How to bark tan furs. Easy way traditional hide tanning using tree bark.

[@Hungrywoodsman]

This channel is ridiculously underrated

[@Gert169]

that saying is ridiculously overused

[@sirkai007]

​@@Gert169doesn't change the truth of what he said.

[@Dctctx]

230 k subs and 1 million followers on TikTok…

[@Hungrywoodsman]

@@Dctctx 8k when I made the comment

[@SandbagsYoutube]

Fuckin a. I just found it a week or so ago, was watching an outdoor guy and learning simple camping stuff and really digging that then this guy popped up and I am seeing stuff I didn't know I wanted to know so much lol I literally said "fuck yeah" out loud when I saw this video and clicked it immediately

[@sandhollowhomestead6972]

In 1968 I tanned a Javalina hide with the help of an Apache man in Tucson Arizona. He told me to soak the hide in the ground in horse manure and urine. Waiting 2 days then I started working it over the hitching post daily till it became white and very soft. It worked.

[@shellexpedition2013]

Wow shidid an farted

[@springfieldkakaruk2346]

Instead of all the chopping of the strips, just run everything thru a chipper ! Fast and effective. I am native Alaskan😅

[@austinsmith3676]

Is that real? I’d be really suspicious. If I was Native American I would definitely tell white dudes some nonsense like that just see if they would do it.

[@sandhollowhomestead6972]

@@austinsmith3676 It is real. The ammonia in the urine did cure and whiten the hide. It came out a beautiful white color and it was very soft. Bennie watched every step I took to tan the hyde. Search out the truth on the internet.

[@swanhill772]

@@austinsmith3676yes, urine is often used to tan

[@jessehunter362]

Bug nerd here: tannins in general are used for insect repellent, but gall-forming insects actually really like having tannins around them because it increases protection from fungus! They produce hormonal secretions that drive the tree to make the galls, and it boosts the tree’s immune system reaction to fungi in and around the area, which might otherwise eat the midge’s food source! You see something similar in a lot of wasp galls- my local area has these oak gall wasps that create big ball shaped galls, and they only tend to start rotting after a lot of the tannins have leached out. The comparison between gall’s tannins, when leached out, and bile, is where “gallbladder” and other such words came from. As a side note, some of the midges and wasps make their host plant produce nectar on the gall, to help attract ants that drive off predators and parasites of the wasp or midge! It’s free syrup, albeit in tiny amounts.

[@hatedcritic8066]

Does that mean you can use oak galls as a source of tannins? I collected a bunch in a nearby park because I wanted to make medieval ink. You mix rusty iron things and the oak galls to make a very dark ink. Makes sense after seeing the tannins react to the rusty traps.

[@jessehunter362]

⁠​⁠@@hatedcritic8066Yes, absolutely! The ink is produced by iron ions binding with the tannins in the galls. My understanding is that galls have a slightly different tannin composition that makes them especially useful for ink production, but frankly there’s a lot I don’t know about galls, and I might well be mistaken.

[@mb4456]

I love you, bug nerd ❤

[@genolentz929]

At 72I almost feel like I've wasted my life not paying attention to my dad's old time ways. I could be like this guy and feel more confident about what could be, and soon to come, maybe, but my grandkids will be interested and introduced to these ways. Thanks so much

[@harold5774]

You’ll do great to learn with them. They’ll treasure it with you.

[@BobRossCat]

I wish I was taught stuff like this! I’ve grown more interested in animal processing this the past year, especially hides and bones. I’m moving with my family to Wisconsin next year (From Arizona), so there’s a chance I’ll start learning how to hunt too.

[@maggietaylor9713]

​@@BobRossCatyep I'm 68 and starting to pay attention to the important stuff....itll be great for you to share your journey with the grandkids😊😊

[@BigMark299]

Putting time stamps in your Video is some peak YouTubing. 10/10 channel

[@Nanamowa]

I feel like this could be part of a larger process. You could strip willow bark for making cordage, boil it to remove the outer bark layers, use the willow branches to build a frame or baskets if they're young, and the tannins you could use for tanning. It's just a great way to make sure all parts in the process get used.

[@jasonplant5432]

I read a book called " the bendan voyage" author forgotten. But they used oak tannin to make a boat and sailed it to America. Thus I discovered tannin. A wire brush. Try a wire brush. A gift to you. Fir the gift you gave to me. I am amazed at how much you know. This is the FIRST time ive seen someone explain tannin hides .

