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"Chamois" is a French word and is a goat-antelope. Traditional chamois tanning takes about 1 year. Split leather is used to make chamois and the tanning is done with fats and oils.

In some countries, the term "chamois leather" is made of sheep leather, lamb leather, deerskin, chamois skin, goat skin, reindeer skin or cow skin. In France and the USA, the term is only in use for split leather of sheep and only when tanned with fats and oils.

Chamois used for traditional deerskin clothing

The term "wash leather" and "window leather" is used for very absorbent leather used for drying wet surfaces on glass and other surfaces.

Window leather of sheep skin: Sheep leather is thinner and does not absorb so much moisture. It is therefore more suitable for wiping off steamed windows and for drying.
Window leather of deer skin: The ability to absorb water corresponds to a multiple of the own weight. Deer skin as chamois is therefore ideal for all purposes.

Window leather of deer with bullet holes.

Chamois production at the Kolesch tannery.

How to wash chamois leather.

Tanning methods
Chrome tanning - Vegetable-tanned leather - Synthetic tanning - Tanning with fats and oils

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	"Chamois" is a French word and is a goat-antelope. Traditional chamois tanning takes about 1 year. [[Split leather]] is used to make chamois and the [[Tanning with fats and oils\|tanning is done with fats and oils]].		"Chamois" is a French word and is a goat-antelope. Traditional chamois tanning takes about 1 year. [[Split leather]] is used to make chamois and the [[Tanning with fats and oils\|tanning is done with fats and oils]].

−	In some countries, the term "chamois leather" is made of [[~~Sheepskin - Lambskin\|sheepskin~~]], [[~~Lamb leather - Sheep leather\|~~lamb ~~skin~~]], [[deerskin]], chamois skin, [[goatskin\|goat skin]], [[Reindeer leather\|reindeer skin]] or [[Cow leather\|cow skin]]. In France and the USA, the term is only in use for [[split leather]] of [[Sheep leather\|sheep]] and only when [[Tanning with fats and oils\|tanned with fats and oils]].	+	In some countries, the term "chamois leather" is made of [[sheep leather]], [[lamb leather]], [[deerskin]], chamois skin, [[goatskin\|goat skin]], [[Reindeer leather\|reindeer skin]] or [[Cow leather\|cow skin]]. In France and the USA, the term is only in use for [[split leather]] of [[Sheep leather\|sheep]] and only when [[Tanning with fats and oils\|tanned with fats and oils]].