@@Thicbladi Not everything in this video is ancient, but people did use deer leather (and lots of other animal fur) for lots of things before cotton was a thing. edit: grammar
I've never hunted a deer. In fact, I've never went hunting. I've never skinned a deer and probably never will. I dont know how I got here, but it's kinda satisfying...
Luni Magpie hunting generates millions and millions of dollars each year that goes into conservations organizations that help dying species/ re introduction programs etc and maintains current game species, it gives them a reason to keep the animals around. Hunters are involved in conservation in more ways than just revenue, harvest reports, rare species sightings, reporting sick animals etc. all that information is gained through hunters that have an intimate relationship with the landscape and care for the Amina's that are there and will work to keep them there forever
I hope to get into leatherwork/craft some day. I don't know if I'll ever get into it so much where I'm skinning and preparing it for tanning, but I will say I enjoyed seeing this nonetheless. It's important to know the full process and better appreciate where your leather pieces are coming from. Kudos to you sir, thank you for sharing!!! This is what hunting should be about, using every part of the animal!!!
I think there is huge potential for people to do leather products from start to finish from hoof to wallet so to speak. I hope I see that in become a thing in my lifetime.
Wow buddy I like you. So glad to have a found such a clean channel for this so my son and I can watch together. Thank you thank you. Please keep up the quality integrity and sharing your experience.
it's actually fairly rough, but it looks cool. Antler handles are awesome too. Just boil the antler, pound it in, and let it dry. Maybe I'll set up the forge sometimes and make one for a video. This one isn't tempered I don't think, but I should actually do that on the next one. I really like it ergonomically and size wise a lot. Weight too.
I'll second the sharp(er) fleshing knife when working hog hides. It's all I've ever tanned and it's what I learned on. A general rule of thumb is the older the hog the sharper the knife, especially males. If it's a male of one year old, don't even bother. The shield wall on the shoulder is impossible to scrape through without industrial tools. A good cursory video on fleshing. I'm glad you approached this in a more principle manner, with deer skin as the example. I really wish I had these videos as a resource when I was learning how to work animal skins for the first time. It is good that they're here now. I've gotta make me one of those concave fleshing knives one day. Mine's just mild steel with a ground edge and wood handles. It's functional but far from ideal.
yeah, what I remember most about doing hogs is ending up with a sharp knife or scraper, scraping at right angles to shave stuff off. That scraper is spring steel, but I don't think I tempered it actually. I really like it ergonomically.
I had a field trip where we did the de fleshing part on buffalo hide. It was hard and smelled bad and was super windy and cold outside. We got to pet an alive buffalo later though so that was cool
Love your advise about making sure the worksite and tools are CLEAN before quitting !!! I know it['s been a long time since this video was recorded, but the lesson is current !!! Props !!!
Thanks, it's important to clean up after tanning projects, or things get gross really fast! If I recall right, I forgot to clean something after this video lol...
@@SkillCult Happy to see that you are still in contact with your videos. It is greatly appreciated that you do. Quite a few video-makers do not pay attention to comments on their older videos. I do appreciate that you do and are willing to accept constructive criticism. That fact ranks your work much higher !!! As a country boy of 70+ years, it is good to know that many of the younger generations have paid attention to age-old processes and continue on with what has worked for ages. I am now a dedicated fan of yours !!! Many thanks and continued admiration !!!
this brought back memories, i used to work for a fur and hide buyer, i fleshed his deer and cow hides and skinned his muskrat, and beaver, a friend did all his raccoon, his wife and daughter did the weasel and mink, he did the skunk and opossum, that made for long days, great video!
I'm sure it's not as easy as you make it look! Looking forward to the next video, and I hope it doesn't involve you running around the woods tracking bears that stole your hide!
Thank you for this valuable information, I just want to adjust the soking stage before removing the flesh. You should always wash the skin from blood and dirt repeatedly until the water is clear. You can also use liquid soap, in order to reduce the activity of bacterial attack on the collagen. Your skin may not be affected by the cold, but in hot areas the hide is affected and many holes appear on it.
