What is Genuine Leather? - 5 Tips to Avoid Buying BAD GENUINE LEATHER

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Genuine leather can be a confusing and frustrating term in leather working and leather products. In my leather 101 video i briefly covered the topic but didn't cover it in depth enough so this video is 100% devoted to answering the question, "What is Genuine Leather". I also threw in 5 tips on how to avoid buying bad genuine leather.
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[@RoseAnvil]

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[@systemsbuster9539]

I just always assumed that 'genuine' leather meant a product made entirely of leather! Quite shocking to learn the truth. Very informative video.

[@ChaosBW]

Literally how would you think that Makes no sense My dainese D1 out boots are "genuine Italian leather" but the things are fucking 70% plastic

[@figdot]

Could you plz hlp me to tell which quality leather is best for wallet, belt, and leather craft. Must mansion leather thickness plz. Your videos r really hlpfull for me.

[@bartomiejjarosz3248]

@@figdot - full-grain bovine leather is very high quality.

[@onixtheone]

Lol now you know why marketing makes a shit ton of money

[@michaelcorbidge7914]

You gotta ask if it's 100% leather, not if it's a 100% genuine leather . Fully leather question might receive a weasle answer . Honey can also be blended and still sold say as genuine Manuka honey when the Manuka honey portion is say 20% . Actually there's a honey coincidentally called leatherwood honey which these days is always blended and sold as genuine leatherwood. Very expensive.

[@dguerrero115]

Always support small businesses. From the food we eat to the clothes we wear, supporting a small local business is the best you can do.

[@RoseAnvil]

Thanks David 🙂

[@ChaosBW]

And then corona virus shut down small business and thousands of people killed themselves while the leftists say things like we need to increase wages for Walmart employees and extend the lock down

[@dguerrero115]

@@ChaosBW im in San Francisco, socialist leftwing hotspot, and I never had to close my business at all, not for a single day.

[@picapicas]

I had some Nickelback tickets on the passenger seat of my car, and I popped into the shop for just five minutes. When I came back, someone had smashed the window and left two more. Keep up the good work, Wes!

[@danlightened]

Haha shit!

[@DrAugurk]

Learning what Genuine Leather is really changed the way I looked at leather products. I was quite shocked to know that some shops that sell pretty much exclusively leather bags didn't even know what leather the bags were.

[@RoseAnvil]

Ya that is super common especially with big companies

[@marchveris]

What are Italian Nappa Leathers?

[@TL-angzarr]

@@marchveris Napa means nothing. It's a trade name that gets applied to all sorts of thin glove or other soft flexible leathers

[@marchveris]

@@TL-angzarr Another name for genuine leather I see.

[@walkermorales337]

marchveris a quick google search says it’s a full grain leather

[@myv382]

that nickelback burn tho xd well played

[@go-dog-go]

That was a Touuuuu'Che moment, haha.

[@go-dog-go]

I must add this also, Duuuhhhh.

[@debless9572]

You might even say they got toasted 😹

[@Alagachak]

Likespike @1:07 ?

[@RoseAnvil]

ha ha i learned to new words from this comment thread, "Likespike" and "Toasted" both will immediately be shoehorned into my vocab

[@johndally7994]

"support local makers" the most important thing, love this video

[@TristanJCumpole]

A "genuine leather bound book" can genuinely, be a book. Genuinely. So book. Much leather. Reconstituted split leather is like calling OSB or MDF "genuine wood".

[@RoseAnvil]

word-smithing at it's finest

[@TristanJCumpole]

@@RoseAnvil I applaud your sentiments about supporting local artisans and makers simply on the basis of honesty and transparency. Big companies with accountants and shareholders to return value for easily cut corners, reducing an item down to a profitable level and not up to a standard. I wear both DMs and Solovairs, as does my wife. DM now being a corporate entity, passed around and sold like a money generating machine, cannot be expected to produce products at the standard they were in the 80s/70s. It just cannot work in their corporate state. Their quality is everything I expected it to be.

[@aipomkid73]

guess what I said to amazon when the genuine leather product I bought started falling apart? I want my nickel back! 😩

[@RoseAnvil]

zing! solid implementation of the video content and the nickleback joke

[@johncoleman7308]

Dang, that’s a good one

[@kennwall9866]

These leather 101 videos should be a prerequisite to anyone thinking about doing leather work or becoming a maker. They are so informative and just lay the info out in a perfect balance of humor and facts. Love what you are doing.✌

[@DatH1pster]

Every video you put out has been quality, I haven't missed an upload since I started watching and I appreciate what you're doing to educate people so they know what they're really buying.