[@bjornsvalling1066]

The author was Tim Severin. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Severin

[@ulyssees30y]

The monks used to make ink for their illuminated manuscripts using boiled acorn shells. Today all of the writing is black. When they were written the ink was brown. It darkened over the centuries.

[@alanchoichang8336]

i love the biting the bark to tell if its high in tannins. i love to drink tea, and my favorite types of teas are the ones that basically dry your mouth right up. oolong is a good example of that.

[@jodiechristian-mm1xc]

I absolutely love your personality and explanation. I pray protection and peace over your life and work of educating the world. Thank you so much for your service. You're doing something very important! ❤

[@kikolektrique1737]

I love this channel!! Its like finding gold.

[@allisonangier1631]

Agree!

[@rivencraft1734]

Simple, to the point, practical and enough of the reasoning for it all to come together cleaning without any wasted rambling.

[@seb_5969]

4:59 you can definitely combine it with the washing of acorns, where the tannins get removed

[@abhabh6896]

Ansd you get some tasty acorns!

[@seb_5969]

@@abhabh6896 not sure tasty is the right word. Completely free of tannins they are really neutral and Taste almost like flour. You can probably roast and salt them afterwards and ill try with this years batch

[@DromaiusNova.-rx4qc]

You did a fantastic job of transmitting your knowledge!

[@maxhotchkiss1]

Best content I've found in a while. Ordering your knife. Your the Matt Blackburn of old knowledge. Thanks for making vids. Now all you need is a Woodfired water bath float tank to relax after a full day of work I think you could really utilize CLO2 for an antibitic for livestock, water sanitation, laundry detergent, Colloidal silver and copper are nice to know. And oregano, wormwood, raw pumpkin. Amazing. But a heavy hitter like ozone therapy, or chlorine dioxide make water sanitation so easy, and work so well our ancestors would have traded alot to obtain a small amount. Thanks again for your service.

[@imblakeimbald]

Got tons of osage orange in the yard and just acquired a buckskin today from a friend. HERE WE GOO

[@shy1509]

Thank you so much for this video especially the tannin black iron oxide and the oiling tanned leather info much appreciated

[@Trailhound79]

Native Americans on the west coast used tanoak or tanbark oak for tanning.

[@Ohsage1111]

You are a wealth if information. Thank you so much for sharing 🙏💚

[@sanguine2552]

21:30 there’s something gruesomely funny about shaking a whole skinned animal hide to make it go back inside out like it’s a sock 😂 don’t know why I don’t feel weirder about it

[@richardlynch5632]

Damn good information and presentation. Learn more each time. Thanks for the trap blackening tip...!!! 😎👍👍

[@reptileaustralia242]

Really appreciate this. Aussie here and noticed eucalyptus for tanning. Thankyou for your video Really appreciate it. 🤝👍

[@DonMcleod-b7x]

Such great detail. This was one of the best instructional videos I’ve ever seen! Please keep sharing your knowledge.

[@Paynefamilyfarmstead]

Every single one of your videos is SO educational, thank you! I will try this method using oak with a rabbit skin. I appreciate all your skills and knowledge 🤘

[@bjornsvalling1066]

Why have I not discovered yor channel earlier? It's a gold mine of knowledge! 👍

[@coolintuitivename4910]

This is awesome i respect how you showed your mistakes and where to improve. Only expirience ive had with tanning is with eggs it would be cool to see a video on that

[@ERROR-CitationNeeded]

I would be thrilled to see a traditional approach to smithing, maybe a rundown of your forge setup? Where to get anvils? Any other basics that would be needed to get started on a homestead would be appreciated 😄

[@MyForestNymph]

So cool! I learned how to bark tan using hemlock inner and outer bark in the Appalachians . Also red oak. I love this video and channel thank you for sharing .

[@SavageJonesIII6548]

Researching for my book which features a mountain man. This is the most helpful video I've found so far. Thank you, brother.

[@snipster85]

I believe the willow you are using is called Heartleaf willow (Salix rigida) it is extremely prone to insect gauls.

[@sagesmokesurvival]

I was thinking peach leaf willow. It’s leaves greatly resemble that species

[@jc-d6179]

Asterix the Gaul? Or Gall?

