Leather ..how can you tell
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Leather ..how can you tell
The other half has just bought an handbag from a small shop near us for £59 and the woman told us it was leather and it had a tag on it in the shape of the leather thingy logo, but my wife is convinced its not leather,it as a smell like leather but this can be sprayed on ... how can you tell.
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"I cant refund that sir, its fit for purpose" "No its not there's a ruddy great hole in it where I tested to see if it was real leather or not"
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Have a look along the edges where they meet, I realise they will probably have turned edges as they are finished both sides, but if you can get to a turn over you can lift a small section up to look at the underneath.
Dont be fooled by smell or grain, all that can be faked on synthetic leathers.
What makes you think it isnt leather?
Dont be fooled by smell or grain, all that can be faked on synthetic leathers.
What makes you think it isnt leather?
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If she's happy with it then what does it really matter? I'm sure she'll have forgotten in a week or two when this one is at the bottom of the draw with the other 20 and she has two new ones to carry.
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Nothing should happen if it's good quality leather.
The way the stitching lies is also a giveaway but only apparent to practised eyes.
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The way the stitching lies is also a giveaway but only apparent to practised eyes.
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yup thats true, lighter on it & it shouldnt burn. Went to a leather making place in Italy and showed how they make it, test & prove it.
It helped seeing this as when i came back from i was approached by a dodgy geezer selling leather coats, was doing his best to blag it so i held a lighter to it, he pulled it away, jumped in his motor and sped off.
It helped seeing this as when i came back from i was approached by a dodgy geezer selling leather coats, was doing his best to blag it so i held a lighter to it, he pulled it away, jumped in his motor and sped off.
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Either that or he didnt want his coat marked by the flame lol.
Not all leathers are treated to crib 5 specs, so dont go wild with your lighters lol.
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Have a look along the edges where they meet, I realise they will probably have turned edges as they are finished both sides, but if you can get to a turn over you can lift a small section up to look at the underneath.
Dont be fooled by smell or grain, all that can be faked on synthetic leathers.
What makes you think it isnt leather?
Dont be fooled by smell or grain, all that can be faked on synthetic leathers.
What makes you think it isnt leather?
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Some of those tags in the shape of animal hides can have extra writing, if it has mentions of 'bonded' or 'ground' leather this is a man made product and cannot be sold as real leather.
In the grand scheme of things, there are loads of leathers out there that are so heavily corrected and treated that at the end of the day they dont look like leather. There are also, many great synthetic leathers which give the appearance and feel of leather - although this is hard to come across in the uk as it is mostly used in Italian / Spanish / Indian production facilities as this is where the bulk of the work goes to.
In the grand scheme of things, there are loads of leathers out there that are so heavily corrected and treated that at the end of the day they dont look like leather. There are also, many great synthetic leathers which give the appearance and feel of leather - although this is hard to come across in the uk as it is mostly used in Italian / Spanish / Indian production facilities as this is where the bulk of the work goes to.
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Not the case anymore I'm affraid, depending on the leathers some are stretchy as you like.
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