Taiwan likes to call it mad cow leather, while mainland China calls it oil-impregnated leather. Crazy horse leather is a leather style with a matte surface and a dual discoloration effect of oil and wax. And this style is post-processed. Crazy horse leather is not horse leather, but a layer of top-quality cowhide. "Crazy Horse" is just a leather style name. The name crazy horse leather comes from the English crazy horse leather, which literally translates to crazy horse leather. In fact, Crazy Horse is the name of a person, a leader of North American Indians. Seeing Crazy Horse's skin naturally reminds people of North America, Western cowboys, etc., because this style was first used by Indians for tanning . The name Crazy Horse leather also commemorates the leader Crazy Horse.
The leather made of Crazy Horse leather itself has the characteristics of no polishing, no spray repair, no plastic coating, etc. It has a certain degree of water resistance and maintains the original state of the leather embryo. Therefore, the leather has growth lines, surface texture and skin spots during the growth process. It feels smooth, pliable, strong and has sufficient elasticity. Pushing the skin with your hands can cause discoloration. It can easily turn into a dirty bag during use, but the more you use it, the plumper and shinier it becomes. Most of the materials are made of natural first-layer animal skin embryos. The leather-making process is time-consuming, the raw materials are relatively small, and the cost is high. It belongs to mid-to-high-end leather. Naturally rough, soft and delicate without losing posture, but full of retro feelings. It is this non-replicability that makes Crazy Horse Pippi’s works even more unique.
"Crazy horse leather" is a kind of leather made by a special method. "Crazy horse leather" is a kind of "PULL-UP" effect leather. The "PULL-UP" effect, also translated as the "PULL-UP" effect, is the so-called "stretch discoloration effect". This wild style of leather is specially coated with a special oil or wax later in production. After the leather is finished, press it on the back with your fingers to create a unique and interesting color-changing effect. There are many kinds of "PULL-UP" effect, which can be oil or wax, which is the so-called "oil change" or "wax change". "Crazy Horse Skin" belongs to the "oil change" series, so it is also called "oil-soaked skin" in China.
Common uses of Crazy Horse Hide.
1. Shoes Due to its waterproofness and flexibility, Crazy Horse leather is very distinctive in shoemaking. Such as men's work boots, etc. The "crazy horse leather" technique is often used. When wearing shoes, going up stairs or squatting, the uppers will wrinkle at the ankles, leaving unsightly creases over time. When wearing Crazy Horse leather shoes, it will form a natural color change, which is no longer ugly, and will become more and more distinctive due to its use. Crazy Horse Leather - This kind of discoloration has a professional name "pull-up", which refers to the stretching discoloration effect, which can bring more original texture and rough beauty to the leather surface, which is why it is now popular.
2. Bags In addition to making various leather boots, crazy horse leather is now more used to make various leather bags. Crazy horse leather is a chrome tanned leather. Traditional chrome-tanned leather is thin and soft, but Crazy Horse leather is thick. Therefore, Crazy Horse leather is suitable for making leather goods, and because of the oil immersion, Crazy Horse leather bags will become more and more shiny, adding more texture over time, thus forming the uniqueness of each leather goods. Crazy horse leather is very suitable for making various outdoor leather goods because it has unique self-healing properties and scratches that are not too deep will fade over time. Due to the craftsmanship of Crazy Horse leather, the surface texture seems to be between nubuck leather and fine suede leather. The different shades of color are naturally rough, making the packaging soft and delicate without losing its posture. With such a bag, the whole person will be more full of retro feelings.
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Crazy horse leather: First of all, crazy horse leather is prone to scratches, so try to avoid scratches on hard objects, nails, etc. But it's also a feature, but the more colors it uses, the fuller and brighter it becomes.
2. To avoid oil stains, you can use colorless leather wax or leather oil to wipe it on a clean cloth, and rub a small amount evenly on the leather surface. When wiping, do not use too much force, but be gentle and steady.
Third, genuine leather is as breathable as skin. Although it is somewhat waterproof, it should be avoided as much as possible and dried immediately.
Also, because of "oil change" or "wax change". Made of leather: oil leather/discolored oil leather.
Wax leather is a kind of cowhide material commonly known as "oil leather", also known as "butter leather" and "discolored oil leather". It is a high-grade leather material with a thin and shiny coating on the surface of cowhide. Due to different production methods, oil leather has the natural texture and friendly feel of ordinary leather. The coating is extremely thin and has strong adsorption and permeability.
Compared with other leather materials, more leather oil and wax are added to the leather body, because the creases of the leather will become lighter, which will equalize the oil and wax components again and return to the original color. It is a major feature of discolored leather. It has a shiny and moist appearance. It does not require oiling and can always maintain a shiny appearance and delicate touch.
Both types of leather are very distinctive and are currently quite popular in the Taiwan market, and also contribute to a retro style. Because it is chrome tanned leather, the leather is still not as tight as vegetable tanned leather, so it cannot be used as an edge grinding technique for vegetable tanned leather. They are usually not overly detailed and develop into a unique leather style.
