Home tanning & leathercraft simplified / by Kathy Kellogg.
Publication details: Charlotte, Vt. : Williamson Pub. Co., [1984]Description: 192 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:- 0913589047 (pbk.) :
- 675.2 19 KEL
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CONTENT
Part I : Skins, hides and pelts
introduction
chapter 1: the fur-bearers
the prime fur-farm animals
wild fur trapping
when to skin for prime fur
methods of killing
e.tc
chapter 2: larger animals
killing
skinning
after skinning
Part II: Tanning
introduction
tanning chemicals overview
tanning variables
chapter 3: tanning for fur
fleshing
drying
breaking the skin: softening
e.tc
chapter 4: tanning for leather
fleshing
removing the hair
deliming
e.tc
chapter 5: other tanning methods
vegetable tanning
retanning
mineral tanning
oil tanning
e.tc
Part III: Leather and fur crafting
introduction
chapter 7: elementary leatherwork
tools and material
cutting a pattern
tooling
dyeing
e.tc
chapter 8: sewing with fur
matching pelts
choosing a pattern
cutting furskins
plugging holes
e.tc
chapter 9: basic taxidermy
novelty taxidemy
fur rugs
Includes Bibliography: p. 182-183 and Index
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