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Natural Leather Tanning

Markus Klek

Description

Learn the centuries-old techniques of tanning pelts and furs with smoke, fat, plant extracts and other natural materials to create soft, supple leather which can then be sewn into moccasins, hats, jackets and more.

The processing of hides and skins is one of the oldest known crafts and cultural techniques. Today, tanning is done primarily with chemicals, but traditional tanning was done with fat, smoke and plant extracts to make the hides durable and soft. This book teaches the centuries-old art of easy-to-do, natural, inexpensive fat tanning with a few simple tools and limited space.

The step-by-step illustrations show in detail how the self-tanned skins and skins are processed, as well as how to turn raw pelts and furs into leather gloves, moccasins, hats, capes, jackets and other simple everyday leather objects.