Tanning hides

Taking on the Task of Tanning a Hide:: Our resident DIYer took on the monumental task of tanning a hide on her own! Check out this time-intensive project!

Turn a deer hide into soft, supple buckskin with your own two hands. We walk you through the brain tanning method of how to tan a hide.

In this article, I share with you 10+ hide tanning books, courses and free resources to help you start tanning your own hides naturally.

Whether you’re making buckskin or a deer hide blanket, this method is the fastest and easiest way to tan a deer hide.

Tanning hides is something that I have always wanted to master. Tanning is an art. In the past I have tanned a few rabbit hides and many ground squirrel hides but never something so large as a cow hide. … Continued

In this blog post, I share about two ways of tanning animal skins in a completely eco-friendly way: bark/veg tanning and fat/smoke tanning. I also share about my book "Sheepskin Tanning Guidebook" that helps beginners start their tanning journey with the fat tanning method.

Are you raising rabbit and don't want to waste the skin and fur? Here's how to tan rabbit hides and several ways to use them.

The ultimate guide to tan a soft and velvety hide If you hunt deer and other animals for their meat, why not use their hides as well? Treating a hide with a tanning process ensures you end up with a supple piece of leather that can be used...

Easy steps to skin a deer by handAfter you've shot and field-dressed a deer, you need to be able to skin it properly to cut, save and store the meat. The favored method for skinning a deer varies between regions and even between different...

Tanning the hides of animals, which is their true skin and fur that covers the inner flesh, transforms the raw hide into leather. Leather is a valuable material with uses as clothing, bedding, saddlery, footwear, and more. Also, tanning a hide into leather uses up valuable resources from a hunted animal that would ...