learn the art of traditional tanning
I want to share with you 4 years & thousands of hours worth of experience in this digital book. I had to teach myself this skill as I couldn’t afford expensive books or online courses. It took me a lot of trial & error to get to where I am now as I had no guidance. I want to give you guidance that I wish I could have received in this digital book.
You could do what a lot of people do & watch people on youtube who don’t really know what they’re talking about. There are very few people on that platform who really know what they are talking about. But as someone who wants you to learn this skill at an efficient rate, trust me. Do yourself the favor & get this book. You will save yourself so much frustration & thousands of hours of needlessly trying to figure things out on your own.
I see the direction society & that system is going in. It ain’t going up to say the least. I believe that this information may one day be needed out of necessity. It’s quite easy taking it for granted, being able to go to a store & simply buy leather. But what if we didn’t have that option? What if petrol prices were that high we couldn’t go into town & you needed clothes? You hear what I’m trying to say?
This book goes over…
Brain/Smoke Tanning.
Bark Tanning.
Just under 150 pages in length.
Hundreds of high quality photos.
How to make Bark Liquor, tan hides with tree bark!
How to make a Breathable, yet wind proof leather.
How to make waterproof leather that will last generations.
Bating & pickling. Fundamental steps everyone misses out on.
Different types of skins/hides & their different qualities.
What you can make with the leather afterwards.
How to skin a Brushtail Possum or small game critters.
Possum, Deer, Goat, Sheep, Cattle hide tanning.
This video course is everything I know to date on how to bark tan small game animals & especially brushtail possums. This is a natural way to tan small game animal skins into leather. No ai was used in the creation of this video. There are many high quality clips with video commentary & of close ups to help give as much context as possible.
The benefits of bark tanning a fur mean that you can render it into an extremely water resistant or water proof textile. If looked after, it can last for many, many decades. This video course has commentary from me, close ups of the skin to give context, demonstrations of all steps mentioned & more.
This course covers:
Skinning. The basics of skinning so that you can get a really nice, even skin.
Preserving the skin salting, drying or freezing.
fleshing, how to remove all flesh & fat from the skin.
washing.
pickling, how to make it, how to check pH & maintain the pH, why to pickle.
bark liquor, bark liquor management, barks you can use, how to prepare it & tanning the skin.
skudding, removing membrane from the skin easily.
Drying the skin to preserve it until ready for the softening stage.
Dressing with fats. What fats you can use, why to use certain fats over others etc.
Softening. Different techniques I use to get really high quality plush skins.
Sanding. How to sand the skin in a way where you get a very professional looking end product.
Full length: 50 minutes.
No ai was used in the production of this video, all rights go to JAYDON CAMERON T/A TRADITIONAL TANNING NZ ©
traditional tanning NZ
My name is Jaydon, I am the owner of this business. It’s a small one, However, the impact it’s going to have is huge. My goal is to not only produce naturally tanned hides & furs. but to pass this knowledge onto others.
it’s natural to know how to utilize nature for medicine, food, clothing, shelter & most, if not all of our necessities. and There’s nothing wrong with technological progress, but it’s dangerous to neglect the skills or crafts which established the foundations of all cultures & societies.
this skill not only enables us to be more independent. it’s also a form of medicine that helps us to remember who we are, where we come from & what we need to do.