[@RoseAnvil]

Thank you, it has been really fun! having all the support makes it worth it

[@homunculus777]

"Top grain" throws me off too, since it's not the top of the leather.

[@RoseAnvil]

That's funny. I have never really thought of that.

[@RoseAnvil]

That one still trips me up from time to time too

[@JuanJohn013]

top grain leather is the top but it’s sanded off to illuminate all the little imperfections

[@ludwigvonn9889]

Video starts at 5:38 I learned a lot about leather products here on your channel, can't be more thankful to be honest.

[@mauriciotorres5985]

5:04 Genuine Toaster stamp, now literally most expensive leather in the world.

[@RoseAnvil]

the #toastygang stamp of approval

[@42istheanswer23]

Thank you so much for cutting through the confusion. I'd love to see a video on tips for buying the best leather possible with the least amount of money.

[@evybabee]

I really love your videos, thank you for all of the great content you provide. The more I learn about leather, the more I respect it as a high quality material. You and other leather KZbinrs have inspired me to try my hand at the craft. Keep up the good work!

[@RoseAnvil]

Wow. Thanks so much for the support! 🙂

[@kadejohnson6728]

This guy is great. I loved his videos and I stopped by his shop and he really took the time to show me his process and was very personable and he cares about his customers just as much as he cares about using high quality leather . I 1000% support local leather workers!!

[@RoseAnvil]

🥰

[@faas0mmer]

Your leather basics videos are so helpful! Toaster cameo at the end was perfect.

[@Foomandoonian]

The expensive leather says 'Genuine Horween' though, which is an entirely different claim than 'genuine leather'. It's a bit like saying you have a 'genuine Rolex' and other products saying 'genuine watch'.

[@jabbahursty]

i was about to point this out myself

[@whitemakesright2177]

The leather that Red Wing produces, which is good quality full-grain leather, is also stamped "genuine leather." But Red Wing is very transparent about what the leather is. If a company doesn't tell you anything about the leather, other than to say that it is leather, that's when you need to be wary.

[@RoseAnvil]

I always read it as "Genuine Shell Cordovan" but either way my point was that not everything that says "genuine" on it is low quality.

[@brian576]

The word "genuine" is referring to "shell cordovan" they just made the brand name the center focal point because brand recognition. That's why "genuine" and "shell cordovan" are the same size.

[@alreed2434]

@@whitemakesright2177 And it shows red wings are tough as hell. Beat them senseless for years no cracks tears nothing.

[@henrys2557]

another great and informative video. love watching your channel grow. thanks!

[@bloodgain]

Thanks. Your leather quality lessons gave me a lot more confidence when I went to buy a couch. I could easily tell the quality of the "leather" couches they were selling. Then I found a full grain Italian leather couch that I really liked and felt good about buying it. I looked up the maker (Soft Line) and found that they specialize in Italian leather goods, too. It has a soft, but not quite suede surface, which I'm not sure how they did, but it's clearly quality material.

[@ecdubytecdubyt]

Very informative. Thanks for the clarification on leather types. Whoever coined the term "genuine leather" to represent the crappy stuff did a great PR job.

[@danlightened]

Top level jerk.

[@nestibear]

Just bought one of your belts! Great videos man, keep it up.

[@bryansmith684]

love your videos, its so good to see somebody informing people on all these things and how to find high quality items. Id love to see a review and breakdown of the Vegan doc martins to see hoe they hold up as they claim to be more durable, thanks.

[@christophervarian9197]

Glad somebody is making a clear video about this important topic. I have noticed that Exotic Leathers online are almost always called “genuine” and I’m curious if the situation is the same and where I can find, for example, high quality exotic leather boots.

[@CrispyFrenFry]

Great content and great jokes! I've always wondered what genuine leather is so this is quite helpful.

[@VanessaDownen]

I've had an Alpine Swiss wallet for 5 years now and it's been through alot. It's been waterlogged, went through basic training with me, got ran over one time by my buddy's truck. It still holds strong. Paying for good quality is always a must.

