Russia leather: Difference between revisions

{{Short description|Leather curried after tanning with birch oil}}

'''Russia leather''' ({{lang-ru|юфть}} or ''yuft'') is a particular form of bark-tanned cow [[leather]]. It is distinguished from other types of leather by a processing step that takes place after [[Tanning (leather)|tanning]], where [[birch]] oil is worked into the rear face of the leather. This produces a leather that is hard-wearing, flexible and resistant to water.<ref name="HCC, Juchten" >{{Cite web

|title=Production of Russia Leather