Chamois leather is leather made from the skin of the chamois, although the term is also commonly used to refer to cloths made from the skin of other animals or a synthetic material version. Its most common use is in automobile washing and auto detailing, where it may be known as a "shammy" cloth. Its water absorbency makes it good for other uses such as in cycling shorts, although most modern cycling shorts use synthetic chamois leather. Being somewhat spongy, it easily retains oil, making it good for wiping fingerprints from polished metallic surfaces. Modern leather-working tools Leather is a material created through the tanning of hides, pelts and skins of animals, primarily cows. ... Binomial name Rupicapra rupicapra (Linnaeus, 1758) The chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) is a large, goat-like animal that lives in the European Alps and Carpathians. ... Generally, synthetic means pertaining to synthesis, i. ... This page is a candidate to be copied to Wikibooks. ... Auto detailing is the practice of performing an extremely thorough cleaning and polishing of an automobile, both inside and out, to produce a show-quality level of detail. ... Absorption has a number of meanings: In physics absorption is a process in which particles of some sort encounter another material and are taken up by or even disappear in it. ... Although cycling shorts were almost always black, they are now available in a wide variety of colours and styles. ...

See also

• Chamois for more information on the word and the uses of the leather

lick meeeeee Binomial name Rupicapra rupicapra (Linnaeus, 1758) The chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) is a large, goat-like animal that lives in the European Alps and Carpathians. ...