Hides Hides Buckskin is the soft, pliable, porous preserved hide of an animal, usually deer, moose or elk, but potentially any animal's hide. Modern leather labeled "buckskin" may be made of sheepskin tanned with modern chromate tanning chemicals and dyed to resemble real buckskin. Leather is a different product made from animal hide, but with a different chemical process to preserve the hide. Buckskin is preserved with a dressing of some kind of lubricant, physically manipulated to make it soft and pliable, and usually smoked with woodsmoke. Smoking gives buckskin its typical dark honey color, but is not required. Unsmoked buckskin is lighter, even white, in color. Though it might be tempting to think that the name comes from buck, a male deer, the name buckskin comes from the alkali soaking process, called bucking. Clothing made of buckskin is referred to as buckskins. ...more on Wikipedia about "Buckskin (leather)"
Gevil (often pronounced "gewil") is animal hide that has been prepared (as writing material) for use in such works as a Sefer Torah or Mezuzah. Gevil is an ancient Hebrew word. According to Judaism, the ancient Hebrews prepared (and modern Jews still prepare) hides with the required salt, flour and m'afasim ( wasp residue). This entire process was carried out in precise compliance with the Talmud, Geonim and the Rishonim. Fragments found in and around the caves of Qumron near the Dead Sea in Israel confirm the use of brownish gevil from the time of 200 BCE. The great mediaeval law codifier Maimonides wrote that it is the law transmitted to Moses on Mount Sinai that a Torah scroll be written on gevil, and that scrolls that are not prepared according to this method are invalid for use. (Maimonides, Hilkoth Tefillin 1:14). ...more on Wikipedia about "Gevil"
Goatskin is the skin of a goat, or the leather made from it. The skin is commonly used to make rugs, while the leather is considered extremely durable and is often used for gloves or drumheads. ...more on Wikipedia about "Goatskin (material)"
Hides are skins obtained from animals that are used for human use. Examples of animal hide souces are deer and cattle typically used for producing leather, alligator skins, snake skins for shoes and fashion accessories and wild cats, minks and bears, whose skins are primarily sought for their fur. In India leather is produced from cattle hides at home/ small scale but most leather making is done on a large scale. Various tannins are used for this purpose. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hides"
Parchment is a material for the pages of a book or codex, made from fine calf skin, sheep skin or goat skin. Cooking parchment paper (see below) is used in baking. ...more on Wikipedia about "Parchment"
Rawhide is a hide or animal skin that has not been exposed to tanning and thus is much lighter in color than treated animal hides. The skin from buffalo, deer, elk, or cattle from which most rawhide originates is devoid of all fur, meat, and fat. The resulting material is often only semi-pliable and permeable to light. As such, it is considered suitable for use in objects ranging from drum heads to lampshades, also it is used to make chew toys for dogs. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rawhide"
Sheepskin is the hide of a sheep, sometimes called lambswool. It is used to produce sheepskin leather products and soft, wool-lined clothing or coverings, including gloves and hats. In particular, lambswool is the principal material used in the ugg boots, footwear traditionally produced in Australia and New Zealand. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sheepskin (material)"
Vellum (from the Latin for "wool" or "pelt") is a sort of parchment, a material for the pages of a book or codex, usually made from calf skin. The term can also refer to a manuscript or book written on such material. ...more on Wikipedia about "Vellum"
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