[@curlyandthebeard7782]

Thank you for your informative Videos. I mean all of them 😁 I have been learning tons about leather and boot quality watching your Videos. I really enjoy this channel. Keep up the good work, mate 👍

[@RoseAnvil]

Thank you! That means a lot

[@paulbarker2002]

one of the best channels on here. looking forward to more

[@RoseAnvil]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the support. 🙂

[@anthonyzilla]

Brilliant video, this has changed the way I purchase goods forever. Big up from the UK

[@iSully529]

Another great job! I find it pretty comical that you enjoy smelling that leather because every time my rose anvil wallet comes out of my pocket for the night i can’t help but give it a good sniff

[@kyle_digital3754]

Love these informative vids keep up the good work.

[@509brown]

Excellent video, very helpful for "newbie" leather aficionados such as myself.

[@joehosie]

Wow Weston! Great video yet again!

[@sonderevokingbuns]

this is the only channel on youtube here I've literally watch every video. Love your work, been here since the beginning

[@chrisw4248]

Hi, I've been really enjoying watching your vids since finding you recently. Would love to see more of how the motorbike is coming along & definitely more of Toaster : ) All the best from Scotland.

[@RoseAnvil]

I've been really feeling the need to work on the bike, so there will probably be a video coming out soon especially with spring on it's way

[@patriciomartinezjr3124]

Thanks for these videos. I am new to leather making and these videos are invaluable.

[@animeNARBLE]

Awesome video as always! I’d love to see what kind of leather products (be it shoes, wallets, belts) you use on daily basis. Just to see what you use or would recommend that you know it is a good product. Thanks as always!

[@robertm8401]

Thanks for clearing it all up. All I knew was that if it was labeled genuine, it was 100% treated animal hide.

[@CrowCangri]

I love you for all the knowledge you've given me. You're amazing!

[@andersandrea69]

I'm glad you covered this, it's so easy to fall into company jargon

[@RoseAnvil]

Yeah, it can be misleading and confusing.

[@JoshuaC923]

Thank you for the explanation, agree with you on the supporting local leather shops. Keep up the great work!

[@RoseAnvil]

Glad to be of help. 🙂

[@jordonkarlsbarch8032]

I really enjoy your channel , ive learned a good amount from your videos. Keep it up please!

[@RoseAnvil]

I appreciate the support. If you have any requests, let me know.

[@ainoaguy]

Loving your content!!! I’m saving up to get one of your wallets hopefully by the summer. Keep up the great work. This channel is going to blow up at some point you just see

[@RoseAnvil]

Wow thanks for the support Nia Castro! I am looking forward to all of that.

[@theenemyofthearrogant4784]

Thank you for really helpful video. I was baffled by all of this different given titles and description and epithets, after watching this things are much more clear.

[@duacot6633]

Thanks for the informative overview of what "split leather" actually is. Much appreciated!

[@raulllamas]

Love this kind of video, really informative

[@michaelecastillo1]

When I think back, it makes sense. I didn't really know what it was about that word that slowly started to take on a different meaning in my head. "oh. its genuine leather. Just like the last genuine leather product I bought? And the one before that? Which have all decayed so fast and so drastically that it feels disgusting to wear. This is literally life changing information and I will do my part to pass it on. Thank you sir.

[@MyFriendlyFrenzy]

I honestly look forward to your videos!

[@Homunculuspl]

hey man, really like your content. as a leather connaisseur i find myself in a predicament: i have some vegan friends that refuse to buy leather shoes/apparel fearing it may directly influence the unnecessary slaughter of animals. i've tried to talk sense into them and tell them as long as they dont buy super high end shoes it shouldn't upset the balance because most "mainstream" bovine leather comes from the meat industry but they still dont believe me so i've pretty much given up. i'd like to hear your take on the matter, maybe in a future video? :)

[@RoseAnvil]

I've been thinking about tackling that topic but i really have to have my ducks in a row to make sure i don't miss anything

[@KhalidHussain-zy8zn]

tell your vegan friends they are also commiting a crime by eating baby spinach and lettuce and baby potatoes etc by not letting them grow so they should try and survive on air,water and soil

[@Breath_of_the_Thunder]

im a leather connoisseur and a vegan. the main thing that has the biggest impact on the environment and animals is eating animals daily or at all. i believe that having small but meaningful leather items (shoes, belts, wallets, etc..) isn’t exactly ethical but serves a purpose because of its superior durability and patina over time. Leather is also biodegradable unlike synthetic leather. faux leather is horrible for the environment and in turn, the animals suffer from the pollution. you dont have to be extreme as a vegan, just be ethical and mindful of the amount of animals you kill to sustain yourself.

