Oiling (leather processing)

Oiling is a process whereby

Pine Oil. Hand oils commonly consist of sulfated vegetable oils, e.g. sulfated castor oil

Oiling provides the leather with lubrication to increase their softness [1] allowing it to flex repeatedly without cracking. Leather fibres that are dry and un-lubricated break very easily. Oiling does impart colour and an element of water resistance. Oiling would normally be performed on full grain aniline leathers. The most common type of leather oiled is vegetable tanned leather.

References

^ "MODERN COW LEATHER PROCESSING" (PDF). Leather Naturally. Retrieved August 23, 2023.

[1] "MODERN COW LEATHER PROCESSING" (PDF). Leather Naturally. Retrieved August 23, 2023.

v t e Leather
Types	Aniline Bicast Boiled Bonded Buckskin Chamois Corinthian Kidskin Law leather Morocco Napa Nubuck Patent Russia Shagreen Shearling Shell cordovan Suede
Leather sources	Alligator Bison Cattle Calfskin Slunk Crocodile Deer Eel Goat Horse Kangaroo Ostrich Pig Seal Sheep Snake Yak
Processes	Liming Deliming Bating Tanning Oiling
Crafting	Bookbinding Cuir de Cordoue Leather carving
Substitutes	Artificial leather / Leatherette Kirza Naugahyde Presstoff Ultrasuede Alcantara
Leather museums	German Leather Museum Igualada Leather Museum Walsall Leather Museum Leather Archives and Museum British Museum leather dressing
Related	History of hide materials Leather subculture Rawhide

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