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Deerskins into Buckskins – How to Tan with Brains, Soap, or Eggs
2nd Edition Revised & Updated
Buckskin is durable, soft, washable and warm. A hand-made garment for people all over the world for millennia, it breathes and stretches with your body, cuts the wind and won’t tear on briars. It is excellent to wear hiking, hunting or around the house. Plus, you don’t need to hunt. Deerskins that would otherwise go to waste are available every fall from neighbors, locals and butcher shops.
Description
Deerskins into Buckskins – How to Tan with Brains, Soap or Eggs
2nd Edition Revised & Updated
Detailed photographs and illustrations, a simple to follow style, and fourteen years of experience teaching thousands of people how to tan, allow Matt Richards to show you exactly what you need to know to successfully turn your deer, elk, moose or buffalo skins into the leather preferred by outdoorsmen and native people for millennia. You’ll learn the traditional methods of brain tanning as well as how to use a dozen eggs or soap and oil instead. This revised and updated edition includes substantial improvements to the process that make it even easier for you to produce soft and durable buckskin.
ISBN – 0-9658672-4-2
240 Pages
Softback
5 1/4″ x 8 1/4″
Backcountry Publishing, 2004