Classical Studies 2700A/B Lecture : November 14, 2013.docx
27 Jan 2014
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3 layers in skins and hides - outer layer is epidermis; middle layer (true skin) is corium or derma; innermost tissue/layer is flesh or adipose tissue. Leather is an artificial product, doesn"t occur in nature, people manipulate it to make it into leather. It has collagen in it and has felt like mass of fibre tissues holding it all together (reticular tissue) this is ultimate product of process calling tanning is something that is hard (supple leather). There are three main stages of leather preparation. 1) there is preparing the leather for tanning (clean skin, removing epidermis from flesh, leaving the corium and opening up fibre structure to receive tanning agent this is called plumping). Dubbin - a wax product used to soften, condition and waterproof leather and other materials. It consists of natural wax, cod oil and tallow (rendered form of beef or mutton fat).
