Natural Leather Tanning

Learn the age—old technique of using smoke, fat, and plant extracts to tan pelts and furs into soft supple leather!

The processing of hides and skins is one of the oldest known crafts and cultural techniques. Today, tanning is done primarily with chemicals, but traditional tanning was done with fat, smoke, and plant extracts to make the hides durable and soft.

This book teaches you the centuries—old art of easy—to—do, natural, inexpensive fat tanning with a few simple tools and limited s...