Advice & Maintenance
Browse through Radermecker Tannery articles and find a wealth of information on leather care and leather working for craftsmen and enthusiasts.

The hide areas of the leather
What are the different hide areas of the leather and their characteristics?

The thickness of the leather
How do you measure the thickness of leather? What is remade and unremade flesh? What are the thicknesses of our saddle leathers ?

Leather dyeing
What is leather dyeing? What is surface dyeing of leather? What is mass dyeing of leather?

Leather feeding
Why bring food to the leather? What is emulsion feed? What is feed in a tallow bath?

The finish of the leather
What is an aniline finish? What is a semi-aniline finish? What is a pigmented finish?

Full leather grain
What is full grain leather? What are its advantages? What is the difference between full grain leather and grain leather?

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