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In Tan Your Hide!, Phyllis Hobson explains just what you need to tan your own leather and fur, and all the steps involved in doing it right. The end result is a handsome and durable homemade article that will last for many years.
The cost? Very little -- mainly your own labor and a few simple tools. And once you have tanned your furs and leathers, Steve Edwards explains how to make basic leather and fur products, with patterns that you can follow for certain success.
The authors tell:
* what tools and chemicals you'll need
* how to select the hide
* the steps for tanning leather and fur
* how to test for tanning
* old-time Indian tanning methods
* how to make your own dyes
* what qualities of leather to look for
* which tools you need for leatherworking
* basic leatherworking techniques
* where to find tools and supplies
Phyllis Hobson is the author of Making and Using Dried Foods, Raising a Calf for Beef, and Tan your Hide!
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109 of 110 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not enough detail for successful tanning,
By A Customer
This review is from: Tan Your Hide!: Home Tanning Leathers & Furs (Paperback)
No offense to the author, but this book just doesn't have enough detail to successfully teach you to tan a hide. I tan and teach home tanning for a living, and I regularly meet folks who have used this book as their reference and failed to produce anything remotely like leather. There is nothing inaccurate about the information but their just isn't enough detail. Tanning is a fairly simple craft, but it is very tactile and precise. You need to know the details, the ins and outs. Amazon.com sells two books that I highly recommend if you wish to learn home-tanning: DEERSKINS INTO BUCKSKINS: How to Tan With Natural Materials, and Wetscrape Braintan Buckskin. Get one or both and you'll get the results you're looking for.
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
don't buy it,
By mike procter (Sharbot Lake, Ontario) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tan Your Hide!: Home Tanning Leathers & Furs (Paperback)
Besides being light on details, the copy I got had several key pages missing - there but just blank. Shows a lack of attention to detail. If you are just getting started in the tanning/leather/rawhide business it is an OK read about history and techniques but there are better books on the market. Get this one from the library.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Good Introduction,
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This review is from: Tan Your Hide!: Home Tanning Leathers & Furs (Paperback)
This book will walk you through the basic process of tanning a hide or pelt.
The basics are well-covered and this book provides all the resources you would need. It did leave me wondering a little about alternative (natural) processes for tanning a skin or hide without using materials that were extremely dangerous, or would "dye" a pelt when coloring was not desired. This shouldn't be the ONLY book on the topic on your bookshelf - but it should be one of them.
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