Wow, I love your tool that you forged from a leaf spring. I want to make one, I've made metal points for spears and arrows in the past from car parts. Really appreciate how you explain things and also show your tools, thank you so much. I got a fawn hide that I froze today and I am wanting to leave the hair on, I did rinse it before and after fleshing it a bit. My question is will the hair fall out more since I put it up to freeze pretty much soaking wet? I want to make my 2nd quiver with it. Again, thank you for teaching in such a kind way.
When you wash any fur, you increase the drying time when you finally go to dry it. Using alum will set the hair. It is a naturally occurring mineral that has been used forever in tanning, but the stuff you buy is manufactured. There are recipes on the internet. Also, you can look through the tanning book archive I put together at www.skillcult.com/freestuff I've made scraping tools from leaf spring, lawnmower blades,. scythes and the long mill planer blades. I'll do a video on scraping tools someday.
Craftsmanship of the masters. When I put on ma leather I made, and rock to sum Metallica, Delta Parole, Foo Fighters or the Smashing Pumpkins I feel like I can do anything in the whole wide world.
Really the only bad smelling part of a deer is if you pop the stomach, bladder, or guts. Other than that unless it’s rotten or diseased there really isn’t a bad smell.
doesnt smell bad at all. just skin. bad smells from bodies comes from gases from decomposition and some fluids. in this scenario, youd have a "weird" well, meat smell. but, not "bad" as in rotten.
Sheep are a lot harder to flesh. I just did a bunch and didn't get them that clean, but they are easier to flesh more after liming, partial tanning or drying.
@@SkillCult Thank you for replying. Yes, I agree. I salt the pelt right after skinning and then let it lay on the ground for a 24 hours before fleshing. Then I wash it and use a solution of alum and salt for the "tanning". The fur seems to hold up well-- the first one I did was four years ago and it hasn't started to fall out.
@@BM-vi5hk Alum and salt will do it for sure. I have one in oak bark right now, which also sets the hair. Should be easier to finish fleshing out of there.
So I literally just tried to flesh a goat skin. I had problems even getting it to start and ended up getting a bunch of holes. I'm using the knife you recommended on Amazon, the 12" version of it. On a 2x12 that I sanded smooth.
You rounded the 2 x 12 to a radius right ? It's probably just too sharp. You have to manage the edge for the right sharpness. dull it back a bit with a find whetstone or something.
You obviously have a better feal for fleshing than I do. The tool you was using looked pretty sharp I would tear the hide for sure I had to make a wooden knife to flesh with so I wouldn't tear the hide.
Keeping a low angle helps. So does using a sideways motion as the push the tool along. It increases the slicing action, but it means that you dont' have to push quite as hard. I'll definitely do a vid on scraping technique someday. I find I can use sharper tools for fleshing and membraning. Scraping the grain side requires a duller tool though.
weirdly, quite a few people take that seriously as a racist thing. Like I could use literally any other descriptor and it would be fine ha ha. weird. some people need to get a life lol.
Hi Steven. I discovered your channel about a month ago and absolutely love it. It is so refreshing to to find a you tuber who presents very detailed content based on their experience in topics of expertise and an inquisitive, honest and questioning mind on topics where they have less experience. Not to kiss your butt too much but I was fortunate enough to take a course with Mors a couple of summers ago and I find your talks on par with his, which in my opinion is about as good as it gets. Anyway to my question. I made a cross country move last spring and was not able to complete my first attempt at brain tanning a deer hide. I let the fleshed and scraped hide dry out just before moving and it turned into a decent piece of rawhide. Can I re-soak the rawhide and pickup the process where I left off? and if so any tips? By the way I already cut off a small piece to make an axe handle brace per your other video. Keep up the good work... one of the best channels on You Tube
That's quite a compliment. I've taught along side Mors at the Rabbit Stick Rendevous in the past and picked up a lot from the little time I've spent around him. Our focus is pretty different, so he knows a lot of stuff I don't know. It depends on how far you got. At what stage did you dry it? Is the grain side well scraped?
