"In this book, Albert Farnham describes the many conventional processes from the 1920s for preserving and dehairing hides and leathers. He also describes some of the more traditional approaches for brain-tanning, scraping, fleshing, and stretching hides in the historic old-time ways used by Native Americans, trappers, and mountain men. This handy book contains a combined centuries-worth of ancestral knowledge on fur and hide preservation, teaching the reader how to make the most flexible, workable, and comfortable tanned leathers for any project. Enjoy your handmade leathers by making moccasins, shirts, pants, jackets, or even robes...Enjoy your copy of the Home tanning and leather making guide for its historical record of the times and old time tips on making outstanding leathers. Of course, take its advice with a grain of salt as well, as some content may be outdated such as some of the chemical procedures described within." -- From the Introduction to the Doublebit Press legacy edition.
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