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<blockquote data-quote="Mr.Corvette" data-source="post: 229959" data-attributes="member: 6760"><p>Ferrari Nappa is produced using Full Grain hides from cold climate <strong>cattle</strong>. Ferrari's Nappa is vaccuum-dried to create a very tight grain on a strong leather without much flexion.</p><p>For premium leathers, far-northern climates are favored because they tend to have fewer biting pests, which leaves the hides with fewer scars. Free from major blemishes, these leathers retain their natural finishes throughout the tanning process. The graining you see is just how the cow made it.</p><p></p><p>Less-costly hides usually have more imperfections, including scars from barbed-wire fencing, but embossing the leather with a grain pattern can hide these flaws, give the leather a consistent appearance, and make it easier to pass durability requirements. By embossing the cheaper cuts, more of a hide can be used, thus reducing costs. </p><p>Tanning is what takes the leather from bovine wrapping to car-seat covering. Chrome tanning (so-called because of the chromium sulfate used in the process) is by far the most popular technique, favored for its lower cost and greater durability. The process starts with a lime bath that removes the hair and water and breaks down the collagen proteins, thus making the leather more pliable. A dip in water rehydrates the leather before it is immersed in a chromium-sulfate acidic-salt bath. After a few hours of soaking, the leather softens, becomes stretchable, gains a consistent finish and color, and becomes water-repellent. A blue-hued hide, called “wet blue,” emerges from the process ready to be dyed and finished.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mr.Corvette, post: 229959, member: 6760"] Ferrari Nappa is produced using Full Grain hides from cold climate [B]cattle[/B]. Ferrari's Nappa is vaccuum-dried to create a very tight grain on a strong leather without much flexion. For premium leathers, far-northern climates are favored because they tend to have fewer biting pests, which leaves the hides with fewer scars. Free from major blemishes, these leathers retain their natural finishes throughout the tanning process. The graining you see is just how the cow made it. Less-costly hides usually have more imperfections, including scars from barbed-wire fencing, but embossing the leather with a grain pattern can hide these flaws, give the leather a consistent appearance, and make it easier to pass durability requirements. By embossing the cheaper cuts, more of a hide can be used, thus reducing costs. Tanning is what takes the leather from bovine wrapping to car-seat covering. Chrome tanning (so-called because of the chromium sulfate used in the process) is by far the most popular technique, favored for its lower cost and greater durability. The process starts with a lime bath that removes the hair and water and breaks down the collagen proteins, thus making the leather more pliable. A dip in water rehydrates the leather before it is immersed in a chromium-sulfate acidic-salt bath. After a few hours of soaking, the leather softens, becomes stretchable, gains a consistent finish and color, and becomes water-repellent. A blue-hued hide, called “wet blue,” emerges from the process ready to be dyed and finished. [/QUOTE]
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