Leather Hydes can be purchased through R A Mayo IndustriesSophisticated. Timeless. Luxurious. Genuine leather for upholstering furniture like sofas, sectionals, chairs, and ottomans is made strictly from animal skins and rawhide using a tanning process. Cattle is the most common animal real leather is made from. Since this type of leather isn’t artificially manufactured, imperfections can be seen in the animal skin. This is a distinguishing characteristic of genuine leather. Bob Mayo has worked with genuine hide leather for over 50 years. His craftsmanship and knowledge has led him to be one of the top leather upholsterers in the Pittsburgh area