Tanning question?
I go an book actually several, today at an garage sale an on is "Mountainman Crafts and Skills". It is an pretty awesome book It has how to tan furs, make buck skin, making clothing, trapping etc. Has...
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I've used it.. don't care to use the white gas anymore however. I'd just as soon use dawn dishsoap to "degrease". I have this habit..probably a "bad" habit of going w/out gloves a lot of the time, and...
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Here is what the book said about:"Buckskin tanning1. Soak stiff hide in water to relax hide, otherwise it will crack when put straight into the next solution. 2. Two shovels full hydrated lime 10 gal....
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Sounds pretty interesting..I haven't tried it but don't see why it wouldn't work to soften deerskins with the grain. I don't have that book but have seen it advertised on the net plenty. By paddle it...
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Forgot to say that this method of tanning would not be considered the real deal braintanned buckskin.. BUT.. if you're obsessed with leather it is still leather.. just could make beadwork extremely...
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The instructions for tanning furs sound like it might be doable from my experience with alum tawing. However the instructions for the buckskin don't sound good to me.They did not stress the importance...
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Never tried it before and for 25 cents I coulnd't pass it up. Ill try to get the pics on hear but can't promise anything.Minktrapper24
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