In 1968 I tanned a Javalina hide with the help of an Apache man in Tucson Arizona. He told me to soak the hide in the ground in horse manure and urine. Waiting 2 days then I started working it over the hitching post daily till it became white and very soft. It worked.
@shellexpedition2013
7 ай бұрын
Wow shidid an farted
@springfieldkakaruk2346
6 ай бұрын
Instead of all the chopping of the strips, just run everything thru a chipper ! Fast and effective. I am native Alaskan😅
@austinsmith3676
5 ай бұрын
Is that real? I’d be really suspicious. If I was Native American I would definitely tell white dudes some nonsense like that just see if they would do it.
@sandhollowhomestead6972
5 ай бұрын
@@austinsmith3676 It is real. The ammonia in the urine did cure and whiten the hide. It came out a beautiful white color and it was very soft. Bennie watched every step I took to tan the hyde. Search out the truth on the internet.
@swanhill772
5 ай бұрын
@@austinsmith3676yes, urine is often used to tan
@Hungrywoodsman
7 ай бұрын
This channel is ridiculously underrated
@Gert169
5 ай бұрын
that saying is ridiculously overused
@sirkai007
3 ай бұрын
@@Gert169doesn't change the truth of what he said.
@Dctctx
Ай бұрын
230 k subs and 1 million followers on TikTok…
@Hungrywoodsman
Ай бұрын
@@Dctctx 8k when I made the comment
@SandbagsYoutube
Ай бұрын
Fuckin a. I just found it a week or so ago, was watching an outdoor guy and learning simple camping stuff and really digging that then this guy popped up and I am seeing stuff I didn't know I wanted to know so much lol I literally said "fuck yeah" out loud when I saw this video and clicked it immediately
@jessehunter362
4 ай бұрын
Bug nerd here: tannins in general are used for insect repellent, but gall-forming insects actually really like having tannins around them because it increases protection from fungus! They produce hormonal secretions that drive the tree to make the galls, and it boosts the tree’s immune system reaction to fungi in and around the area, which might otherwise eat the midge’s food source! You see something similar in a lot of wasp galls- my local area has these oak gall wasps that create big ball shaped galls, and they only tend to start rotting after a lot of the tannins have leached out. The comparison between gall’s tannins, when leached out, and bile, is where “gallbladder” and other such words came from. As a side note, some of the midges and wasps make their host plant produce nectar on the gall, to help attract ants that drive off predators and parasites of the wasp or midge! It’s free syrup, albeit in tiny amounts.
@hatedcritic8066
Ай бұрын
Does that mean you can use oak galls as a source of tannins? I collected a bunch in a nearby park because I wanted to make medieval ink. You mix rusty iron things and the oak galls to make a very dark ink. Makes sense after seeing the tannins react to the rusty traps.
@jessehunter362
Ай бұрын
@@hatedcritic8066Yes, absolutely! The ink is produced by iron ions binding with the tannins in the galls. My understanding is that galls have a slightly different tannin composition that makes them especially useful for ink production, but frankly there’s a lot I don’t know about galls, and I might well be mistaken.
@BigMark299
2 ай бұрын
Putting time stamps in your Video is some peak YouTubing. 10/10 channel
@genolentz929
6 ай бұрын
At 72I almost feel like I've wasted my life not paying attention to my dad's old time ways. I could be like this guy and feel more confident about what could be, and soon to come, maybe, but my grandkids will be interested and introduced to these ways. Thanks so much
@harold5774
5 ай бұрын
You’ll do great to learn with them. They’ll treasure it with you.
@BobRossCat
2 ай бұрын
I wish I was taught stuff like this! I’ve grown more interested in animal processing this the past year, especially hides and bones. I’m moving with my family to Wisconsin next year (From Arizona), so there’s a chance I’ll start learning how to hunt too.
@Nanamowa
Ай бұрын
I feel like this could be part of a larger process. You could strip willow bark for making cordage, boil it to remove the outer bark layers, use the willow branches to build a frame or baskets if they're young, and the tannins you could use for tanning. It's just a great way to make sure all parts in the process get used.
