[Northkeep] deer hide tanning

[Horn, Trisha D.]

Thanks, Montega. Sounds right down my alley - Cheap!

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Montega Blackdragon [SMTP:montega_blackdragon at hotmail.com]
> Sent:	Monday, November 17, 2003 11:42
> To:	northkeep at ansteorra.org
> Subject:	Re: [Northkeep] deer hide tanning
> 
> 
> I posted this a long time ago and kept it in case it was needed again.
> I've 
> actually done several deer hides with this recipe and it works great, and 
> YES it does retain the hair. :) We used to chase the cats around with
> animal 
> pelts scared the meow out of em. ;)
> 
> You can do an Alum tanning method. I've used this its cheap, easy and
> natural.
> You need
> 5 pounds of non iodized salt
> 10 gal warm water
> (This should be distilled so you don't get all the crap you get in hard
> water)
> 2 pounds of alum
> If you are doing a small animal just half that recipe.
> 
> The fist thing I do is salt the pelt. cover it good with about 1/8 inch of
> salt, fold it in half, roll it up, set it on a board at about a 45 degree
> angle so it can drain. The salt pulls all the fluids out. (Yeah don't do
> this in the kitchen sink either or women go nuts) Let it sit there for
> about
> a day and a half. then unroll it, scrape all the salt off then mix the
> above
> solution, drop in the pelt (you may want to put a brick or a rock on it to
> keep it down in there) A lid is good too, you don't want any critters in
> there fishing for your goods.
> Stir it a few times a day. Now, for small hides about three days is good
> but
> if you are doing a deer or something huge a good week would be about how
> long it takes to get a good tan. Checking it to see if it is done is easy,
> just take a knife, cut a little edge and if it's white all the way through
> then its good to go. Check the middle too because if it's grey or pink,
> toss
> it back in and let it stew some more... another day or so.
> Take it out, wring it out and start letting it dry.. tack it down and come
> back about every 4 or 5 hours and stretch and pull and stretch some more
> (this is a good time to make your children wish they weren't grounded)
> take
> a cynder block and start rubbing. Stretch and rub.. this goes on untl is
> pretty dry then get some Neetsfoot oil, saddle soap or lanolin and rub it
> down. Tada... pelt. That's about all I know except for the Brain tanning
> method but.... ewww.. I won't get into all that. LOL
> Have fun and if you have questions call me.
> 
> 706-1379
> 
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