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Materials
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Leather is an exceptional material. It has played its part through history as a key material at every stage of the evolution of mankind.
Hides and skins remain a remarkable renewable resource. For as long as mankind keeps animals for meat and milk skins will come available. They may be allowed to rot away but in so doing will likely become a health and environmental hazard.
The papers in this section, which you will find by clicking on the panel on the right, discuss the uses of this material for the benefit of mankind. Its uses, its potential and its excitement. Leather is a wonderful natural raw material, offering huge future potential for the benefit of us all.