Security Glossary

q f s Quadratfuß, English Surface ca. 10,75 qfs = 1 Square
Catalog Ia The best, virtually no errors. Leather is a natural product, small mistakes can not be excluded and they are a sign of authenticity.
Range II Buggy. Narbenbeschädigungen.
Gerbarten
lohgar Vegetable tanned with oak bark, or similar. The finished tanned leather has a brown hue.
chrome Tanned with chromium sentence. The color is blue-gray.
sämisch Tanned with fish oil. The color is yellow.
combined Various Gerbarten consecutively.
sumach Plant (vegetabil) Color brown.
synthetic Various synthetic substances. Color White, synthetic Weißgerbung.
Glacegerbung With pure wheat flour, Yolk, Salt, etc. Specificity: hautfreundlich. Color: pure white
Narbenseite The hair side of the coat.
Velourseite Fleischseite, rough.
Nappa Prepared smooth grain side.
Nupukleder Grain side slightly abraded.
Velourleder Both sides rough (Suede).
Vollleder The complete coat. (Except: Großtierhäute).
Spaltleder Narbenspalt, the "upper half" with the smooth side.

Velourspalt, the "lower half" with the rough side.

The different parts of skin:

with leather

- whole skin

- Top ½

- Neck

- Hecht

- Croupon

- Side

in sheep leather and other animal species

- Fell (whole "skin")