I froze the fresh hide and fleshed it after thawing. Then I refroze it before scraping the hair side. I soaked it in just plain water fro several days to get the hair to slip. I think I scraped the grain pretty well but don't have anything to compare to. The rawhide seems clean to my untrained eye and kinda translucent. I soaked a small piece for the axe braces and it seemed to reconstitute well, turned white and pretty even thickness. If its not worth continuing to brain tan at least I have the rawhide to use. Thanks for any input.
aging hides like that after scraping is actually very beneficial for easy braining and softening. Up to a couple years should be no problem. Eventually it can have a negative effect as the skin undergoes some changes becoming drier and drier. If the grain is not removed well, that is just the way it is. but sounds like you should just proceed whenever. I actually do that on purpose for 6 months to a year usually. It really opens the skin up and allows liquids to move through it easily. It will also dry faster in softening.
Hello, what is added to the leather in order to preserve its freshness, and why does the wool fall out of the leather after it has been prepared for a while?
Vegans? Dude i love meat. But this is bullshit. Kill an animal that has an awful taste (i ate once) and for using its skin that you don't need. Let's all kill animals for fun!
Trust me, all the people who eat and love venison are not wrong. A lot of hunters take crap care of their meat though and mess it up. Deer are delicious. I ate it a couple thousand times lol.
I think you mean the membrane around the heart. It is very thin, but you can probably tan it. You can just clean it and dry it, but I haven't tried tanning one.
I am about to tan my first hide. I have only watched you do it so all details are important to me. I cleaned the deer last night and put the hide in the refrigerator over night. Do I need to soak the hide in a tub of water before I flesh it out? I like the tools you made for fleshing but I am going to use an old 10" draw knife. Do I need to put any solution in the water I soak the hide in before fleshing? Thanks a lot!
No, you don't need to soak it at all, but it also won't hurt if you are tanning with bark the way I show in youtube videos. You just need to flesh quickly then put into the lime. When you really don't want to soak is if you try to keep the hair on. Don't try to get everything off. You can take it out of the lime in a few days and flesh it again, then you will flesh it over and over to get the lime out and when you do everything will just come off a little at a time without any hard fleshing. Pay attention to the part at the end of this where I talk about testing the knife against your thumbnail to get the sharpness right.
rubberized cloth is best. cheap ones fall apart rreally fast. You could probably make one by making oil cloth with canvas or denim, but if you are going to tan a lot for years to come I'd think about a quality. rubberized cloth. The one I'm using was bought at a yard sale over 20 years ago and is just now falling apart.
Back in December 2020 we slaughtered two meat goats, and I put the hides in the freezer, where they stayed until just a few weeks ago when I needed the space. I put them out on our porch while it was still cold, but it got very warm very fast (85F today) and now I need to do something with them. Thank you for this video so I don't have to compost them. I really want medieval boots.
I recently had two hides that where salted for approximately 2 weeks and the other for 5 days they where not dried out but the moisture was pulled out of them from storing them in salt, when I fleshed them the grain layer came off very easily and cleanly, I may try to mimic this technique as it removes the need to membrane it later and make it so you don't have to scrape over the whole hide once again. That's what I found anyway
do you mean the membrane came off the flesh side really easy, or the grain layer came off of the hair side? Membane, aka hypodermis (flesh side) always comes off easier once it's been dried, or when it's part dried the first time. that might be what happened.?
SkillCult sorry I meant the membrane layer came off the flesh side, it may have been from the moisture content of the hide I'm not sure but it saved allot of time
I figured that is probably what you meant. If you dry a hide and soak it back up completely, the membrane comes off much, much easier and more completely. So it changes somehow permanently. Even if you take a fresh skin and work it as it dries out, it becomes easier as it gets drier though. I think there might be a mechanical thing a work there as well. As the skin becomes less flexible as it dries, it allows the scraper to get better purchase.
No mixtures, that is water. I'm preparing to scrape that skin for braintanning which involves soaking in water. For taxidermy, you'd probably rarely use plain water.
