LEARNING HOW TO TAN HIDES - CAN ANYONE HELP ME LEARN?
For many thousands of years, people have been using this skill.
For those who raise domestic animals or harvest wild animals for meat, many choices are available. For us, we like to use as much of the animal as we possibly can, and not let anything go to waste. While some may just kill an animal for their horns, or to take the choicest cuts of meat, and let the rest go to waste, I prefer to use all that I can. Part of that mindset includes using the hides or pelts, which is why I am learning how to tan them.
MY EDUCATION BEGINS
Since I have hunted some deer in recent times and also helped some neighbors harvest some of their goats, I've got some skins to work with. On multiple occasions I've been able to learn some skills by helping others when they harvest and process an animal, and on multiple occasions the other people have had no intention of trying to do anything with the skins. Being eager to see things like these as resources and as opportunities to learn a new skill, I've taken advantage of the situations.
For a while now I've been researching online and gathering supplies. With a few of the skins I've been attempting a few different tanning processes. I'll feature some of them in upcoming posts and telling you how each of the processes worked out for me, but I was hoping for some suggestions too.
I've still got some deer skins and goat hides that I'd like to try some procedures on. One of the methods that I've already been working on came from Mother Earth News and another from Way Out West Blow-in blog. The ones that I found seemed to be simple and easy enough for a beginner like me. I still want to try brain tanning and some other methods, so I was hoping that if any of you had any good methods to suggest that you could recommend them. Feel free to share any links to any tanning procedures that you are aware of in the comment section below too.
So far I've rather enjoyed the process and I'm hoping that some of these ancient skills will be able to be mastered and retained by me in the near future. No one knows what will happen in the future, so I'd rather be prepared and capable just in case. I know that some people think that stuff like this can be a lot of work, but I think that life in general can be a lot of work, so I don't mind attempting to invest my time and energy in things like this. Thanks in advance for any procedures or tips that you might give me!
As always, I'm @papa-pepper and here's the proof:
proof-of-learning-how-to-tan-skins
Until next time…
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Can't wait to see the processes you learned.
I know some ancient Nigerian methods as well, hopefully you've read about it as well and will write about it, or maybe you don't.
I'll be glad anyway to join the learning process as well and add some things I know along the way.
Interesting. I wonder how the ancient Nigerians did it.
This is very nice,everything we can use,if we want to do it.including all animal skins.
Thanks @papa-pepper,You have shared knowledge again.
My father use to do this when I was so you in the village but I never considered it so special stuff. But now that I know that natural leather products is good and economically rewarding I wish I pay attention then.
From some of what I learnt online. There are natural and chemical methods. I think will Peter the natural so I got this for you among the numerous ones. https://m.wikihow.com/Make-Leather-Naturally
Thanks!
This is best done by professionals. Check out the nearest Tanning Spa.
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Okay, "Tanning Spa..." I'll google that. Thanks Dad!
Sukses Master
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Ah yes, is this the guy that you mentioned to me before? Thanks @weetreebonsai!
Yes this is the same one. Your welcome!
This should be interesting. I remember skinning some rabbits growing up. Preparing the hides with Alum then stretching them out but never tried tanning. Will be reading with interest.
Thank you for sharing information @papa-pepper
I've been involved in skinning as a way of slaughtering animal especially cattle for human consumption. The skin after being removed are further tanned by specialist for leather production.
Further study will be carried out and questions will be asked from those we send the skin to for me to improve my knowledge of tanning and probably help you sir!
Before that, you can find this link helpful
https://goo.gl/9pJ2wV
Thank you @avowal!
I also don't know much about this, but I believe I will learn something new today about Not wasting some animal products