Tanning Hides at Home: A Beginner's Guide to Natural Leather Making (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798315451655)

Bring back an ancient craft - from the forest to your hands.

Whether you're a homesteader, hunter, survivalist, or simply curious about traditional skills, tanning your own hides is one of the most empowering, practical, and rewarding arts you can learn.

Tanning Hides at Home is a complete beginner's guide to transforming raw animal hides into soft, durable, beautiful leather - using simple tools and natural methods. No expensive chemicals. No fancy gear. Just time-tested techniques, clear instructions, and a connection to how things used to be done.

Inside you'll learn:

• How to source, flesh, and preserve raw hides

• Brain tanning and bark tanning methods - explained step by step

• Tools and materials you'll need (most are already in your home)

• How to tan deer, goat, rabbit, and small game hides

• Tips for softening, smoking, and finishing your leather

• Common mistakes and how to avoid them

• Bonus: how to use your tanned leather to make pouches, straps, and moccasins

Whether you're looking to build self-sufficiency, reconnect with ancestral skills, or start a new hobby with soul - this book will guide you from rawhide to rugged, usable leather.

Honor the animal. Craft something real. Learn a skill that lasts forever.