I like how you got straight to the point and just showed us not like how other TH-camrs do it where they try to milk the video
Immense respect for keeping up an ancient craft.
Uhhhh this isn’t ancient it’s just an art
@@Thicbladi Not everything in this video is ancient, but people did use deer leather (and lots of other animal fur) for lots of things before cotton was a thing.
edit: grammar
Ancient craft lol
@@Thicbladi THANK YOU yes so true
I've never hunted a deer. In fact, I've never went hunting. I've never skinned a deer and probably never will. I dont know how I got here, but it's kinda satisfying...
The heart wants what the heart wants my friend
Red dead looks great
Red*
Shame on you that's a animal
@@somecutie4394 so are we.
@@vladimirpoutine4140 true 😂😂😂😂
@@vladimirpoutine4140 you really think we're animals?
I'm just a 25y old girl sitting here in comfort of a warm room
But dunno, what if I ever need to know this stuff
Ikr
Stop playing video gmes..
@@mickelinml wym
Close.... 26 lol.
Luni Magpie hunting generates millions and millions of dollars each year that goes into conservations organizations that help dying species/ re introduction programs etc and maintains current game species, it gives them a reason to keep the animals around. Hunters are involved in conservation in more ways than just revenue, harvest reports, rare species sightings, reporting sick animals etc. all that information is gained through hunters that have an intimate relationship with the landscape and care for the Amina's that are there and will work to keep them there forever
We lost this job mor than 30 y ago...
You are teaching every body here thank you
🙂
Is it really lost or just not as common. Still cool anyways
Love the extended bit about the sharpness of the blades. Very informative.
The Bob Ross of tanners.
I hope to get into leatherwork/craft some day. I don't know if I'll ever get into it so much where I'm skinning and preparing it for tanning, but I will say I enjoyed seeing this nonetheless. It's important to know the full process and better appreciate where your leather pieces are coming from. Kudos to you sir, thank you for sharing!!! This is what hunting should be about, using every part of the animal!!!
I think there is huge potential for people to do leather products from start to finish from hoof to wallet so to speak. I hope I see that in become a thing in my lifetime.
"this might be gross, but its very satisfying" So true.
Exactly
I find this guys voice soothing and that scrapping sound as well.
gonna sound dumb, but ever since red dead ive become interested in hunting/skinning lol
I've seen comments about that a couple of times. If I were more smarter, I'd make a video playing to that market.
lmao same
lol me too man
same reason I'm watching
@@SkillCult
Loppmlp
"Look at that beautiful white skin" says hannibal lector
I think you mean Ed Gein
**Buffalo Bill
I dont know why this was recommended for me but I'm was not disappointed 👌🏽
Wow buddy I like you. So glad to have a found such a clean channel for this so my son and I can watch together. Thank you thank you. Please keep up the quality integrity and sharing your experience.
I tried this method on my mother in law....she didn't like it
what?
Ohh..you maybe were not that much delicate )))
@@Love_Honor89 no I wasn't 😉
@@texo6030 it's a joke relax
@@abbassihm lol..😉
I love that fleshing knife that you forged. Most excellent craftsmanship.
it's actually fairly rough, but it looks cool. Antler handles are awesome too. Just boil the antler, pound it in, and let it dry. Maybe I'll set up the forge sometimes and make one for a video. This one isn't tempered I don't think, but I should actually do that on the next one. I really like it ergonomically and size wise a lot. Weight too.
@@SkillCult yeah make a video of making antler handles this would be cool ^- ^
I'll second the sharp(er) fleshing knife when working hog hides. It's all I've ever tanned and it's what I learned on. A general rule of thumb is the older the hog the sharper the knife, especially males. If it's a male of one year old, don't even bother. The shield wall on the shoulder is impossible to scrape through without industrial tools.
A good cursory video on fleshing. I'm glad you approached this in a more principle manner, with deer skin as the example. I really wish I had these videos as a resource when I was learning how to work animal skins for the first time. It is good that they're here now.
