Deerskins Into Buckskins: How to Tan with Natural Materials ; a Field Guide for Hunters and GatherersAll kinds of people enjoy making and wearing their own buckskin and so can you, with this easy to use guide. Over 130 photos 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. Design to be easily understood by the beginner yet rich with detail for the experienced, this book teaches tanning as a natural process. No chemicals are needed. All the tolls and materials are waiting around your home and land. While the tools are simple, having a great method is the key. This book has that method. |
Contents
WHAT EXACTLY IS BUCKSKIN? | 5 |
SKINNING | 20 |
THE BASIC METHOD | 40 |
Copyright | |
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Deerskins Into Buckskins: How to Tan with Brains, Soap Or Eggs Matt Richards No preview available - 2004 |
Common terms and phrases
abrading acids alkali allows alot antler Basic Method beam bighorn sheep bone bucket bucking buckskin buffalo cable Cave Junction clothing collagen color create custom garments deer deerskin dressing dried dry scrape durable easier easily easy edge emulsified epidermis extra feel fiber network flesh folks frame softening fringe gallon glover's needle hair hang hard Hidden Seam hide glue hide sack hunting hydrogen bonds hypodermis inch Jim Riggs knife lacing leather leave lime meat membrane moccasins moisture mucus Native American neck oils overhand knot P.O. Box pattern piece poke pull pumice punk push rawhide rinse running stitch scraper sells finished skins sew holes sharp side sinew skirt smoke soak soft solution spots stiff stone stretch the hide surface tanner teaches classes thick thin thong thread tight wear welt wet scrape wood ashes wringing