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1 Understanding Soccer Shoes And Cleats| ShoesShed.com © 2013 AN OVERVIEW OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF LEATHER USED IN MANUFACTURING OF SHOES Leather obtained from the skin of animals is used in making a lot of stuff. You can find expensive purses, shoes and jackets that are made from genuine leather. This is because things made from leather are strong and durable and that’s why you have to pay a premium for durable things. Leather is widely used for making upper parts of the womens lunarglide 4 shoes. Leather shoes were used even six thousand years ago. But the popularity of these shoes is constant. There are different varieties of leather that we find in the market today. There is a lot of innovation in the ways of processing leather materials. Leather is generally obtained from

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A N O V E R V I E W O F D I F F E R E N T T Y P E S O F L E A T H E R U S E D I N M A N U F A C T U R I N G

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Leather obtained from the skin of animals is used in making a lot of stuff. You can find expensive purses, shoes and jackets that are made from genuine leather. This is because things made from leather are strong and durable and that’s why you have to pay a premium for durable things. Leather is widely used for making upper parts of the womens lunarglide 4 shoes. Leather shoes were used even six thousand years ago. But the popularity of these shoes is constant. There are different varieties of leather that we find in the market today. There is a lot of innovation in the ways of processing leather materials. Leather is generally obtained from

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the skin of animals. The animal skin is processed in different ways and turned into unique types of leather for shoe manufacturing. Sheep skin, cow skin and calf skin are used commonly to make leather goods and shoes. However, there are other varieties of leather that are obtained from the skin from some other animals. In fact, leather obtained from reptiles skin, lizard skins etc are very popular today. The leather obtained from the skin of these animals is often of very good quality. It is not an easy task to handle the leather obtained from the skins of these animals. Moreover, shoes or boots made from this type of leather are very expensive. Camel skin gives us quite tough leather that comes with natural finishing. Wild camel leather is different from other types as these animals have scar on their body. The surprising thing is that these scars heal naturally after the skin is removed from the camel's body. This leather is used for dress shoes also. Another special variety of leather is the sheepskin leather. The shoes made from this type of leather are often very soft. Moreover, this leather is used for footwear that can be used in cold weather. Leather obtained from the skin of young calves is also very common in shoe industry. This leather is one of the strongest leather. This leather is quite popular as the upper material of shoes. It has to be lined and can be used for both men and women’s footwear. The most common use of this leather is in the making of formal or dress new balance shoes 993 shoes. Buffalos skin is also used to give leather for casual and formal shoes. The leather comes with grain pattern. The skin of older buffalos is also very good source for this type of leather. Leather obtained from adult cow skin is also one of the strongest leather available. This leather is used to make strong shoes fro both men and women. This leather is also very thick. Different layers of this leather can be used to make shoes. So, you know the sources of leather for your beautiful leather shoes. Be thankful to nature for such amazing things. Online Web 2.0 Version “Understanding Leather And Its Sources To Appreciate Footwear “

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