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The Adventures of Stinky Rawhide: Deerskin Soup, Part 1
Minuteman:
This thread needed another post after the tyvek space suit picture! :o
Hope you don't mind if I add some news of my exploits with the bark tanning Patrick. I've kinda been throwing it in with yours. ;)
Anyway, I ran out of chipped bark about two weeks ago and my hides weren't quite where I wanted them to be . Not struck through yet. So I called a buddy of mine that works next to a pallet factory and sawmill and had him get me a bag of sawdust and a bag of chipped up stuff. It smells like the oak chips I initially used and it makes some strong tanning liquor. I simmered close to 20 gallons out of the sawdust today. I know its not all oak but he said they use 80% oak in their operation and the rest is maple and hickory.Works pretty well.
Thought ya'll might be interested in knowing sawdust will make tannin. :)
JackCrafty:
Thanks....sawdust is a great idea.
Yeah, I thought I killed this thread with that picture....I could here the crickets chirping...
I'm just about done with the hide processing thing. I've got at least five good quality rawhides....the rest are damaged with knife marks but I think I can still use them for rawhide cordage and lacing. I'll take some pictures of the rawhide stuff tomorrow.
DanaM:
Here's a thought, I bet dead oak leaves shredded up will maketannin also. Might be easier to get.
Minuteman:
The leaves do have tannin in them. They have the most when they are fresh. The stuff I used to start out with was shredded oak branches and leaves. Fresh from a tree.
DanaM:
I just thought you could come rake my yard and get a nice supply ::) :D
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