I've gotta make me one of those concave fleshing knives one day. Mine's just mild steel with a ground edge and wood handles. It's functional but far from ideal.
yeah, what I remember most about doing hogs is ending up with a sharp knife or scraper, scraping at right angles to shave stuff off. That scraper is spring steel, but I don't think I tempered it actually. I really like it ergonomically.
Awesome video my man! Just what I have been looking for without the crap
I had a field trip where we did the de fleshing part on buffalo hide. It was hard and smelled bad and was super windy and cold outside. We got to pet an alive buffalo later though so that was cool
Love your advise about making sure the worksite and tools are CLEAN before quitting !!! I know it['s been a long time since this video was recorded, but the lesson is current !!! Props !!!
Thanks, it's important to clean up after tanning projects, or things get gross really fast! If I recall right, I forgot to clean something after this video lol...
@@SkillCult Happy to see that you are still in contact with your videos. It is greatly appreciated that you do. Quite a few video-makers do not pay attention to comments on their older videos. I do appreciate that you do and are willing to accept constructive criticism. That fact ranks your work much higher !!! As a country boy of 70+ years, it is good to know that many of the younger generations have paid attention to age-old processes and continue on with what has worked for ages. I am now a dedicated fan of yours !!! Many thanks and continued admiration !!!
Finally a good TH-cam recommendation 🙌🏽🙌🏽
just hear the lovely sound of the flies flying around the rotten flesh in hides
Ganhou mais um inscrito. Muito obrigado por postar. Esse foi primeiro vídeo seu que vejo. Estou ansioso para ver os outros.
O youtube, my modern encyclopedia.
this brought back memories, i used to work for a fur and hide buyer, i fleshed his deer and cow hides and skinned his muskrat, and beaver, a friend did all his raccoon, his wife and daughter did the weasel and mink, he did the skunk and opossum, that made for long days, great video!
I like fleshing deer hides. Cows not as much lol.
@@SkillCult deer hides are the way to go if it was just for my use!
Never imagined how much work is required for transforming a skin to leather . And lot of time as well
Very impressive 👍
I’m going to be doing with with a buck hide sometime in the next few days. Attempting to make a forearm guard for my heavier bows.
I'm sure it's not as easy as you make it look! Looking forward to the next video, and I hope it doesn't involve you running around the woods tracking bears that stole your hide!
I have an alarm this time, ha!
Amazing! I love learning about technology that most people have lost (including me).
:)
Thank you for this valuable information, I just want to adjust the soking stage before removing the flesh. You should always wash the skin from blood and dirt repeatedly until the water is clear. You can also use liquid soap, in order to reduce the activity of bacterial attack on the collagen. Your skin may not be affected by the cold, but in hot areas the hide is affected and many holes appear on it.
Respect the craftsmanship
Wow, I love your tool that you forged from a leaf spring. I want to make one, I've made metal points for spears and arrows in the past from car parts. Really appreciate how you explain things and also show your tools, thank you so much. I got a fawn hide that I froze today and I am wanting to leave the hair on, I did rinse it before and after fleshing it a bit. My question is will the hair fall out more since I put it up to freeze pretty much soaking wet? I want to make my 2nd quiver with it. Again, thank you for teaching in such a kind way.
When you wash any fur, you increase the drying time when you finally go to dry it. Using alum will set the hair. It is a naturally occurring mineral that has been used forever in tanning, but the stuff you buy is manufactured. There are recipes on the internet. Also, you can look through the tanning book archive I put together at www.skillcult.com/freestuff I've made scraping tools from leaf spring, lawnmower blades,. scythes and the long mill planer blades. I'll do a video on scraping tools someday.
Always wondered how this is done. Great video 👍
This is so soothing to watch for some reason
Yeah, well I'm the Bob Ross of hide tanning :)
Yes. This is what I wanted to see.
Very useful info. My dog hangs out, just waiting for the goodies coming off. Lol. He LOVES butcher day.
That's great as long as he knows what not to eat :). Have to be careful getting them used to chewing on bones and sinews and rawhide.
your vids are GREAT well done and inspiering skills that need to be known! God bless
Enjoying this series.
