Bonded Leather, or "Reconstituted Leather" is not really
a true leather but a man-made material composed of 80% to 100%
leather fibers (often waste scraps from leather tanneries or leather
workshops). It consists of collagen fibers obtained from macerated
hide pieces bonded together with latex binders constructed into
a fibrous mat to create a look and feel similar or sometimes identical
to that of genuine leather but at a fraction of the cost. Depending
on the quality a man-made pattern is usually discernible as a
"grain-like" look.
Examples of products that are most commonly constructed with
bonded leather are; Bibles, diaries, art books, desk accessories,
hymnals, bags, belts, chairs, sofas, etc.
There are manufacturers who call their chemical treated leather
bonded leather.
