Leather tanning - Kawanameshi

Japanese: 皮なめし - かわなめし
Leather tanning - Kawanameshi

...Hard leather, such as sole leather, is mechanically compressed to give it properties suited to its intended use.
[Characteristics, Uses]
Leather is generally porous and has excellent heat retention, moisture absorption and release, breathability, and sound absorption and insulation properties, but depending on the type of raw hide, tanning, and finishing, different types of leather products with different properties can be obtained for different uses. In general, the hide of a large animal or even an animal of the same species becomes thicker and rougher with age. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "leather tanning" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…靴底革のような硬い革は,機械的に強く加圧するなど,それぞれの用途に応じた性質の革に仕上げられる。
[性質,用途]
 革は一般に多孔性で保温性,吸・放湿性,通気性,吸・遮音性に優れているが,原料皮,なめし,仕上げの種類により,性質の異なる製品革が用途別にえられる。一般に大動物または同種の動物でも,その皮は年齢に伴って厚く粗剛になる。…

※「皮なめし」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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