Chapter XXXII.—LEATHER BELTING.
The names of the various parts of a hide of leather as known to commerce are as follows:—
Fig. 2656.
In [Fig. 2656] the oblong portion between the two belly parts marked g g is known as the “butt,” and when split down the ridge, as shown by the dotted line down the centre, the two pieces are known as “bends;” the two pieces marked y are “belly offal;” d is known as “cheeks and faces.” The butt within the dotted line may extend in length from a to b, or from a to c; if cut off between b and c that portion is called the “range” or the whole from b to x may be cut in one piece and termed a “shoulder.”
Sometimes the range is cut off and the rest would be called a shoulder with “cheeks and faces” on; or, again, the range and shoulder may be in one nearly square piece. The manner of cutting this part depends upon the spread and size of the hide.
Fig. 2657.