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Cattle Leather is leather just like you'd expect. The most common varieties are sheepskin,
goatskin, pigskin, and ubiquitous cowhide. These leathers are fairly easy to maintain and very
forgiving, with straightforward care routines. On top of that, they're also sturdy, long-lasting,
plentiful (with an affordable price to match), and possess lovely natural qualities. There's good
reason this breed is chief of the pantheon.
Soft Leather can look like cattle, but tends to behave like suede and nubuck. Calfskin, kidskin
and lambskin all belong to this category. Soft leathers possess more delicate textures and naps,
and will require delicate treatment. While easier to maintain, they are more vulnerable and less
durable than cattle leather. These breeds are famous for their lovely scents and textures, even
without getting cut down to suede or nubuck.
Exotic Leather is most often procured for its unworldly beauty. You can find endless varieties of
exotic leather: snake, stingray, deer, caiman, eel, ostrich, chicken foot, and even sharkskin have
special places in the spotlight. The downside is that these special leathers will need different and
more cautious forms of treatment, and will usually not last as long as cattle leather. There are,
of course, exceptions: stingray leather is essentially a mass of solid, pearl-like beads fastened
impenetrably tight, such that early Japanese culture found it useful for armor and sheaths. Even
better, exotic skins tend to have special perks. Deerskin (or buckskin), for example, is a favorite
leather in Native American culture; it's light, flexible, cozy and breathes in a way that retains
warmth in winter and keeps cool in summer. It's practically impossible to give a concise
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