Deerskins into Buckskins: How to Tan with Brains, Soap or Eggs; 2nd Edition
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.41 (597 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0965867242 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-30 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Plus you don't need to hunt.. No chemicals are needed! All the tools and materials are waiting around your home and land. It is excellent to wear hiking, hunting or around the house. This book has that method (see the following reviews). You will also learn how to make rawhide and hide glue, tan in a wilderness setting and the best way to skin. America's Best Selling Tanning Guide. Over 165 photographs and illustrations bring you step-by-step from raw skin to velvety soft buckskin and then show you how to create beautiful garments and useful goods. 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. Buckskin is durable, soft, washable and warm. While the tools are simple, having a great method is the key. History, humour and science make this book not only practical, but fun! Designed to be easily understood by the beginner yet rich wi
Easy to read yet amazingly thorough, with just a touch of twisted humor in the right places. -- Jim Riggs, author, Blue Mountain BuckskinI have successfully completed dozens of buckskins under the mentoring of numerous experts. You'll be amazed at the unexpected ease of the process and more importantly your results. -- American Library Association, BOOKLIST, December 15, 1997By far the best book on the subject. Enjoy. -- Cody Beers, Wyoming Wildlife, March 1998proves to be a comprehensive guide to natural leather making. Get started, buy a copy. -- Jeff Damm, engineer and backyard tannerIf a guy couldn't tan a hide with this he should stay out of the woods! -- Ted Fry, Raptor ArcheryInformation and practical advice you won't fin
bee_pipes said This should be the first book on tanning you read!. I bought this book based on the recommendations here. If you are like me, and view tanning as an arcane art out of reach of most people, you are in for a surprise. The author, in a most readable manner, goes through the basics of tanning a deer hide. Materials required can be found around most homes.The scope is narrow - deerskins to buckskins. This shouldn't come as a surprise - it's spelled out in the title. If you are interested in other products - pelts for instance, or animals other than deer - there are other books out there, but I would recommend reading this one first to see what an un. Might not Be What you are looking For I found this book very interesting and informative for anyone who wants to learn how to tan hides for making clothes. For that purpose I don't believe one could find a more useful guide. It covers in detail, everything from how to skin deer in order to get the most out of the hide, to sewing methods. however, the book only covers tanning hides for making clothes and apparel from buckskin. I found no mention of tanning hides with hair on. If you are looking for information on tanning hides with the hair on, it might not be what you are looking for.. Four Stars Michael R. Federico very descriptive of how to tan leather naturally.