The Ultimate Guide to Skinning and Tanning: A Complete Guide to Working with Pelts, Fur, and Leather
Here is the complete guide to a skill that may be mysterious to some, written by Monte Burch, an authority who practices many of the ancient traditions of tanning and hiding. Starting at the beginning, Burch introduces the hunter to the tools of a tanner, and even gives complete plans for making many of these implements. Instructions are given for making fleshing beams, stretchers for pelts, fleshing knives, and many others. He also covers tanning formulas and materials, both traditional and...
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Here is the complete guide to a skill that may be mysterious to some, written by Monte Burch, an authority who practices many of the ancient traditions of tanning and hiding. Starting at the beginning, Burch introduces the hunter to the tools of a tanner, and even gives complete plans for making many of these implements. Instructions are given for making fleshing beams, stretchers for pelts, fleshing knives, and many others. He also covers tanning formulas and materials, both traditional and modern.
IntroductionviiChapter 1Understanding Tanning1Chapter 2Tools and Workplace17Chapter 3Tanning Formulas and Materials41Chapter 4Skinning Small Game, Furbearers and Predators63Chapter 5Skinning Deer, Big Game and Domestic Animals83Chapter 6Preserving and Storing Hides and Pelts103Chapter 7Tanning Small Game and Furbearers125Chapter 8Modern Methods of Tanning Deer and Big Game Hides149Chapter 9Making Buckskin175Chapter 10Tanning Domestic Hides and Skins and Hair-On Robes193Chapter 11Rawhide, Latigo and Sole Leather207Chapter 12Birds211Chapter 13Skinning and Preserving Reptiles219Source List231Index233
