Back to Basics: A Framework for Leather Manufacture

摘要

The chemistry of leather manufacture is well-documented, and can be readily measured and controlled. But the way that forces are both applied and accepted by hides and skins are largely unseen and cannot be measured. Moreover, the outcome of these events is significant both within chemical processing and machine operations, and affects the whole progression of manufacture. When changes occur they are frequently not obvious, but the outcome is often beyond the scope of chemical or machine amendment. This is a complex subject, but this new work sets out a structure where the better-known aspects of leather chemistry and machine processing operate. With roots within the physics and craft of leather making, it is hoped that technicians will find this series of interest and value. Designed to explore leather making from a rather different perspective, welcome to: "Back to Basics: A framework for leather manufacture."