Leather
Use in Work and Safety Products:
Leather has been used for a long time in the production of work and safety products. Leather is inherently robust and abrasion-resistant.
Function in Gloves:
In gloves, leather provides protection against external influences while offering good grip and flexibility.
Function in Shoes:
Leather is a common material in shoe manufacturing due to its durability, tear resistance, breathability, and stretchability.
Function in Workwear:
In workwear, leather is frequently used in protective equipment such as aprons, belts, and safety shoes. It offers resistance to abrasion, heat, and other hazards.
Properties:
Leather is known for its versatility and natural properties. It can absorb and release moisture, helping to keep the feet dry. Over time, it also adapts to the individual shape of the foot, providing a comfortable fit. Leather is also breathable, allowing air circulation, which enhances comfort.
Skins
Full-Grain Leather: Full-grain leather refers to a type of smooth leather where the grain side of the leather has not been completely removed. This category includes various types of leather, including aniline leather, full-grain leather, pigmented smooth leather (including embossed smooth leather), and corrected grain leather. A characteristic feature of full-grain leather is that the natural grain is preserved on the surface of the leather.
Split Leather: Split leather is a type of leather that is created through the process of "splitting" animal hides or skins. In this process, the skin or hide is divided into several layers. This process is particularly common for thicker leather hides, such as those from cattle, which have a thickness of 5 to 10 millimeters. The resulting layers are referred to as the top split (outer split), flesh split (lower split), and occasionally the middle split. These layers have rough surfaces on both sides, similar to the backside of leather.
Types
COWHIDE:
- Features: Very stable, firm, and resistant. More affordable than exotic leather types. The most widely used leather worldwide.
- Texture: Robust, smooth surface.
CALFSKIN:
- Features: Comes from young cattle, extremely firm and uniform. Very fine, dense grain.
- Texture: Smooth, even surface.
GOATSKIN:
- Features: Water-resistant, flexible, resistant. Fine, smooth, light, and affordable.
- Texture: Smooth, lightly textured.
SUEDE LEATHER:
- Features: Full-grain leather type, comes from wild animals (e.g., deer, roe deer, moose). High-quality, often chrome-tanned for a soft touch.
- Texture: Soft, velvety, with a brushed surface.
SMOOTH LEATHER:
- Features: Grain side processed on the outside. Distinction between covered and fine smooth leather.
- Texture: Smooth surface.
SUEDE LEATHER (Suede and Nubuck Leather):
- Features: Textured surface. Distinction between suede and nubuck leather.
- Texture: Soft, velvety, textured.
SUEDE LEATHER:
- Features: Through leather splitting, both sides have a velvety surface. More affordable, lower split of leather.
- Texture: Soft, velvety.
- Features: Rough full-grain leather, grain side sanded, fine, velvety feel.
- Texture: Rough, soft.
ARTIFICIAL LEATHER:
- Features: Synthetic leather or vegan leather, not made from animal hides, smooth, and has a uniform surface.
- Texture: Can vary depending on the manufacturing process.