BraintanBuckskin.com
Wet-Scrape and Dry-Scrape Hide Tanning
Tips, Techniques, and Trouble-Shooting for Braintanners.
Featuring the videos
The Tanning Spirit
and
The Ancient Art of Tanning Buckskin
Links to Additional Braintan Buckskin Sites
Cousin Tom Elpel started brain tanning with me when he was in High School. His book Participating in Nature: Thomas J. Elpel's Field Guide to Primitive Living Skills covers tanning, using a similar process to that shown in my video The Tanning Spirit.
The world-wide source for wilderness survival and hide tanning books, videos, tools, and craft supplies.
http://www.paleotechnics.com/index.html
Steven Edholm & Tamara Wilder have one of the best Wet-Scrape books on the market.
BUCKSKIN The Ancient Art Of Braintanning
Bob Kursawe "Wish I had keep it under my hat" but you didn't thanks for instrucions on KOH
KOH Potassium Hydroxide wood ash alternative.
http://www.certainty.net/~stallsmiths/
Circle S Leather tans mainly whitetail deer and will tan elk by request.
Deekskins into Buckskins (How to Tan with Brains, Soap or Eggs) Matt Richards
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