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DIY: Tanning Hides at Home & Softening the Finished Hide

Photos: Michael R. Shea via Field and Stream& e how

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I am a firm believer in if you must kill any creature then use all of the animal. No waste! This includes the hides. Tanning hides is a process you can hire done now in normal times but a hunter usually wants to do it themselves. Michael Shea in the 1st featured article found in Field and Stream, talks about doing so at home step by step. He is using his own bathtub but I would be more inclined to use a tub in my garden shed or garage then my personal bath tub! See the steps at this link

How to Tan a Deer Hide In Your Bathtub

Once you have completed the tanning steps you will want to soften the finished hide to be able to use for items you want to make with it. See this important step at the other featured link from e-how at this link

How to Soften a Stiffened Tanned Hide

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