@jasonplant5432
7 ай бұрын
I read a book called " the bendan voyage" author forgotten. But they used oak tannin to make a boat and sailed it to America. Thus I discovered tannin. A wire brush. Try a wire brush. A gift to you. Fir the gift you gave to me. I am amazed at how much you know. This is the FIRST time ive seen someone explain tannin hides .
@bjornsvalling1066
2 ай бұрын
The author was Tim Severin. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Severin
@TheTribeOfBenjamin
20 күн бұрын
Nice video man, really enjoyed it. You did a nice job of explaining everything along the way. That finished mink is beautiful. Ben
@sagesmokesurvival
19 күн бұрын
Thanks! I used to watch your videos back in the day. Thanks for what you’ve taught!
@SavageJonesIII6548
9 күн бұрын
Researching for my book which features a mountain man. This is the most helpful video I've found so far. Thank you, brother.
@kikolektrique1737
7 ай бұрын
I love this channel!! Its like finding gold.
@allisonangier1631
4 ай бұрын
Agree!
@rivencraft1734
4 ай бұрын
Simple, to the point, practical and enough of the reasoning for it all to come together cleaning without any wasted rambling.
@vidrow1932
7 ай бұрын
now i have a good excuse to run around and chew bark
@jodiechristian-mm1xc
5 ай бұрын
I absolutely love your personality and explanation. I pray protection and peace over your life and work of educating the world. Thank you so much for your service. You're doing something very important! ❤
@Trailhound79
7 ай бұрын
Native Americans on the west coast used tanoak or tanbark oak for tanning.
@MyForestNymph
Ай бұрын
So cool! I learned how to bark tan using hemlock inner and outer bark in the Appalachians . Also red oak. I love this video and channel thank you for sharing .
@bjornsvalling1066
2 ай бұрын
Why have I not discovered yor channel earlier? It's a gold mine of knowledge! 👍
@CanadianMason85
Ай бұрын
Should have put this full video at the top of the playlist 😅
@KnifeCrazzzzy
Күн бұрын
Rewatching and just noticed that tip on the traps! Nice 👏🏻
@snipster85
7 ай бұрын
I believe the willow you are using is called Heartleaf willow (Salix rigida) it is extremely prone to insect gauls.
@sagesmokesurvival
6 ай бұрын
I was thinking peach leaf willow. It’s leaves greatly resemble that species
@jc-d6179
5 ай бұрын
Asterix the Gaul? Or Gall?
@Ohsage1111
4 ай бұрын
You are a wealth if information. Thank you so much for sharing 🙏💚
@michaelkilinski2809
4 ай бұрын
Excellent work! Tanning hides is one of my bucket list activities.
@RT-fb6ty
Ай бұрын
Yours is the most informative, best presentation of primitive technology and knowledge on KZitem all around exceptional videos
@maxhotchkiss1
5 ай бұрын
Best content I've found in a while. Ordering your knife. Your the Matt Blackburn of old knowledge. Thanks for making vids. Now all you need is a Woodfired water bath float tank to relax after a full day of work I think you could really utilize CLO2 for an antibitic for livestock, water sanitation, laundry detergent, Colloidal silver and copper are nice to know. And oregano, wormwood, raw pumpkin. Amazing. But a heavy hitter like ozone therapy, or chlorine dioxide make water sanitation so easy, and work so well our ancestors would have traded alot to obtain a small amount. Thanks again for your service.
@DonMcleod-b7x
6 ай бұрын
Such great detail. This was one of the best instructional videos I’ve ever seen! Please keep sharing your knowledge.
@jonpaul3868
3 ай бұрын
Keep spreading the knowledge my dude
@richardlynch5632
7 ай бұрын
Damn good information and presentation. Learn more each time. Thanks for the trap blackening tip...!!! 😎👍👍
@quinntheeskimooutdoors6234
6 ай бұрын
Good demonstration. Thanks for sharing 😊
@joshuawinder9029
15 күн бұрын
Love your channel, you are super informative.
