ARTE
BELLEZZA E BENESSERE
MESTIERE
CULTURA E STORIA
DIVERTIMENTO
AMBIENTE
CIBO E BEVANDE
FUTURO VERDE
INGEGNERIA INVERSA
SCIENZE
SPORT
TECNOLOGIA
INDOSSABILI
Brain Tanning a Hide — Primitive Leather from Scratch
Every animal has enough brain to tan its own hide. Multi-day process producing soft, supple buckskin for clothing, bags, and shelter.
Advanced
3-5 days
Istruzioni
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1
Process Overview
Process Overview
Multi-day process with distinct phases. Each must be completed fully before moving to the next.
Flow
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2
Flesh the Hide
Flesh the Hide
Drape over smooth log, flesh side up. Scrape off ALL fat, meat, membrane with dull blade or bone tool. Every bit must go or brain can't penetrate.
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3
Buck & De-hair
Buck & De-hair
Soak in wood ash lye 2-4 days, stir daily. When hair pulls out easily, scrape off all hair plus the grain layer beneath.
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4
Brain & Stretch
Brain & Stretch
Mash one brain (or 3 egg yolks) in warm water. Soak hide overnight. Wring on a stick, then stretch continuously as it dries — 2-4 hours of constant work. If any spot dries un-stretched, it goes stiff.
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5
Smoke
Smoke
Sew into a bag shape, suspend over smudge fire (rotten wood). Smoke 1-2 hours until golden-tan throughout. This makes it washable — unsmoked brain tan reverts to rawhide when wet.
Materiali
- •Raw hide - 1 pieceSegnaposto
- •Animal brain or 3 egg yolks - 1 pieceSegnaposto
- •Hardwood ash - 2 literssSegnaposto
- •Rotten wood for smoking - 1 bundleSegnaposto
Strumenti richiesti
- Fleshing tool (dull blade/bone)Segnaposto
- Smooth logSegnaposto
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