Cordovan, as the name
suggests, only a part of the leather on the horse's buttocks, the tanned
leather is called the horse skin. There are only four manufacturers in the
world that produce horseskin skins, and the production of horseskin skins is
very complicated and time-consuming. It takes up to six months of the tanning
process. Usually, a horse's buttocks only produce 1-2 horses. Wallets,
because of their rarity, make horseskin skin very expensive.
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