Tanning hides and making leather is something I would love to learn. I hate being cold and hides and fur are wonderful ways to keep warm. Can you just see my family running around in buckskin, mountain man style? *sigh* Yeah, me too. I would still like to learn how to do it with basic ingredients like salt rather than some obscure chemical. I am going to work on that and tan the first coyote hide we get. Will let you know if and when it ever happens.
http://yeoldfurt.blogspot.com/2009/05/brain-tanning-hides.html
ReplyDelete*shudder* maybe obscure chemicals aren't so bad.
ReplyDeleteGracie, It doesn't get much more old school then using an animals brain to tan its hide. I've got this stuff written down in a couple books I have. Doubt I will ever use it but it is not a bad thing to have written down somewhere.
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