• spikespaz@programming.dev
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    1 year ago

    Genuine leather is just about the opposite of what you’d think

    Can you explain that one? I like leather, it just requires maintenance.

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      1 year ago

      I believe he’s referring to “Genuine” leather as an industry term. Genuine leather is really low quality leather (but still comes from a cow). “Full grain” leather is what most people think of when talking about leather products.

      The only thing worse than genuine is bonded, which is the plywood of leathers.

      See: this diagram

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        1 year ago

        For some reason I was under the impression that “suede” was high quality. Is it just desirable because the collagen bundles are loose, and raise to make the surface fuzzy? Because it certainly isn’t durable, but my full grain backpack is.

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      If I recall, ‘genuine’ leather is a grade of leather that is basically the lowest quality