Leather Working
| Leather craft is the art of making articles from leather that are both useful and beautiful. It is one of the oldest known crafts. Tanning and leatherwork call for a comparatively small investment in tools but can yeild a great amount of satisfaction. |
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The craft of tanning is older than civilization itself. Chemical tanning, as it is practiced today, existed at least 5,000 years ago there are Egyptian wal painting showing tanners at work with their tubs and mixing vats. Long before that, our prehistoric ancestors used the hides of animals to clothe themselves.
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Early man made foot coverings and clothing from leather. Throughout time, leather was used in many other ways. In the middle ages people drank from leather cups, wore leather armor, and rowed in leather boats. |
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