@5.element.herbals
7 ай бұрын
What a gorgeous hide! This is such a great, informative video.
@ZhangLee.
6 ай бұрын
the musk rat hide sure look funny
@STEVEN-STEELE
4 ай бұрын
Tannins from the charred wood barrels also make dark liquor hangovers worse than clear alcohol beverage hangovers. 😊 Also if your going to plant a garden. Do not plant it down hill from or in the soil nut bearing trees have dropped their nuts. Those very same tannins in the rotting shells will stunt the growth of the vegetables that are produced. I did not know this and planted a very sizable garden. 3 150' long rows of corn 4 same length rows of snap peas, squash ,cucumber , watermelons and potatoes. My ears of corn though fully mature, were never longer than 7 inches the squash were 4 to 5 inches the cucumber were not much bigger than the large dill pickle variety and the mellows though ripe and sweet were a little larger than say a softball and a half. The peas seemed fine though Idk why. My potatoes that I'd cut potatoes in half and planted they were only the size of the half I planted. I learned by accident that winter about the tannins from the rotting nuts shells causing this stunted growth. Plant it at least an acre away and never down hill from soil nuts have rotted. The shell of in this case pecans did this. I also though well away had black walnut trees. Though the hulls make an awesome and easy to make wood stain. My house built in 1870 has the stairs and rails also some of the wood trim made from the very trees on the land. Muskrat he has look like furry squid. Umm mantels?.. Their heads top nots or noggins 😊
@vikingskuld
6 ай бұрын
Absolutely a great video. Thank you so much for making it.
@HalfQuickFarmer
6 ай бұрын
Love your channel brother.
@peter2090
6 ай бұрын
Hi you spoke about your knife. Could you please post a video on how to keep your knife sharp and the best way to do it? Perhaps there are various ways that I do not know about.
@HammySurvival
8 күн бұрын
Hey seth my name is Keith I’ve been watching you for a while you are pretty much the only video on KZitem that shows how to bark tan I tried for the first time and I failed the skin lost its hair I made a video and I’m trying a second time
@HammySurvival
8 күн бұрын
I’m able to skin a rabbit every day but I don’t have a way to tan all of them is there a better way to mass tan rabbit skins?
@theclassicrockperson
2 ай бұрын
I’ve had the goal of eventually making muskrat socks, so this video is perfect 👍
@ERROR-CitationNeeded
6 ай бұрын
I would be thrilled to see a traditional approach to smithing, maybe a rundown of your forge setup? Where to get anvils? Any other basics that would be needed to get started on a homestead would be appreciated 😄
@Daniel-ou4fb
5 ай бұрын
Tannins also give wine that "dry" quality.
@prescottmccarthy
7 ай бұрын
I am literally in the middle of tanning two hides right now! Your shorts series was really helpful. Excited to watch this one. I’ve got two hides strung up drying and two 5 gallon buckets full of tannin tea. One from oak leaves the other from elm leaves. They’re super dark. But it’s a test to see if there’s enough tannins. I have access to the coyote willow but couldn’t figure out a way to debark it efficiently. I did use it to make my stretch hoops. I was wondering tho, is it necessary to stretch and dry the hide? Why not just put it right into the tanning solution after de-fleshing?
@sagesmokesurvival
7 ай бұрын
The benefit to drying is any small bit of leftover fat in the hide melts and can be wiped off when it’s dry, but it’s not totally necessary. Better taste your tannin solutions. They should make a somewhat strong drying sensation when you swish the solution all around your mouth. Thanks for watching!
@prescottmccarthy
6 ай бұрын
Update: my first hide turned nice n dark over a week or so of tanning. But it dried rock hard after I removed it from the solution. I rung it out each day, and it seemed like it was working. If this was due to lack of working the hide as it dried I’m wondering if I can put it back in a fresh tanning solution. And try again? I’ve got another hide in an even stronger oak leaf solution now. Two days in….