[@theclassicrockperson]

I’ve had the goal of eventually making muskrat socks, so this video is perfect 👍

[@5.element.herbals]

What a gorgeous hide! This is such a great, informative video.

[@imblakeimbald]

I live near a small airport and love it actually. See a lot of fun planes every day.

[@RefurUlfsson]

You inspire me to want to go into the wilderness and live in a cabin for the rest of my days!

[@ZhangLee.]

the musk rat hide sure look funny

[@Swiperkind]

I love the brown color on the tan It looks so nice That’s my favorite color

[@RT-fb6ty]

Yours is the most informative, best presentation of primitive technology and knowledge on KZbin all around exceptional videos

[@michaelkilinski2809]

Excellent work! Tanning hides is one of my bucket list activities.

[@HalfQuickFarmer]

Love your channel brother.

[@TedHouk]

I’ve finished 1 beaver skin, still have the tail etc frozen. Strangely roadkilled near the top of the hill ‘19. Lutherville MD. 1 mink no bait have-a-heart trap and 1 roadkill. Beautiful!

[@STEVEN-STEELE]

Tannins from the charred wood barrels also make dark liquor hangovers worse than clear alcohol beverage hangovers. 😊 Also if your going to plant a garden. Do not plant it down hill from or in the soil nut bearing trees have dropped their nuts. Those very same tannins in the rotting shells will stunt the growth of the vegetables that are produced. I did not know this and planted a very sizable garden. 3 150' long rows of corn 4 same length rows of snap peas, squash ,cucumber , watermelons and potatoes. My ears of corn though fully mature, were never longer than 7 inches the squash were 4 to 5 inches the cucumber were not much bigger than the large dill pickle variety and the mellows though ripe and sweet were a little larger than say a softball and a half. The peas seemed fine though Idk why. My potatoes that I'd cut potatoes in half and planted they were only the size of the half I planted. I learned by accident that winter about the tannins from the rotting nuts shells causing this stunted growth. Plant it at least an acre away and never down hill from soil nuts have rotted. The shell of in this case pecans did this. I also though well away had black walnut trees. Though the hulls make an awesome and easy to make wood stain. My house built in 1870 has the stairs and rails also some of the wood trim made from the very trees on the land. Muskrat he has look like furry squid. Umm mantels?.. Their heads top nots or noggins 😊

[@quinntheeskimooutdoors6234]

Good demonstration. Thanks for sharing 😊

[@TheTribeOfBenjamin]

Nice video man, really enjoyed it. You did a nice job of explaining everything along the way. That finished mink is beautiful. Ben

[@sagesmokesurvival]

Thanks! I used to watch your videos back in the day. Thanks for what you’ve taught!

[@vikingskuld]

Absolutely a great video. Thank you so much for making it.

[@prairiefirewildernessskills]

Another great video brother!

[@vidrow1932]

now i have a good excuse to run around and chew bark

[@CanadianMason85]

Should have put this full video at the top of the playlist 😅

[@prescottmccarthy]

I am literally in the middle of tanning two hides right now! Your shorts series was really helpful. Excited to watch this one. I’ve got two hides strung up drying and two 5 gallon buckets full of tannin tea. One from oak leaves the other from elm leaves. They’re super dark. But it’s a test to see if there’s enough tannins. I have access to the coyote willow but couldn’t figure out a way to debark it efficiently. I did use it to make my stretch hoops. I was wondering tho, is it necessary to stretch and dry the hide? Why not just put it right into the tanning solution after de-fleshing?

[@sagesmokesurvival]

The benefit to drying is any small bit of leftover fat in the hide melts and can be wiped off when it’s dry, but it’s not totally necessary. Better taste your tannin solutions. They should make a somewhat strong drying sensation when you swish the solution all around your mouth. Thanks for watching!

[@prescottmccarthy]

Update: my first hide turned nice n dark over a week or so of tanning. But it dried rock hard after I removed it from the solution. I rung it out each day, and it seemed like it was working. If this was due to lack of working the hide as it dried I’m wondering if I can put it back in a fresh tanning solution. And try again? I’ve got another hide in an even stronger oak leaf solution now. Two days in….

