Minute Bear Trading provides only the finest
quality finished leather hides.
In addition to our international sales, we have opened two new
distribution sites, making purchases from the United States more convenient.

Our specialization in Deer, Elk, and Buffalo allows us to be involved with
some stages of leather production.
Most of our production is done in the United States,
where meticulous care is taken with processing.

Minute Bear Trading is your direct source to premium,
fine quality leather at the best possible prices.


WHAT IS LEATHER?
Leather, the oldest materials known to man, is animal skin which,
by the process known as tanning, is transformed into usable material for things
such as garments, shoes, furniture and dozens of other everyday articles.
Its scent, appearance and texture combine to make it a unique material.
Since it is unlike any other type of material, proper care is essential.
Please see our page, Caring for Leather, for more information.

THE BENEFITS OF LEATHER
Leather is an extremely versatile material.
It is warm is the winter and cool in the summer.
Leather’s excellent insulation characteristics allow both ventilation
and evaporation to take place. There is almost no other clothing material
that will provide the service and durability of genuine leather.

Leather’s well-known aging qualities enhance its popularity and value.
Whether from disease or injury, scarring in the skin imparts a unique natural
beauty inherent to genuine leather garments.

FULL or PURE ANILINE
(versus semi-aniline or aniline-plus leather)

Aniline dyeing is the process of soaking the skins in transparent aniline dyes,
which color or shade the skins without obscuring the natural markings
or grain character of the leather.
The hides are dyed all the way through, with no pigmented topcoat.
It is generally accepted that only five percent of the world’s hide supply is
of high enough quality for pure aniline upholstery furniture.


SEMI-ANILINE or ANILINE-PLUS
(versus full or pure aniline leather)

These are terms that define a supplemental step beyond aniline dyeing,
which adds a top coating of highly dispersed pigments and dyes to the surface
of aniline-dyed hides. By dyeing the leather throughout before the
final surface coating, a very even coloration can be achieved
with only a thin layer of finish, and the leather remains softer.

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