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Nanny
Joined: 17 Feb 2005
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Location: carms in wales
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there is a dvd produced by matt richards, the writer of deerskins into buckskins...isbn 0-9658672-4-2 which would show everything you need to know.....i don't know if it is playable in this country
i have been seriously thinking about trying to get hold of it because it shows the fleshing and getting the hair off and how far you should go etc.
i got the book off amazon i think, it wasn't all that expensive and certainly goes through the process quite thoroughly and in plain language...it was a very interesting book and there is a web site as well - braintan.com although i only visited it a few times.
soem of the clothing produced by tanners in the us is absolutely superb, incredible work and well beyond me but his tanning book gives you all you need except the time to do it in.....
a lot of his processes could be used on any type of skin
i would really like to get into doing skins a bit more
perhaps i should investigate the dvd a bit ..... |
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dpack
Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 13779
Location: w yorks /earth
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oak wasp galls are an ace tannin source .
remind me to post recipies please |
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sally_in_wales
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Joined: 06 Mar 2005
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Location: sunny wales
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they are indeed, make ink with them a couple of times a year at least. Not always easy to find round here though. |
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judetheabstruse
Joined: 10 Aug 2006
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Hello, there. Does anyone have the name of the three day curing chemical that can be ordered from Boots?
Jude |
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Nick
Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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Location: Hereford
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I've just spent some time in the tanneries in Morocco, and they were doing this, but using cow's urine and pigeon droppings. More environmentally friendly, perhaps, but did it ever stink... |
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tahir
Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 38228
Location: Essex
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When Bermondsey was a big tanning area it used to be done with human urine and dogs crap. |
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Nanny
Joined: 17 Feb 2005
Posts: 4520
Location: carms in wales
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| tahir wrote: |
| When Bermondsey was a big tanning area it used to be done with human urine and dogs crap. |
very true
and collecting doggy doos was a job of one of the poorer strata of society according to that prog that tony robinson did all about the worst jobs in history
i personally think i shall stick to salt and alum
i have managed to get hold of a scraper, made for me by a local blacksmith but still can't get hold of a copy of the dvd for our player as it wasn't one of the more expensive ones and won't play all the different zones
still want to do it properly but will have to wait now till we get to wales.......... |
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Pea
Joined: 19 Sep 2005
Posts: 883
Location: Rugby - Chief Scrubber
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| judetheabstruse wrote: |
Hello, there. Does anyone have the name of the three day curing chemical that can be ordered from Boots?
Jude |
Hi can anyone remember this? I have a skin from my Balwen lamb that I would like to do. Hopefully I can get the potash Alum from boots but, if not I might be able to get the other product.
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Barefoot Andrew
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Joined: 21 Mar 2007
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Location: Floating away on a sea of R&S
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The post at the head of this thread has now been articlified here.
A. |
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unlacedgecko
Joined: 21 Nov 2009
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i have recently been tanning some fox pelts with a battery acid and table salt reicipe i found on the internet. i will publish photos once i finish. so far i have done two pelts, they are a little dry and stiff at the moment tho. but i do have some neats foot oil to massage into them. hopefully this will soften them up and make them more flexible. |
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kevin.vinke
Joined: 19 Dec 2006
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Location: Niedersachsen, Germany
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I have two fairly small sheep skins which I want to try. They are very mucky though and itīs freezing outside! Any reason they couldnīt be put through the washing machine? For the first stage. |
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Cathryn
Joined: 16 Jul 2005
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Location: Ceredigion
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Might make them a bit cloggy? I have washed sheepskin rugs in the machine though and they come oiut fine.
I am still annoyed that the ill tempered abbatoir owner could not be bothered to keep mine. Even when asked nicely and reminded.  We hadn't shorn the lambs with this is in mind and one was a nice Jacob. We shan't be using him again. He might be a good butcher but aside from that he has nothing to recommend him. |
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sally_in_wales
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I'd worry about felting the hair side in the washing machine, but if you felt a 'wool wash' cycle would be gentle enough, aand that the machine could cope with the amount of dirt that might come off, then it could be worth a go.
I might be more tempted to wash in the bath and put through a spin cycle in the machine to get it dry enough to deal with? |
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kevin.vinke
Joined: 19 Dec 2006
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Location: Niedersachsen, Germany
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| sally_in_wales wrote: |
I'd worry about felting the hair side in the washing machine, but if you felt a 'wool wash' cycle would be gentle enough, aand that the machine could cope with the amount of dirt that might come off, then it could be worth a go.
I might be more tempted to wash in the bath and put through a spin cycle in the machine to get it dry enough to deal with? |
Ok will try the smallest first, nothing vetured  and if it doesnīt work try the bath method. Thanks Sally. |
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kevin.vinke
Joined: 19 Dec 2006
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Location: Niedersachsen, Germany
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Just a quick update. I ended up putting both through the washing machine. On the wool setting 30 degrees extra rinse and 1000 rpm spin. Came out much cleaner, still a few bits of poo but uch better. |
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