Deerskins into Buckskins (2nd Edition)

How to Tan with Brains Soap or Eggs

by Matt Richards

All kinds of people enjoy making and wearing their own buckskin…and so can you, with the easy to use guide. Over 130 photos and illustrations bring you step by step from raw skin to velvety soft buckskin and then show you how to create beautiful garments and useful goods. Designed to be easily understood by the beginner yet rich with details for the experienced, this book teaches tanning as a natural process. No chemicals are needed! All the tools and materials are waiting around your home and land. While the tools are simple, having a great method is the key. This books has that method. This is the revised 2nd edition published in 2004.

240 pp ~ illustrated — ©2004