Wet-Scrape Braintanned Buckskin: A Practical Guide to Home Tanning and Use
Language: English
Published by Paleotechnics, 1997
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- Title
- Wet-Scrape Braintanned Buckskin: A Practical Guide to Home Tanning and Use
- Author
- Edholm, Steven
- Publisher
- Paleotechnics
- Publication year
- 1997
- Condition
- As New
- Binding
- paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0965496546
- ISBN 13
- 9780965496544
From the Publisher
Greetings tanners and would be tanners! Braintanning, for those who don't already know, is the ancient art of tanning skins with the brains of animals. Buckskin is a term used to describe a leather which is usually tanned with brains and smoke, although the skins are not always from bucks or even deer. Wet-scraping is one of two basic methods of braintanning. Braintanned buckskin is an incredibly soft, supple, durable, beautiful, and washable fabric ideally suited for clothing and other projects requiring such a material. The art of braintanning is Native American in origin, practiced in nearly all tribal areas. The process uses all natural materials, is completely non-toxic, and yields a product superior to nearly all similar soft leathers produced by commercial means. This book focuses on the tanning of deer skins; which are usually easy to aquire (millions are wasted each year), make excellent buckskin, and are relatively easy to tan. The vast majority of the information given will also be found useful when applied to a great number of other wild animal skins and some domestic ones as well. Having gone through the trials and errors of tanning for eight or so years, as well as having taught the process to many others, we realize how difficult this art can be for beginners to grasp. Our goal in writing this book was to initiate new tanners with all the basic information they need to get through the process -from skinning the animal to using the finished buckskin- and at the same time provide enough details to make it a long term reference. This book contains the bulk of out braintanning knowledge as well as a section on options for further experimentation which consists of alternate methods that are not in the main text, ideas gleaned from other tanners, and tidbits from old written accounts. As if that wasn't enough to keep us busy writing, drawing, and protographing, we also felt compelled to include extra chapters on other related subjects (see Table of Contents below). Reviews and fee! dback have been great, and we feel confident that anyone dabbling in tanning will find our book worthwhile. Thanks for your time and Via Con Dermis! Tamara and Steven
Table of Contents 1. Origin and History/2. Skin Structure/3. Why Make Buckskin/4. A Brief Overview/5. Why Wet-Scrape and What Is Dry-Scrape/6. Health Concerns/7. Tools and Sharpening/8. Water and Work Area/9. What Kind of Skin To Tan/10. Acquiring Hides/11. Skinning, Heads, Brains, and So On/12. Care and Storage of Raw Hides/13. Scraping Basics/14. Fleshing/15. Soaking/16.Graining/17.Membraning/18.Braining/19. Softening or Breaking/20. Smoking and Sewing Holes/21. Trouble Shooting Finished Buckskin/22. Using Buckskin/23. Buckskin Clothing/24. Care of Buckskin/25. Field Methods for Braintanning/26. Dyeing Buckskin/27. Braintanning Deer Hides With the Hair On/28. Some Other Uses of the Deer/29. Options/Glossary/Bibliography/Index
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