[@asinomasimple]

If you accept their logic of not eating meat then I do not see a problem in their logic of not using leather from the meat industry.

[@pacovl46]

Alexandru cel Bun please tell your vegan friends that I’ve just killed a cow because it was eating their food. They’re welcome! 😜

[@sovanrith_2430]

Damn Daniel, almost at 100k subs. Channel's growing superfast

[@bellastname1244]

Looking forward to the video on that green leather, it looks nice as hell.

[@robbergstrom943]

As always, very informative!

[@CanadianCuttingEdge]

It's almost sad that some leather goods producers, who use full grain leather simply state on their product and website that the product is genuine leather. In the last month, I contacted two of them who came back to me with a reply stating that it is indeed full-grain leather. - both were small businesses in North America. They don't even seem to know the significance of stating that a product is full-grain leather.

[@RoseAnvil]

Saying "Genuine" really is something to be careful about for sure.

[@CanadianCuttingEdge]

@@RoseAnvil Exactly. Thanks for this video.

[@CanadianCuttingEdge]

@@RoseAnvil Oh, by the way, I live about an hour's drive from where Nickelback got started... no joke.

[@jessicaseyfried7888]

Showing support, learning new things and hoping that Toaster gets a new cat bed! 💜😻❄️

[@marwamansour9904]

Thanks alot for passing your knowledge ❤

[@Bunta1987qwerty]

Your left shoulder sits higher than the right. If you experience back, shoulder, or neck pain, you can have a massage therapist help you with the left shoulder tension. Stretching it after some light exercise can help too. Thanks for the always informative content.

[@joafrikaans59]

Problem is that because "genuine" leather products are made too look beautiful, they tend to be more expensive than the real leather products

[@cadciel]

Thank you for clarifying that bit!

[@alixiiAlice]

Thanks for the informative video, can't wait to learn more about shell cordovan.

[@ChiefenP-O]

keep on keeping on! Great stuff!

[@RoseAnvil]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the support. 🙂

[@stonycreekproductions4789]

I don’t know if that’ll help since I’m too years late but I found that very informative and helpful. Thanks man!

[@seanbryant2848]

Very, very valuable information for the every-day consumer. I had forgotten about some of these facts, and I thank you for the reminder! Excellent; I like your standards, I like your work that you do. Keep up the great work! Producers of inexpensive leather goods use "genuine" much like food producers use the term "natural flavors" in the ingredients listing. One looks at these words and says "oh, I like genuine... I like natural..." and if they only knew what contortions the producer had to go through to be able to say those positive words to describe their product.

[@RoseAnvil]

that is a good comparison, i wish i would have thought of that for the video

[@seanbryant2848]

@@RoseAnvil ... you certainly may use that; with all my best wishes on your continued growth and success in this channel. I truly do enjoy your video presentations and your demeanor, and your beautiful cat.

[@JasonDenson09]

Thanks for the very educational video!

[@senortrob]

As a horse owner, I can't bring myself to own shell cordovan. I know its the best stuff around but just can't justify it. Great video though!

[@Racso88e]

GeneSun 100%

[@yogeebear2599]

@GeneSun Lmao

[@whitemakesright2177]

Is it better for dead horses to just rot away? No horses are slaughtered just for the purpose of making shell cordovan. It is a byproduct, so that when you have to put a horse down, it's not a total waste. Same thing with eating the horse meat. Every year, horses have to be killed. It's just a fact of life, and it's never going to change. Making cordovan from the horse's shell, and horsehide leather from the rest of the hide, goes a little way towards making the horse's death not be in vain.

[@senortrob]

@GeneSun I like steak too. I guess for me the bond is different with horses.

[@senortrob]

@@whitemakesright2177 Where do allthe slaughtered horses hides go? I know when horses are put down that sometimes times they are composted or rendered.

[@davidshorb7453]

excellent breakdown. an the nickleback bashing is always a bonus. well done

[@mohamadfaris4090]

This is why i love your videos!

[@lunatic3571]

I love learning about leather from you.

[@misssusansrockacademy7872]

Great video, thank you SO much for your expertise.

[@reneegalvan7]

Love videos like this! I learn a lot

[@paulinaboreal2594]

Hi Rose Anvil. First let me thank you for your videos that I find very interesting and super informative. Second, I have a question about Pajar boots , do you have any plans to analyze them...

[@jenniphertobar]

Information was helpful in my next leather purchase forsure 🤙🏼

[@zofts]

I dont know how you did it but I can only watch your videos about leather. KZbin keeps suggesting other chanels but i feel like I'm betraying this one😂🤣 love your videos!

