Deer Hide Tanning the Old Fashioned Way - Part 1

This is the first step in tanning hides and making leather the old fashioned way. Sometimes called braintan, smoke tan, indian tan or home tan. In part one we scrap the hair and grain from the hide.

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• brassmedia
• braintan
• hide
• tanning
• leather
• making
• buckskin
• dean
• owen

[leshark]

could you keep the fur/hair on? for warmth

[monkeytown99]

Not on deer, elk or moose - the hair is hollow and breaks off too easily compared to other fur bearing animals like sheep, bear, rabbit etc.

Dean

[IamMeredithK]

I've only tanned one deer hide successfully, hair-on. The hair falls out occasionally, and I don't expect it to last forever, although it is several years old. I tried to make buckskin once, but I always end up taking too many layers of skin off. Once when I was taking hair off a skin in the bathroom (it had been soaking in the tub) and had a big pile of nasty wet hair on the floor, my husband asked if I was finally getting around to shaving my legs. Jerk.

[DancingHorses26]

There's nothing "unnatural" about hydrated lime. It's just lime + water.

[leadpelletinass]

There is no part 2. im disappointed.

[thebowhunter921]

monkeytown99 can you tell me how much hydrated lime and all the other ingredients and the order you do them please. I want to make this type of hide but i dont know how, besides your video.

[tutpet]

@sortilegus a lot of Alaska Native clothing has tanned caribou or reindeer. Even some kamaksuqs(boots) are made with caribou or reindeer legs. I've never actually felt deer hide but caribou and reindeer hair is also hollow. You can buy tanned reindeer hides here. I've never actually tanned one but I'm pretty sure after you have fleshed and cleaned it you just soak and work the side without hair.

[theanghv]

where's part 2?

[sortilegus]

Dean-- are you sure there's no way to keep the hair on? I've read that certain Native American tribes would make moccasins out of deer hide, keeping the fur on the inside for warmth. Is it perhaps just a different process?

[MsGhostbuster123]

Hi i'm very interested in buying your deer hide if possible :) please reply right away! :)

[enispeni1]

your work is incredible. thank you sir...

[jrile09]

I was wondering how long you let the hide soak before you start the scraping process?

[scootermchoodyba]

This dude is backwoods as shit, fuckin love it

[tnfireman13]

I would like the fur to stay on it aswell. Is it done the same just without scraping the fur?