Brain Tanning and Making Buckskin
Don’t know what to do with your skins and hide from hunting? Got a freezer full and don’t want to through them out but don’t know what to do with them.
We can take your hides and over a weekend we can turn them into buckskin for you to make moccasins, mukkluks or a pair pants!
Bring your own hides or we can provide one for you. We will flesh, dehair, thin, tan, stretch and smoke them into an amazing breathable, stretchy and hard waring material.
We actually don’t use the brains of the animal. With Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) slowly migrating north and west from Alberta and the USA we prefer not to engage with dealing with the nervous system of animals where the disease is mostly rooted. Although it is interesting to note that the animals brain is exactly the right amount to tan the hide. We will go through how to use the brains for the tanning should you wish to do this for future hides.
No prior experience needed. Please bring a set of dirty clothes, apron, coveralls or waterproofs as it will get a little messy to begin with.
Goals and Objectives
- To learn the basic process of brain tanning
- To have hands on experience with each aspect
- Fleshing,
- Dehairing,
- Braining (not using brains)
- Stretching and softening
- Smoking
- Be able to take away some tanned buckskin
Dates
Cost
$200
Registration $50
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