I love this, many thanks! I'm retired now but my trade in life was as a self employed hide tanner using traditional techniques. I still have my fleshing tools and Ulu blade. I've tanned many red deerhides, as I came to Ireland from my native Scottish Highlands. Gosh though, I still miss work...
@davykelly1857
Жыл бұрын
Hi, just wondering where in ireland you are based? Thanks, Davy
@nigelwylie01
3 жыл бұрын
Superb tanning video. Thanks. Yet another excellent video from you. Please keep them coming.
@richardnash6009
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent and very clever looks great. Thank you for showing your skills.
@freedomofabird
3 жыл бұрын
Oh I really like this!! Very interesting and well explained. I had no idea that there were so many different processes involved and how long it took. Thanks
8 ай бұрын
The vinegar will lower the ph, the lime solution was raising it.
@jonathaneves5847
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent tutorial Katie. A skill that is well worth knowing and learning. I guess this procedure could be used for many animal skins~? Been a long-time subscriber. Greetings from Liverpool ✌️🐝
@laurierosejones9531
Ай бұрын
Beautiful work. Lovely outcome. Have you tried boiling the hides with brain in the pot of water? It's how they make buckskin.
@alexandersupertramp151
3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely loved this. Thank you, Katy! :)
@RobertsBulgaria
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent presentation, I learned a lot from this.
@DavydWood
3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely facinating, a true craft.
@dogsindriveways7478
3 жыл бұрын
Can you make a video of Katie making gloves out of that deer skin??? Very very cool video :)
@bradlafferty
3 жыл бұрын
A succinct presentation! Thank you for this learning experience!
@terryoconnor1744
2 жыл бұрын
Great video! I am planning on bark tanning my first deer hide, and am wondering approximately how much oak bark is needed.
@cathrineellefsen5702
Жыл бұрын
Hi! A question, when softening, do you "only" soften for 10 minutes, or from moist to completely dry as with buckskin?
@randybeeson3424
Жыл бұрын
So you start off with the weaker batch and gradually add the 2 others maybe a month apart for 3 months? How about layering in bark or do you just use the liquid?
@creescrazylife901
Жыл бұрын
What do you do with it at night when your in the middle of the first tanning process when you need to move it around every 30 mins?
@alaskankare
3 жыл бұрын
do you know what other trees would be good for tanning? No oaks around Alaska. 😉
@bushmon8954
2 жыл бұрын
Alder, willow, poplar. and fresh spruce bark(not dried) should suffice. Can always to do some tests and try blending tree species.
@dennislanigan1082
2 жыл бұрын
I second Spruce. Look up Bole Tannery in Sweden.
@blackknight9156
Жыл бұрын
In my experience, just about any tree bark will work. However, you may want to experiment with what you have available first, because while anything might tan leather, you may not be satisfied with the leather produced.
@amazona75
Жыл бұрын
can you write please the tanning recepi with the bark?
@bessiebraveheart
2 жыл бұрын
What a long time consuming process. Plus a lot of hard work.
@ronantyrant6232
2 жыл бұрын
Slacked lime? Or lye?
@blackknight9156
3 жыл бұрын
I know why people dehair the hides, but I always enjoy bark tanning hides with hair on. I just really enjoy the look.
@thewoodsgoatfarm8550
7 ай бұрын
Will it work without dehairing?
@blackknight9156
7 ай бұрын
@@thewoodsgoatfarm8550 It absolutely will, but it requires a few different steps to make it work. It takes much longer, and in my experience you have to have a much stronger solution from start to finish to prevent the hair from slipping. If your solution is weak at any point, the hair will just start to slip.
@qwatsdat
Жыл бұрын
Rest of my life? Seems like fine leather, but I'm a working man honey.
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