Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This in-depth video is for the folks interested in football and leather crafters interested in the details of its construction.
We take a deep dive, step-by-step, into the history of leather footballs, the manufacturer, and the leather, and then open up a game-used football to analyze the construction methods and materials used.
This is an official leather NFL football, the leather tanned by Horween. It's also a Kicker Ball (K-Ball), used exclusively by kickers in a game and securely hand-delivered by the manufacturer to the Referees on game day.
Inside we look at the stitching, layers of material, bladder and its several layers, and even the computer microchip that is used in NFL game-used balls.
This is an authentic "The Duke" leather football with an incredible history, construction, and use.
#football #leather #kickers #history #leathercraft
Want more? Get DETAILED leather guides from the ILC FREE: internationalleatherclub.com/free-leather-guides
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
01:08 - The Ball
05:55 - The Markings
11:40 - Why Open a Football?
12:50 - Tools for Exploring Inside a Football
13:45 - Removing the Laces
25:56 - Cutting Top Seam to Open the Ball
28:42 - Opening Top Panel Seam
36:08 - Checking Out the Inside
37:04 - Removing the Bladder
39:16 - Removing Football Internal Stitching
41:30 - Taking Apart the Panels
43:04 - Viewing the Halves
47:06 - Continuing to Take Apart the Panels
48:30 - Investigating the Panels
54:26 - Checking Out the Inner Leather
55:54 - Leather Analysis
59:37 - Removing the Sensor
1:08:30 - Reviewing the Football Pieces
1:10:22 - Final Thoughts
MORE DETAILS:
View more about what's inside an NFL Football at the ILC here: internationalleatherclub.com/inside-an-nfl-football-the-duke-k-ball-with-computer-chip
This in-depth video is for the folks interested in football and leather crafters interested in the details of its construction.
We take a deep dive, step-by-step, into the history of leather footballs, the manufacturer, and the leather, and then open up a game-used football to analyze the construction methods and materials used.
This is an official leather NFL football, the leather tanned by Horween. It's also a Kicker Ball (K-Ball), used exclusively by kickers in a game and securely hand-delivered by the manufacturer to the Referees on game day.
Inside we look at the stitching, layers of material, bladder and its several layers, and even the computer microchip that is used in NFL game-used balls.
This is an authentic "The Duke" leather football with an incredible history, construction, and use.
#football #leather #kickers #history #leathercraft
Want more? Get DETAILED leather guides from the ILC FREE: internationalleatherclub.com/free-leather-guides
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
01:08 - The Ball
05:55 - The Markings
11:40 - Why Open a Football?
12:50 - Tools for Exploring Inside a Football
13:45 - Removing the Laces
25:56 - Cutting Top Seam to Open the Ball
28:42 - Opening Top Panel Seam
36:08 - Checking Out the Inside
37:04 - Removing the Bladder
39:16 - Removing Football Internal Stitching
41:30 - Taking Apart the Panels
43:04 - Viewing the Halves
47:06 - Continuing to Take Apart the Panels
48:30 - Investigating the Panels
54:26 - Checking Out the Inner Leather
55:54 - Leather Analysis
59:37 - Removing the Sensor
1:08:30 - Reviewing the Football Pieces
1:10:22 - Final Thoughts
MORE DETAILS:
View more about what's inside an NFL Football at the ILC here: internationalleatherclub.com/inside-an-nfl-football-the-duke-k-ball-with-computer-chip