@mylesloan
6 ай бұрын
@@prescottmccarthyhow did they turn out? I’m invested 😂
@prescottmccarthy
6 ай бұрын
@@mylesloan 😊 so the first hide I had in for a week and I rung it out each day. It turned nice and dark brown and I was a little concerned that the tea had used up its tannins so I took it out to dry. It really looked good and finished. But when it dried it was hard and stiff. Not really useable. Maybe it was partly because I didn’t work the hide while it dried? He didn’t seem to do much working the hide in the vid, but other tanning methods it’s a huge part of the process. Maybe I’ll try re soaking it in a fresh solution and working it as it dries. The second hide I still have in the stronger oak leaf solution. It has turned really dark but I can tell it’s not tanned all the way thru. So I’m just gonna leave it in as long as I can (so long as it doesn’t start smelling weird or falling apart.) if it works I’ll check back in. If both don’t work I’ll just keep trying, this does seem like a great method, I just gotta get the tea right. I can feel the textural change happen from slimy to satin. It’s pretty cool.
@akatsukiawsome13
4 ай бұрын
@@prescottmccarthyDid you stretch it out/soften it via stretching? I see that done in many tanning videos, wondered if you had done so.
@prairiefirewildernessskills
7 ай бұрын
Another great video brother!
@shy1509
4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for this video especially the tannin black iron oxide and the oiling tanned leather info much appreciated
@Who_diss811
6 ай бұрын
I got some nice Osage orange bow staves last year and there are done curing in about a month good to know I can use the bark and shavings.
@aprad
7 ай бұрын
Can you do a series on urban survival, like sheltering and self sufficiency at home?
@timmynormand8082
6 ай бұрын
Just appreciate your content so very much bro
@raymundomarroquin7105
5 ай бұрын
Just want to say thank you for sharing your knowledge and skills with us.. Have a blessed day!
@LavenderLori406
27 күн бұрын
Who wouldn't want to do the deep dive?!
@allisonangier1631
4 ай бұрын
That tip about boiling your traps!!! Wow
@benjaminjordan7025
6 ай бұрын
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
@Vividfoal817
4 ай бұрын
If the active portion of the solution is the tannic acid, then i wonder if acorns could be used?
@bocates4579
4 ай бұрын
Do you have to salt the hides in the drying process using the bark method?
@thelivingbrick56
5 ай бұрын
Im so excited to start my hides! Ive got 3 deer salted and one fox i skinned yesterday
@Snoochy87
7 күн бұрын
I'd recommend upping your decibels on the video a little to closer match Ads. I had to max out the volume to hear the instructions, but then would absolutely blast my eardrums out with my eardrums out when ads unexpectedly pop in.
@larrytischler570
5 күн бұрын
It does little good to beg these video producers to make a video that all can hear. You always have them or someone around with kean hearing saying I hear just fine and that is where it ends.
@Snoochy87
2 күн бұрын
@@larrytischler570 that's why it's easy to load into Audacity and match the Db output to an ad.
@steadfasttherenowned2460
4 ай бұрын
Do you think you could tan a hide with the juices from black walnut fruit? I know it was used as a cloth dye in the past.
@mylesloan
6 ай бұрын
Another great video, I watched your rabbit dispatch and processing video and was about to comment that I would love to see what you do with the hides from that point. Checked your channel and what do you know, you’re already ahead of me. Thanks for making these videos! I’m in the early stages of getting rabbits, prepping the pen now but we have tons of wild rabbits around that I’m anxious to try your methods on. Thanks again!
@Bearfoot-e3e
5 ай бұрын
Meat rabbits have thicker hides than wild rabbits, wild hides are generally too thin to tan without tearing. Some native tribes left them untanned, cut them into strips and wove them into scarves and other types of clothing.
