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What is vegetable-tanned leather known for in water?

It discolors and can shrink and harden.

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  1. It turns into plastic
  2. It discolors and can shrink and harden ✔
  3. It becomes completely waterproof

Why: Vegetable-tanned leather is not stable in water and can discolor and shrink.

Huh, didn't know that: Vegetable-tanned leather is not stable in water and can discolor and shrink.

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Keep it dry or it may have a shrinking feeling.
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Answer: It discolors and can shrink and harden. Vegetable-tanned leather is not stable in water and can discolor and shrink.

  1. Leather en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leather
    Vegetable-tanned leather is not stable in water; it tends to discolor, and if left to soak and then dry, it shrinks and becomes harder
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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