Tanning a deer hide

[Howard Roark]

Can someone point me to a good resource to tan a deer hide?

 

[NCHillbilly]

Can someone point me to a good resource to tan a deer hide?

Modern tan, bark tan, or brain tan? Hair on or buckskin?

 

[Howard Roark]

Buckskin

 

[Howard Roark]

Want to make shop aprons from the hides

 

[georgiarebel6165]

Can someone point me to a good resource to tan a deer hide?

New tanner here as well. Have done a coyote, beaver and deer so far. Most of my resources came from youtube. After fleshing and salting I used Deer Hunter's and Trappers Hide Formula, but next time I think I'll just use eggs. Still learning

 

[Howard Roark]

Not familiar with Eggs.

 

[Milkman]

If you are planning to do it yourself @trad bow and @Nicodemus are sure to have some pointers.

 

[trad bow]

Modern tan, bark tan, or brain tan? Hair on or buckskin?

This. Decide what the hide will be used for them select the method.

 

[Nicodemus]

Dry scrape braintan.

 

[trial&error]

paleo planet has lots of info.

 

[NCHillbilly]

paleo planet has lots of info.

Yep. Matt Richard's Deerskins Into Buckskins book is great, too.

 

[Redbow]

A friend of mine I used to work with tanned a Beaver hide years ago. He was a taxidermist and his Beaver hide came out really well. He used the hide to sit on when he was driving his jeep. A couple of those Beaver hides would have made a beautiful arrow Quiver.