Ultimate Guide to Skinning and Tanning: A Complete Guide To Working With Pelts, Fur, And Leather

by Monte Burch

Here is the complete guide to a skill that may be mysterious to some, written by Monte Burch, an authority who practices many of the traditions of tanning and hiding. Starting at the beginning, Butch introduces the hunter to the tools of a tanner, and even gives complete plans for making many of these implements. Instructions are given for making fleshing beams, stretchers for pelts, fleshing knives, and many others. He also covers tanning formulas and materials, both traditional and modern.Other topics include:

Skinning small game
Stretching and drying pelts
Tanning small-game pelts
Skinning big game
Tanning big game
Making buckskin
Tanning domestic hides
Skinning and tanning reptiles
Skinning and tanning birds

From the oldest method to the newest twist, Burch's guide will be indispensable to the modern hunter.

Genres: Survival

256 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2002