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floydfloyd
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May 16, 2018
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duskflights
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May 16, 2018
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floydfloydFrom the manufacturer's website:
"The material used in these items is created by re-purposing remnants of fine Italian leather from the artisans work shop, shredding them, then mixing them with natural rubber and pressing them into sheets. The new material averages 80% genuine Italian leather and is then coated for protection and coloring."
"The material used in these items is created by re-purposing remnants of fine Italian leather from the artisans work shop, shredding them, then mixing them with natural rubber and pressing them into sheets. The new material averages 80% genuine Italian leather and is then coated for protection and coloring."
keybers
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May 16, 2018
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floydfloydMy understanding is this is a fancy, eco-era-appropriate name for bonded leather with slightly higher non-leather content.
Saucy_Puppet_Show
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May 16, 2018
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floydfloydFurthermore, it's recycled genuine leather. Regular genuine leather is already the lowest in terms of leather quality; itself made of what's left. Maybe that's fine as a blotter since you will likely get ink on it but then maybe it should be offered at a lower price.
StefanoN
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May 20, 2018
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keybersRecycled leather is a composite of shredded leather scraps and residues collected from tanneries and other leather product manufacturers. The shreds are treated with resin, glued together and then shaped into, say, part of a wallet or seat cover. Some of the finished recycled leather products will have the look and feel of new, non-recycled leather depending on the finish that is given to the surface. Recycled leather can also be stamped with the same result that you have on genuine leather.
StefanoN
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May 20, 2018
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floydfloydRecycled leather is widely used in the the upholstery industry and is created by re-purposing remnants of fine leather from the artisans workshop, shredding them, then mixing them with natural rubber and pressing them into sheets. The new material averages usually 80% genuine leather and is then coated for protection and coloring.
To know more about this material I found a website that will explain more about it:
https://naturalupholstery.com/2012/09/what-is-recycled-leather/
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It looks like they've made a synthetic product out of leather scraps that are cut up and then formed into this product. Yes?