Did you use Bow and Arrow, Vermit Rifle or Springfeild Rifle to hunt Perfect Deer Pelt for your satchel upgrade?
model 94 30/30 open sights head shot. I win everything.
😂😂😂
Viscous upstaging there at the end. I cleaned my keyboard just in case you come around.
I'm making white buckskin gloves from that skin. I actually found my scraping tool today unwashed he he...
Hahahaha, I know what you mean.
Great Vid--Thank You for showing us how to do this
Good video, Informative.
The right tools are essential. I've spent 8 straight hours on this task
It certainly helps. Some skins are just harder too.
This video helped me a ton, thank you!
Great work! Very educational.
Does he ever show the construction of the beam or talk about it in detail in any videos? 4:32
Here ya go... th-cam.com/video/M-vScJGq3bA/w-d-xo.html
Craftsmanship of the masters. When I put on ma leather I made, and rock to sum Metallica, Delta Parole, Foo Fighters or the Smashing Pumpkins I feel like I can do anything in the whole wide world.
Great video
Thanks man. Awesome vid
Thank you :)
Great content, I appreciate the video
Also this vid is really helpful thankyou
*new skill unlocked*
Can you show your setting of the board you’re using? Is it flat or rounded?
Good technique.
Trying to do this in January and it is nowhere near this easy when the meaty bits are frozen! No smell, though.
Slimy yet satisfying.
Whenever I mention tanning the next deer I get, my dad just gives me a look and says " not in my backyard you're not". 😁 Awesome videos, keep it up!
new meaning to NIMBY :)
love that little bit at the end. makes me laugh
I wonder how bad it smelled
Ami Sabanta the smell is not bad
Really the only bad smelling part of a deer is if you pop the stomach, bladder, or guts. Other than that unless it’s rotten or diseased there really isn’t a bad smell.
doesnt smell bad at all. just skin. bad smells from bodies comes from gases from decomposition and some fluids.
in this scenario, youd have a "weird" well, meat smell. but, not "bad" as in rotten.
I can here the flies
(Hear)
I can here? What? I think you meant to say *HEAR* ?
سپاس واقعا آموزنده بود
Great video. Thank you. I do this for sheepskins. The first time I did it, it took me four hours with a swiss army knife, lol.
Sheep are a lot harder to flesh. I just did a bunch and didn't get them that clean, but they are easier to flesh more after liming, partial tanning or drying.
@@SkillCult Thank you for replying. Yes, I agree. I salt the pelt right after skinning and then let it lay on the ground for a 24 hours before fleshing. Then I wash it and use a solution of alum and salt for the "tanning". The fur seems to hold up well-- the first one I did was four years ago and it hasn't started to fall out.
@@BM-vi5hk Alum and salt will do it for sure. I have one in oak bark right now, which also sets the hair. Should be easier to finish fleshing out of there.
watching Yellowjackets made me interested in this
Excellent video. Thank you very much. Question: How do you skin, tan And preserve the fur?
I highly recommend that you check other videos on the channel. You'll find the answers you're looking for.
@@Aermydach Perfect. Thank you sir!
The video is so good even i got annoyed with the flies
Great Video to go with my breakfast this morning:) very informative! thanks!, Dylan
yum.
So I literally just tried to flesh a goat skin. I had problems even getting it to start and ended up getting a bunch of holes. I'm using the knife you recommended on Amazon, the 12" version of it. On a 2x12 that I sanded smooth.
You rounded the 2 x 12 to a radius right ? It's probably just too sharp. You have to manage the edge for the right sharpness. dull it back a bit with a find whetstone or something.
You obviously have a better feal for fleshing than I do. The tool you was using looked pretty sharp I would tear the hide for sure I had to make a wooden knife to flesh with so I wouldn't tear the hide.
Keeping a low angle helps. So does using a sideways motion as the push the tool along. It increases the slicing action, but it means that you dont' have to push quite as hard. I'll definitely do a vid on scraping technique someday. I find I can use sharper tools for fleshing and membraning. Scraping the grain side requires a duller tool though.
