User Guide
Endangered Species
As wonderful as exotic leather is, it is important to respect the creatures that sacrificed to give
you this gift. An estimated 10,000 animal species undergo extinction every year, and part of that
problem is due to illegal poaching and trading of exotic skins. Most wildcats, including many
subspecies of tigers, lions, jaguars and leopards, are on this list. Purchasing these leathers is a
violation of international law, and ethically irresponsible. If you are unsure whether an animal
belongs to an endangered species, please visit http://cites.org/ for more information.
How Leather Works
Now that you've got a good idea about how much variety there is in leather, it's easy to
understand that the piece you are holding is one of a kind. There's no other leather exactly like
it, and therefore, there's no best answer for how to maintain yours. Raising leather is all about
trial and error. In these next sections, I'll focus on some general advice that'll point you in the
right direction, including how to clean and condition, how to store and protect your leather, and
how to magic away those pesky stains.
But first, I'm going to condense the really important stuff down into five trusty tenets. If you
read anything in this eBook, make it this.
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