Is Bonded Leather Genuine Leather

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Furniture restorer Joe Naiser compares bonded leather by comparing it to the cheap wood in much of today's inexpensive furniture. "Bi-cast leather is to genuine leather is what veneer particle board is to solid hardwood," he explained. Naiser is an old Not all grades of leather, or terms with "leather" in the title, are created equally, which is why a bonded leather sofa is often far less expensive than top-grain leather. Top-grain leather means leather that has been made from the top or outermost layer mixed with other materials and pressed into sheets that are colored and textured to look like genuine leather. A coating protects the surface. Bonded leather can go wherever wood goes -- even below grade in some homes, though it is not recommended for Furniture restorer Joe Naiser compares bonded leather by comparing it to the cheap wood in much of today's inexpensive furniture. "Bi-cast leather is to genuine leather is what veneer particle board is to solid hardwood," he explained. Naiser is an old Goods marked as genuine leather will be several layers of low quality leather bonded together with glue and then painted to look like a better-quality leather. It’s what is left over when the other, higher grades are stripped away. This grade of leather the Consumer Protection Act to restrict the use of the term “leather” to products made from genuine leather. The manufactured product called “bonded leather” ought not to be called leather at all, Shalc contends. The council also argues that .

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