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"Leatherspeak" - Understanding Technical Terminology

Do you ever find yourself struggling to understand terms that tanneries and other leathercrafters use?   Many words that tanners use have no other meaning in the real world, like "crust" or "wet blue" but they are important for leather goods makers to understand.    

We put together a comprehensive glossary of leather terms that might be useful to a new leather worker.    

You can download a PDF Glossary here, or continue reading.

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