What is leather dyed with clear/transparent dyes that do not cover the natural characteristics of the leather including scars or brands that may be present on the hide.
100
wet-blue
What is the name given to hides in one of the first stages of tanning where the hides are soaked in chromium salts that help preserve the hide. The name came about because of the blue coloring that hides take on when chromium is used in the tanning process.
200
Top Grain Leather
What is the layer of leather that is closest to the surface of the hide which contains grains that cross and entwine to make the leather strong and flexible.
200
Comfort lines
What is the name given to wrinkles that will likely appear in leather items that are used often and "well-loved".
300
Split grain leather
What is the lower layer of leather that is created when leather is sliced horizontally. This layer has grains that are more parallel to one another and are, therefore, more easily torn apart.
300
4 to 5 times
What is how much longer leather will last than fabric.
400
Full Grain
What is the type of leather that has not been corrected by sanding or buffing but, rather, has been left in it's more natural state allowing any natural characteristics such as scarring or branding to remain in the grain pattern.
400
4 layers
What is generally the number of splits taken from a given hide. Bicast leather is usually made from the last layer.
500
Bicast leather
What is the type of "leather" that is made by taking a split-grain leather and applying a thick layer of polyurethane to it's surface.