I'm gonna go through the comments and play Spot The Vegan
have you spotted any?
You’re the vegan
Chas Brady vegan
3:28 "look at that beautiful white skin" and the rest of us??
JK do you baby, we love it..
weirdly, quite a few people take that seriously as a racist thing. Like I could use literally any other descriptor and it would be fine ha ha. weird. some people need to get a life lol.
Hi Steven. I discovered your channel about a month ago and absolutely love it. It is so refreshing to to find a you tuber who presents very detailed content based on their experience in topics of expertise and an inquisitive, honest and questioning mind on topics where they have less experience. Not to kiss your butt too much but I was fortunate enough to take a course with Mors a couple of summers ago and I find your talks on par with his, which in my opinion is about as good as it gets.
Anyway to my question. I made a cross country move last spring and was not able to complete my first attempt at brain tanning a deer hide. I let the fleshed and scraped hide dry out just before moving and it turned into a decent piece of rawhide. Can I re-soak the rawhide and pickup the process where I left off? and if so any tips? By the way I already cut off a small piece to make an axe handle brace per your other video.
Keep up the good work... one of the best channels on You Tube
That's quite a compliment. I've taught along side Mors at the Rabbit Stick Rendevous in the past and picked up a lot from the little time I've spent around him. Our focus is pretty different, so he knows a lot of stuff I don't know.
It depends on how far you got. At what stage did you dry it? Is the grain side well scraped?
I froze the fresh hide and fleshed it after thawing. Then I refroze it before scraping the hair side. I soaked it in just plain water fro several days to get the hair to slip. I think I scraped the grain pretty well but don't have anything to compare to. The rawhide seems clean to my untrained eye and kinda translucent. I soaked a small piece for the axe braces and it seemed to reconstitute well, turned white and pretty even thickness. If its not worth continuing to brain tan at least I have the rawhide to use. Thanks for any input.
aging hides like that after scraping is actually very beneficial for easy braining and softening. Up to a couple years should be no problem. Eventually it can have a negative effect as the skin undergoes some changes becoming drier and drier. If the grain is not removed well, that is just the way it is. but sounds like you should just proceed whenever. I actually do that on purpose for 6 months to a year usually. It really opens the skin up and allows liquids to move through it easily. It will also dry faster in softening.
Thanks man, I appreciate the info and will give it a shot!
Those flys made me feel like you just skinned some toddlers in an abandoned meat house
Toddler meat is too tough, I prefer orphan meat
lizard zilla have you ever tried infant skin? Smells good, feels good, and taste good
@@carlosspicyweiner3000 i don't know but your talks sound kinda creepy😂
I don't really know whatI expected, but the flesh membrane is a lot grosser than I thought it would be.
hey, Steven - congrats on 1 mio views on this video! But you deserve more like 10 mio, hehe
thanks, it's pretty cool!
Is it after salting it when you put it in the water. THANK YOU
Hello, what is added to the leather in order to preserve its freshness, and why does the wool fall out of the leather after it has been prepared for a while?
Makes me miss my Grandpa... great lesson
It ain't much but it's honest work.
44 vegans disliked the video
lol.
Vegans? Dude i love meat. But this is bullshit. Kill an animal that has an awful taste (i ate once) and for using its skin that you don't need. Let's all kill animals for fun!
Found one
Trust me, all the people who eat and love venison are not wrong. A lot of hunters take crap care of their meat though and mess it up. Deer are delicious. I ate it a couple thousand times lol.
@@SkillCult that's true. Just like any food if you dont know what you're doing you're bound to mess up
your subs are going up my friend thats awsome
Yes, lots of growth in the last week too!
That ending made me subscribe
Is there a video on making a beam?
Not yet, but there will be at some point for sure.
Hey, have you ever heared about Tanning a dears Heart? Any ideas maybe to it? All the Best thanx you for All you Do.
I think you mean the membrane around the heart. It is very thin, but you can probably tan it. You can just clean it and dry it, but I haven't tried tanning one.
