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Bicast leather (also spelled as bi-cast leather or bycast leather) is a material made with a split leather backing covered with an embossed layer of polyurethane or vinyl. Bicast leather was originally made for the apparel industry for glossy shoes, and was later adopted by the furniture industry.
Artificial leather, also called synthetic leather, is a material intended to substitute for leather in upholstery, clothing, footwear, and other uses where a leather-like finish is desired but the actual material is cost prohibitive or unsuitable due to practical or ethical concerns.
Split leather is created from the corium left once the top-grain has been separated from the hide, known as the drop split. In thicker hides, the drop split can be further split into a middle split and a flesh split. Bicast leather is split leather that is coated with a layer of polyurethane or vinyl with an embossed texture. This gives it the ...
wetting back- semi-processed leather is rehydrated. sammying - 45-55%(m/m) water is squeezed out the leather. splitting - the leather is split into one or more horizontal layers. shaving - the leather is thinned using a machine which cuts leather fibres off. neutralisation - the pH of the leather is adjusted to a value between 4.5 and 6.5.
Bonded leather, also called reconstituted leather, composition leather [1] [2] or blended leather, is a term used for a manufactured upholstery material which contains animal hide. It is made as a layered structure of a fiber or paper backer covered with a layer of shredded leather fibers mixed with natural rubber or a polyurethane binder that ...
This category includes all types of leather (and raw materials) and the institutions that study them, display them in collections or uses leather in the construction of articles. Subcategories This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total.
This category grouping includes all topics related to the manufacture of leather, its history, Science and Technology. The equipment, tools, people, chemicals, factories and other trivia associated with the leathermaking history.
Shell cordovan, cordovan, or cordwain is a type of tanned leather commonly used in high-end shoemaking. Cordovan is an equine material made from the superficial fascia (or shell) of the lower layers of the hide on the rump of a horse. [1] The material derives its name from the city of Cordoba, Spain, which was long known as a center of leather ...