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I'm testing a whole bunch of tanning materials on skin samples. I've collected at least 16 different barks, leaves, roots and stuff so far. Manzanita, madrone, acacia, willow, acorn caps, oak bark, oak galls, artichoke, rosemary etc... The tannic acids used in tanning leather are actually very common in plants, the problem is finding sources that are concentrated enough to actually tan skins. The actual tanning properties of materials vary as well. It's not just the amount of tannic acid, but the type, it's solubility, other acids and fermentable substances in the plant material that can all make a big difference.
The skin is being prepared in lime before tanning After the lime treatment, it will be soaked in chicken manure tea (bating) to mellow the skin and smooth out the grain, and then drenched in an acid bath of fermenting bran or grains to help remove residual lime.
The test pieces will be small, each one probably about 6x6 inches. The samples will be weighed and a set amount of plant material weighed out for each sample to get an idea of the tanning strength of the various plants. After tanning, the skin samples will all be finished the same way by oiling and drying. I expect to see differences in color, feel and pliability, as well as differences in penetration times.
Forgot to get out several materials, Canaigre (sand dock), sumach leaves, fir bark and green harvested madrone bark.
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Негізгі бет Testing a Bunch of Natural Leather Tanning Materials- leaves, barks, roots, acorn caps, etc.
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