[@tsultrimgyatso8652]

Great advice, thank you.

[@josephtravissmith]

Very informative! Thank you.

[@CanuckGT]

Why can't I stop watching these wonderful videos about leather?

[@tishsews6720]

Great info. Thank you!

[@RoseAnvil]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the support. 🙂

[@neilscole]

As a Canadian who despises Nickelback but enjoys much of Beck, this was both informative and hilarious.

[@RoseAnvil]

Haha 😂 Glad I could do both of those for you.

[@wastelandranger6021]

Very informative video. Thanks!

[@RoseAnvil]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the support. 🙂

[@dxxa95]

In México the companies put the material of the belt or "leather" product. I dont remember quite well but its by law cause México has a big leather market. Once i was looking for a Genuine leather belt and most of the belts i saw were, bonded, synth, regenerated and took me a while to find a real leather one ( i knew which belt was leather AND which ones not because of the mark in the belt that says if its synth or Genuine).Not even Levis uses real leather anymore

[@CutTimeBrony]

Carhart makes legit leather belts at a reasonable price. At least Im pretty sure its full grain or the best composite ever. Im not cutting my daily belt open to find out. But its durable enough Ive worn the plating off the buckle lol.

[@ToxicityAssured]

I learned a lot!!! Thanks!

[@vatolocospinjitzu1998]

Could you try to do a in depth review of a leather wallet case by burkley products ? More specifically the "carson" model? I would really appreciate it if you do. Love your channel by the way, it gives me a lot of knowledge about a lot of leather products out there. Keep up the great work 👍

[@valeriamanso4301]

Thanks for the info!!

[@brianmitchell4101]

Another super video, thank you for what you do.

[@turkishcoffeeguy]

If you play a Nickelback song backwards, you'll hear messages from The Devil. Even worse, if you play it forward, you'll hear Nickelback.-Dave Grohl

[@davidshorb7453]

this has remained one of my favorites

[@johnbailey7038]

When i was younger i would get belts made with that stuff. They would disintegrate pretty quickly

[@Naanofurbusiness]

Thanks for the video!

[@Goldenogboy]

I have a belt from J. Crew with what I can tell is very high quality full grain leather, it even had "vegetable-tanned" in the product description, but it only says "Genuine Leather" on the belt itself, so the broadness of the term can still apply to good products it seems. Though I agree, more often than not its usually only on inferior leathers

[@mrshafiquemohammed]

Beautifully explained

[@semirhuskic8028]

Good work, I was hoping to be a in depth analysis of genuine leather in cheap shoes and shoes in general.

[@alastairstevenson4528]

Please do a timberland Euro hiker tear down - brown waxed leather version. I have always worn them as leather quality feels great! Though soles wear out too quick, your channel really informative btw

[@JimAlaska49]

Good review, thanks!

[@RoseAnvil]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the support. 🙂

[@xiangchen2569]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge!👍

[@RoseAnvil]

Glad to be of help. Thanks for the support.

[@Nae_Nae92]

Watched your video with my husband and decided to follow you too. 😊 Great content.

[@drunkenmasterii3250]

I just found out your channel, it's been pretty informative. I like what you're doing and hope you do a cut of Red Wings eventually.

[@RoseAnvil]

I am hoping to review all the Red Wing Boots eventually.

[@drunkenmasterii3250]

@@RoseAnvil Yeah I heard you say you might do so eventually if people were interested in one video. I'm just showing my interest.

[@214sandro]

I push like even before you start because I know it’s going to be good.

[@thienanVu]

as manufacturer of leather sofa, i prefer the term Top Grain leather (TG) and Split leather (SP) to differentiate types of genuine leather. even with Top grain leather there are 3 common types in the leather sofa market like Aniline (least surface treatment means most close to natural grain), Semi-aniline, and pigmented leather (heavily treated with powder coated and grain embossment).

[@josanproductions8322]

Hello!! I have two questions: 1. Crazy Horse Leather - What does it mean? 2. Whats the best way to preserve a leather boot? keep up the good work, I love your videos.

[@thomasbrown6970]

You are a genuine reviewer.

[@james35813]

This video might not perform well, but I appreciate you making it for us uninformed shoppers. When I get around to buying a full grain leather belt, I'll pay you back for the analytics hit

[@RoseAnvil]

Ha! Thanks for the support man.🙂