{"id":1354,"date":"2011-02-18T11:29:23","date_gmt":"2011-02-18T18:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apollo.staging.mooreandgiles.com\/?page_id=1354"},"modified":"2020-10-12T10:23:33","modified_gmt":"2020-10-12T14:23:33","slug":"about-our-leather","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/apollo.staging.mooreandgiles.com\/leather\/resources\/about-our-leather\/","title":{"rendered":"Types of Leather"},"content":{"rendered":"

The majority of Moore & Giles leathers are designed on full-grain and top-grain hides.<\/p>\n

Full-grain hides have not been sanded or buffed on the surface of the hide. Top-grain hides go through a light buffing pro\u00adcess to help the leather better absorb dye and minimize the appearance of blemishes on its surface. However, the natural markings on each hide remain in tact and visible.<\/p>\n

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We also offer a variety of corrected-grain leather for clients looking for more uniform color consistency and increased dura\u00adbility. These leathers have been sanded to correct imperfections on the surface and are lightly embossed with a leather-like grain. Examples of Moore & Giles corrected grain leathers are Apollo, Athens, and Holland.<\/p>\n

Following are descriptions of some of our more specialized leathers:<\/p>\n

Split leather is the upper portion of a hide that has been split into two or more thicknesses. Typically, a cowhide can be split into three usable layers, the top layer which is known as the skin or grain surface, and the center and bottom splits known as suede.<\/p>\n

Nubuck is top-grain leather where the top hair cell layer has been removed by sanding, resulting in a luxurious nap and velvet-like surface.<\/p>\n

Leather with the hair still attached is called hair-on.<\/p>\n

Water buffalo hides are thicker hides with a bolder more pronounced grain that varies throughout. These hides have a more rugged appeal. Stampede, and Monaco are all Water Buffalo hides. They originate from Asia.<\/p>\n

A Note on Leather Thickness<\/h3>\n

The vast majority of leather is sold according to its area. The leather is placed through electronic measuring machines and its surface area is determined. The unit of measurement is square meter or square foot. The thickness is also important, and this is measured using a thickness gauge (the unit of measurement is millimeters, e.g., 1.0-1.2 mm is a standard thickness for upholstery leathers).<\/p>\n

In some parts of the world, top-grain thicknesses are described using weight units of ounces. Although the statement is in ounces only, it is an abbreviation of ounces per square foot. The thickness value can be obtained by the conversion: 1 oz\/ft\u201d = 1\/64 inch (0.4 mm). Hence, leather described as 7 to 8 oz is 7\/64 to 8\/64 inches (2.8 to 3.2 mm) thick. The weight is usually given as a range because the inherent variability of the material makes ensuring a precise thickness very difficult. Other leather manufacturers state the thickness directly in millimeters.<\/p>\n

Ninety to ninety-five percent of Moore & Giles leathers are 1.0-1.2 mm thick. Leathers that are thicker such as Harness at 1.4-1.6 mm are heavier and typically show more character while leathers such as Highball at 0.8-1.0 mm have a lighter, more drape-like quality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The majority of Moore & Giles leathers are designed on full-grain and top-grain hides. Full-grain hides have not been sanded or buffed on the surface of the hide. Top-grain hides go through a light buffing pro\u00adcess to help the leather better absorb dye and minimize the appearance of blemishes on its surface. However, the natural […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":4627,"parent":9,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-about-leather.php","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/apollo.staging.mooreandgiles.com\/leather\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1354"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/apollo.staging.mooreandgiles.com\/leather\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/apollo.staging.mooreandgiles.com\/leather\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apollo.staging.mooreandgiles.com\/leather\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apollo.staging.mooreandgiles.com\/leather\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1354"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/apollo.staging.mooreandgiles.com\/leather\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1354\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11671,"href":"https:\/\/apollo.staging.mooreandgiles.com\/leather\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1354\/revisions\/11671"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apollo.staging.mooreandgiles.com\/leather\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apollo.staging.mooreandgiles.com\/leather\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/apollo.staging.mooreandgiles.com\/leather\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}