Full-grain leather

What is full-grain leather?

This leather is a smooth leather from the grain split. The natural grain, including small skin irregularities, has not been altered. This means that the leather must not be sanded or buffed. Semi-aniline leather and aniline leather are classified as full-grain leathers, as their natural grain pattern is preserved.

Processing of full-grain leather

Full-grain leather is generally very expensive because the surface is more natural and there is little or no pigment layer on the leather. If there were a thicker pigment layer on the leather, the properties of the natural leather would be lost and it would no longer be full-grain leather. If the leather is embossed but the natural grain is still visible, it is still considered full-grain leather.

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Additional sources (accessed 02/28/2019):

  • leder-info(dot)de/index.php/Full-Grain_Leather
  • lederzentrum(dot)de/wiki/index.php/Full-Grain_Leather
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