Leather gloves are made from either grain leather or split leather. Grain leather is the smooth, attractive exterior side of the animal hide. Grain leather is comfortable, durable and offers better dexterity and sense of touch. Split leather, on the other hand, is the internal portion of the animal hide. The rougher texture of split leather makes it easy to differentiate from grain leather. Split is the most popular hide used in manufacturing leather palm gloves. It offers abrasion resistance for more heavy duty applications.