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100

Hide that comes from a calf that is smaller and not as thick as cowhide. 

What is calf hide?

100

A tool used for punching and stamping.

What is a mallet?

100

Wetting the leather with water to add moisture so that the leather can be tooled

What is casing leather? 

200

The hide of a full grown cow.

Cowhide

200

a tool used to stamp an image or letter into the leather

What is a stamp? 

200

The process of tracing an image onto leather from another image

What is transferring? 

300

Hides that offer superiour stretch, softness and flexibility. 

What is goat leaher?

300

A tool used to punch holes into leather

What is a punch?

300

A liquid used to moisturize the leather prior to adding dye

What is oil?

400

Leather from a cow that is known for its toughness and suituable for insulation and holding heavyweight goods. 

What is cow leather? 

400

Liquid used to prep the leather to be tooled

What is water?

400

A type of finish to apply to leather to protect the color/dye.

What is resist?

500

The best leather for imprinting with detailed tooling.

What is vegetable tanned leather? 

500

Adding color to the leather to stain in permanently 

What is dye?

500

A type of finish to protect the leather over time

What is resolene? 

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