I used gum tree bark to tan a goat skin, took a good long while for it to tan through and I had to keep going back to the park and nicking more bark to mix up more solution. I have done a rabbit skin with the leftovers too. Look up skill cult on youtube for bark tanning info and long jibberjabbery videos. If you are really interested I can probably get off my bum and post some pictures.
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