softening with out brians?
I got a nice hide that a hunter gave me and want to know what method can be used to soften with out brains, oils, or eggs. If possible a plant?Is tanning just the process of coloring, or softening?I...
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A tanned hide is not necessarily soft. Tanning by definition is a method of preserving the skin that is permanent and cannot be washed out.That can be done with tannins or other "chemicals" like...
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If I was a Brian I'd be scared . What was the deal with the beaver hat craze circa 1830 Europe ? Didn't they want the Beaver skins that the Indians worn and got human skin oil in them. Did the beaver...
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I don't think it was human skin oil that was the desireable thing.The beaver fur that they wanted was the thick under fur (prime winter fur) because they were making felt out of it. In order to make...
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Ah that makes sense now. Did the fur companies ship the whole beaver pelt to England/Europe or just the fur ?If they shipped the whole hide , what did they do with the millions of hides ?" more gruel...
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I imagine they probably tanned them into leather. Those HBC guys were the kings of penny pinching. I can't picture them getting wasted."The world needs both perfume-makers and tanners; happy is he who...
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