@akatsukiawsome13
4 ай бұрын
@@Bearfoot-e3eGenerally it has to do with age. Domestic rabbits can be very difficult if you cull on a meat schedule as opposed to a fur schedule!
@Bearfoot-e3e
4 ай бұрын
@@akatsukiawsome13 very true, appreciate you weighing in.
@lawrencelewis1036
3 ай бұрын
My grandfather had 12 children, so he tanned hides often. He always used hickory.
@jonathanp7232
7 ай бұрын
I'd be curious to see if adding iron to the tanning solution would dye the hide a different color with the otherwise same result.
@glennweimer1360
4 ай бұрын
If you add iron to the tannin, the hide will turn black
@dannydagerous
Ай бұрын
thanx
@OwenShope-vg7pt
4 ай бұрын
Can you do this same method on ground hog hides? Also love the content ❤
@Snoochy87
7 күн бұрын
could you actually use a wide Gear Shaped Roller that loosely mesh together to break the hides?
@buckaroobonsaitree7488
5 ай бұрын
Subscribed! Man this is excellent, thank you so much!
@denniskorn9003
4 ай бұрын
So interesting to this city dude... God bless
@andrewmcaleer1132
6 ай бұрын
I have some hides that I have salted and stable. Is the process the same as starting from rawhide or do you have to scrape the salt before putting into the tanning solution?
@akatsukiawsome13
4 ай бұрын
I have a salted hide sitting in a tub in the garage… Been months since I put it there, I should check on it! I was going to rinse off the hide, then put it on a fleshing beam and flesh it, and THEN tan…. May or may not dry it in between. A lot of people soak/rehydrate raw hides and then tan them rather than throw them straight in….
@jrdudgeon
3 күн бұрын
I wonder if you can use persimmons
@felixgagne1283
6 ай бұрын
Do you know if it is possible to make oil in the forest ?if yes could you make a video with it and try it tan leather
@DanVanDorn
Ай бұрын
Acorns have lots of tanning in them. Could you collect lots of acorns , boil them to pull out the tannin and use it to tan hides??? Then you could finished processing the acorns into flour.
@stpetie7686
2 ай бұрын
👍👍 "Rodent of unusual size."👍👍 😄
@c.taylorharris7881
4 ай бұрын
About a week ago i rust blued a kukri (my first time) in just boiling distilled water. I’m definitely not an expert, but I think you could just boil the rusty traps without the tannins.
@JakeLHyde
2 ай бұрын
Maybe I'm too late for questions, but do you then hang these hides and stretch them? Or is that not a necessary step?
@georgerobertson1054
7 ай бұрын
What are you gonna do with it?
@rachellestringer
6 ай бұрын
Any advice for getting the face off intact? I also raise rabbits.
@felixgagne1283
Ай бұрын
Can you use fish oil? For the end
@kaileydossett2152
Ай бұрын
can you use older bark to tan hides like from a large oak tree, or would it not be as effective?
@anthonyvera4426
5 ай бұрын
A musk rat video would be pretty cool to see 👀
@tyronesmith6921
Ай бұрын
So with this method, could you tan a deer, elk, moose, Buffalo hide, etc?
@firetoy911
Ай бұрын
if it is the tannins then you should be able to use hardwood tree leaves, when you see oak leaves in water it leaches out to turn the water tea colored. isnt that the tanic acid needed to change the pH of the hide??
@SavvyGirl515
Ай бұрын
So it needs air daily to tan properly. So you wouldnt want to make an air tight seal on the container with the tanning solution? No anaerobics here? Or does it matter?
@justfishingjustin
6 ай бұрын
Awesome share thanks
@sagesmokesurvival
6 ай бұрын
Looks like you do a lot of fishing. The first skin I ever tanned this way was catfish skin. you can tan any fish skin
@rachellestringer
6 ай бұрын
@sagesmokesurvival you're kidding!!! I didntbknow uou could do fish, what do you use it for?
@jocm99
4 ай бұрын
@@rachellestringer You can use fish leather the same way as any other leather. Bags, hats, pouches, wallets, boots etc etc...
