Thread: Tanning / Curing Hides at home cheaply?

@Brando

Check out this brain tanning website for some good tips and techniques.

Braintan.com: Natural Hide Tanning and Leathercraft

Back in the 80s I did some goat skins using a tannin tea made from leaves and bark.

After the skins had been tanned and dried then we oiled them with neats foot oil before breaking the skins over a half round post to soften them and be prepared to put in a lot of elbow grease during the softening process.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neatsfoot_oil

Cheers
Pete