The Ultimate Guide to Skinning and Tanning: A Complete Guide to Working with Pelts, Fur, and Leather

excellent work

We home butcher and it would be such a shame to waste the valuable hide or pelt. This book has complete easy to follow instructions for all you need to know about skinning and tanning successfully. There are a wide variety of techniques and formulas discussed including environmentally friendly choices. I have made some lovely rugs and a saddle pad from sheep pelts using Rittel's EZ-100 "Ewe Tan It" plus this book as a guide. They turned out very well and the hair stays on. I have also tanned some small furred pelts, squirrels and rabbits, and they turned out nicely as well. A note: For accurate amounts, I suggest weighing the tanning agents, especially the salt, rather than using a measuring cup. Also, if pH is important in the process you are using, don't guess. Take the trouble to get some pH paper in the right ranges and use it. A little extra attention to details will really pay off in your finished project!

Boyfriend ordered it to get more info on making fur softer and this book tells you how to hide alot of things how to do it and gives you some ideas on formula to use or what they used to help tan n soften he liked the book

To start I loved this book it was full of a wealth of information and I will be using and referencing to it in the future. This book would have been 5 stars, however, pages and the spine of the book started falling apart and falling out. I was disappointed in the fact that I was having to tape the book together so it didn't fall apart, but a great book with a tone of great information so almost 5 stars.

I'm new to this and found this to be an extremely great book to learn from...highly recommend this book to everyone

Got this as a gift for my boyfriend. He loved it. I skimmed through some of the pages and was impressed. Examples and techniques for all kinds of animals even bears!

Great book

Very informative. Easy to understand. Very useful.

Self help for tanning knowledge. Great for reference and how to

I'm afraid I can't recommend this book as the "ultimate". So many things for tanning solution I can never get. It's fine if you are from the authors area but it seems he's promoting products alot.

good read

Full of useful information 5 stars cause I got what I wanted in the time that was estimated

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