The Old Way - How to Tan a Hide with Brains
I still remember the first time I decided to tan a hide with brains after a successful hunting season, thinking it would be a quick weekend project. Man, was I wrong. It's a messy, physically exhausting, and sometimes smelly process, but there is something incredibly satisfying about taking a raw skin and turning it into something as soft as a flannel shirt using nothing but traditional methods. If you're looking for a way to use every part of an animal and create leather that puts the commercial stuff to shame, this is definitely the path to take. ...