Question

Once the animal hide is limed, fleshed, and trimmed, it is horizontally cut into pieces, that are equally thick. This process is called .

• A. tanning
• B. splitting
• C. dyeing
• D. trimming

Answer 1

The correct option is B splitting

Once the animal hide is limed, fleshed, and trimmed, it is horizontally cut into pieces, wherein each piece will be equivalently thick. This process is called splitting. The process is similar to the cutting of a thick cardboard sheet into two thinner sheets.