@@SkillCult thanks bro and Keep UP the great work
I am about to tan my first hide. I have only watched you do it so all details are important to me. I cleaned the deer last night and put the hide in the refrigerator over night. Do I need to soak the hide in a tub of water before I flesh it out? I like the tools you made for fleshing but I am going to use an old 10" draw knife. Do I need to put any solution in the water I soak the hide in before fleshing? Thanks a lot!
No, you don't need to soak it at all, but it also won't hurt if you are tanning with bark the way I show in youtube videos. You just need to flesh quickly then put into the lime. When you really don't want to soak is if you try to keep the hair on. Don't try to get everything off. You can take it out of the lime in a few days and flesh it again, then you will flesh it over and over to get the lime out and when you do everything will just come off a little at a time without any hard fleshing. Pay attention to the part at the end of this where I talk about testing the knife against your thumbnail to get the sharpness right.
Amazing, does this work with dog hide??
Never fleshed a dog skin, but you can certainly tan one. Some skins are more or less easy to flesh than others.
very interesting
For how long you keep the hide in the water? Great job
I can imagine the smell
you mentioned "use it to make glue" is there a video on that?
Yeah, there is a series, one of the earlier projects I did on youtube: th-cam.com/video/39EaMNL56w0/w-d-xo.html
What is the name of the tool you used?
Great vid thanks for sharing! What kind of apron would you recommend? Just a basic cotton, denim or a waxed canvas?
rubberized cloth is best. cheap ones fall apart rreally fast. You could probably make one by making oil cloth with canvas or denim, but if you are going to tan a lot for years to come I'd think about a quality. rubberized cloth. The one I'm using was bought at a yard sale over 20 years ago and is just now falling apart.
@@SkillCult Thanks a lot! I have been enjoying your other videos and I am planning on tanning up some deer this hunting season!
Alright man I'm impressed. Gonna try it on some sea otter pelts
Pretty sure that's a federal crime tho.
@@SkillCult not for me
Back in December 2020 we slaughtered two meat goats, and I put the hides in the freezer, where they stayed until just a few weeks ago when I needed the space. I put them out on our porch while it was still cold, but it got very warm very fast (85F today) and now I need to do something with them. Thank you for this video so I don't have to compost them. I really want medieval boots.
check out my tanning playlists One is called strops from scratch, on bark tanning. Next step would be liming, which will halt the decay.
what is the next step/ video to watch after this process ?
The best thing I have to watch currently is my strops from scratch playlist. th-cam.com/play/PL60FnyEY-eJCcE3gKzj0GkadKlSF_8xbj.html
did anything in the water? so that the skin will not get rotten or faulty smell?
I'm trying to learn how to taxidermy animals. Is this relevant at all to me or is there a different process needed?
Just that fleshing for taxidermy you really need to be careful you don't push the hair out. I don't do taxidermy, best learn from them.
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I recently had two hides that where salted for approximately 2 weeks and the other for 5 days they where not dried out but the moisture was pulled out of them from storing them in salt, when I fleshed them the grain layer came off very easily and cleanly, I may try to mimic this technique as it removes the need to membrane it later and make it so you don't have to scrape over the whole hide once again. That's what I found anyway
do you mean the membrane came off the flesh side really easy, or the grain layer came off of the hair side? Membane, aka hypodermis (flesh side) always comes off easier once it's been dried, or when it's part dried the first time. that might be what happened.?
SkillCult sorry I meant the membrane layer came off the flesh side, it may have been from the moisture content of the hide I'm not sure but it saved allot of time
I figured that is probably what you meant. If you dry a hide and soak it back up completely, the membrane comes off much, much easier and more completely. So it changes somehow permanently. Even if you take a fresh skin and work it as it dries out, it becomes easier as it gets drier though. I think there might be a mechanical thing a work there as well. As the skin becomes less flexible as it dries, it allows the scraper to get better purchase.
@SkillCult what are the 2 mixtures at 6:30? Is this the same process used for taxidermy?
No mixtures, that is water. I'm preparing to scrape that skin for braintanning which involves soaking in water. For taxidermy, you'd probably rarely use plain water.