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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | The bark from the mallet tree, ''Eucalyptus astringens'', is high in tannins and is used on a large scale for leather production. Maletto bark contains 40 to 55% tannins with less than 8% soluble nontans. When used by itself it produces a dark red leather and it is sometimes mixed with other tannins for softer, fuller leathers. | + | The bark from the mallet tree, ''Eucalyptus astringens'', is high in tannins and is used on a large scale for leather production. Maletto bark contains 40 to 55% tannins with less than 8% soluble nontans. When used by itself, it produces a dark red leather and it is sometimes mixed with other tannins for softer, fuller leathers. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | Eucalyptus astringens | + | ''Eucalyptus astringens'' |
| − | == | + | ==Resources and Citations== |
* Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, ''Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology'', U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982 | * Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, ''Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology'', U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982 | ||
Latest revision as of 12:33, 1 October 2022
Description
The bark from the mallet tree, Eucalyptus astringens, is high in tannins and is used on a large scale for leather production. Maletto bark contains 40 to 55% tannins with less than 8% soluble nontans. When used by itself, it produces a dark red leather and it is sometimes mixed with other tannins for softer, fuller leathers.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Eucalyptus astringens
Resources and Citations
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982