@justfishingjustin
17 күн бұрын
@@sagesmokesurvival awesome ! Didn’t see your answer until right now ( comming back to the video looking for things I missed ) thanks for the knowledge sharing !
@branden7384
Ай бұрын
Can I use persimmon fruit as a tanning solution? I have deer around me and plan on raising meat rabbits as well. We have plenty of persimmons in our yard and I know theyre high in tannins depending on when you harvest them. Is that something you could elaborate on or do you think it would work?
@sirkai007
3 ай бұрын
When youre leaching out acorns, could that solution be used to tan hides?
@ShortbusMooner
6 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@trainrecked
5 күн бұрын
Do u generally flesh and salt the hides rolled up (flesh side in) then most tanning methods call for one pound or so salt per gallon of water mixture..then do u add bark solution? I wouldn't think hides would tan without salt.
@damnyiffers
3 ай бұрын
I had an odd idea when watchong you rub the mink on your saw horse. How would you go with stuffing a whole hide like that with like... teddy bear stuffing. To make a natural soft like... teddy mink? I know strange
@niel5531
3 ай бұрын
Curious to what you're going to do with the mink
@jaimierichards5439
7 ай бұрын
This may sound like a stupid question but what do you use rabbit furs for?
@joshuaseal771
5 ай бұрын
Rabbit hides are often used in hats and mitts. I've also seen a full coat made of rabbit hide stitched together.
@akatsukiawsome13
4 ай бұрын
I’ve seen blankets stitched together/patch blankets from rabbit pelts. Bushcraft applications are endless, including silencers on bows….. little fur scraps tied on to the bow string about 1/3 way up and down the bow…
@The123redman
6 ай бұрын
You can also use freshly dropped walnuts
@sagesmokesurvival
6 ай бұрын
Walnut hulls aren't as good as walnut bark for tanning.
@haroldgardiner1966
3 ай бұрын
So what you are saying about the drying of your tongue from chewing willow is like what alum does to you?
@corinabetournay5124
Ай бұрын
If you have already done 1 egg tan/ working on a bear hide, could you potentially bark tan it still? Would the egg solution hinder the bark tan process?
@joelcockerham5144
3 ай бұрын
I know acorns have a lot of tannins. Can you team his with crushed acorns??
@Saaahdood
12 күн бұрын
You COULD tan with mimosa, or smoke it for the hardest trip ever...
@bryantcs0
7 ай бұрын
So much better than gross brain tanning. I’m so glad you made this video.
@ceremonialguardsman
2 ай бұрын
How soon after skinning the rabbit do you need to do this? Can you process your rabbits, put the hides in the freezer and do this a week or so later?
@sagesmokesurvival
2 ай бұрын
Yes you can. I freeze my rabbit hides until I can get to them
@VelvetDragonWitch
6 ай бұрын
No chance of shipping your knives to Canada? Do you have any recommendations for knives available in the north with similar quality?
@kevinroberts781
4 ай бұрын
I bet black walnut would be great for tanning
@KayAteChef
4 ай бұрын
What if you use a pressure washer to 'scrape' the hides?
@Kosni99
3 ай бұрын
nice oxidise method !
@CarlPapa88
4 ай бұрын
Never knew that's how to tan a fur or that is was by tannins. Any chance pecan has enough tanic acid to tan rabbit hide? I know they're not considered up there on the hardwood list.
@DisturbedGeneration
Ай бұрын
This man will survive civilizations collapse. No doubt.
@-a13x-75
3 ай бұрын
can you tan using black walnuts?
@NordPrecision
4 ай бұрын
What happens if pouring the solution in the iron bucket?
@JaimeArias270293
Ай бұрын
Can you use that willow tree for other things?
@larrytischler570
5 күн бұрын
Some recommend using willow for the charcoal in making black powder.
@spindoggytheexplorer2915
5 ай бұрын
Would this method work with larger, thicker hides like deer? Assuming one can get enough bark
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