[@mylesloan]

@@prescottmccarthyhow did they turn out? I’m invested 😂

[@prescottmccarthy]

@@mylesloan 😊 so the first hide I had in for a week and I rung it out each day. It turned nice and dark brown and I was a little concerned that the tea had used up its tannins so I took it out to dry. It really looked good and finished. But when it dried it was hard and stiff. Not really useable. Maybe it was partly because I didn’t work the hide while it dried? He didn’t seem to do much working the hide in the vid, but other tanning methods it’s a huge part of the process. Maybe I’ll try re soaking it in a fresh solution and working it as it dries. The second hide I still have in the stronger oak leaf solution. It has turned really dark but I can tell it’s not tanned all the way thru. So I’m just gonna leave it in as long as I can (so long as it doesn’t start smelling weird or falling apart.) if it works I’ll check back in. If both don’t work I’ll just keep trying, this does seem like a great method, I just gotta get the tea right. I can feel the textural change happen from slimy to satin. It’s pretty cool.

[@akatsukiawsome13]

@@prescottmccarthyDid you stretch it out/soften it via stretching? I see that done in many tanning videos, wondered if you had done so.

[@jonpaul3868]

Keep spreading the knowledge my dude

[@Ouchimoo]

Awesome video! I'm getting into leather tooling and my dad is an avid trapper and has a large oak forest on his property. I think it would be really interesting to get into making my own veg tan hides and leather.

[@alecpradopoetry]

Can you do a series on urban survival, like sheltering and self sufficiency at home?

[@raymundomarroquin7105]

Just want to say thank you for sharing your knowledge and skills with us.. Have a blessed day!

[@Who_diss811]

I got some nice Osage orange bow staves last year and there are done curing in about a month good to know I can use the bark and shavings.

[@HammySurvival]

Hey seth my name is Keith I’ve been watching you for a while you are pretty much the only video on KZbin that shows how to bark tan I tried for the first time and I failed the skin lost its hair I made a video and I’m trying a second time

[@HammySurvival]

I’m able to skin a rabbit every day but I don’t have a way to tan all of them is there a better way to mass tan rabbit skins?

[@KnifeCrazzzzy]

Rewatching and just noticed that tip on the traps! Nice 👏🏻

[@SherryONeill]

Once The Solution Is Made How Long Is It Good For? Can It Be Stored For a Time BeFore Using? GREAT VIDEO !! Wado ! 🙏😊

[@timmynormand8082]

Just appreciate your content so very much bro

[@peter2090]

Hi you spoke about your knife. Could you please post a video on how to keep your knife sharp and the best way to do it? Perhaps there are various ways that I do not know about.

[@joshuawinder9029]

Love your channel, you are super informative.

[@Snoochy87]

I'd recommend upping your decibels on the video a little to closer match Ads. I had to max out the volume to hear the instructions, but then would absolutely blast my eardrums out with my eardrums out when ads unexpectedly pop in.

[@larrytischler570]

It does little good to beg these video producers to make a video that all can hear. You always have them or someone around with kean hearing saying I hear just fine and that is where it ends.

[@Snoochy87]

@@larrytischler570 that's why it's easy to load into Audacity and match the Db output to an ad.

[@Daniel-ou4fb]

Tannins also give wine that "dry" quality.

[@marninegley]

You are so knowledgeable! I love it! Thank you for the video! Subscribing now!

[@thelivingbrick56]

Im so excited to start my hides! Ive got 3 deer salted and one fox i skinned yesterday

[@benjaminjordan7025]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[@peterdieringer1861]

I've read that Native Americans would also boil the nut from Buckeye trees to extract tannins.

[@jonathanp7232]

I'd be curious to see if adding iron to the tanning solution would dye the hide a different color with the otherwise same result.

[@glennweimer1360]

If you add iron to the tannin, the hide will turn black

[@mylesloan]

Another great video, I watched your rabbit dispatch and processing video and was about to comment that I would love to see what you do with the hides from that point. Checked your channel and what do you know, you’re already ahead of me. Thanks for making these videos! I’m in the early stages of getting rabbits, prepping the pen now but we have tons of wild rabbits around that I’m anxious to try your methods on. Thanks again!

[@WildBearFoot]

Meat rabbits have thicker hides than wild rabbits, wild hides are generally too thin to tan without tearing. Some native tribes left them untanned, cut them into strips and wove them into scarves and other types of clothing.

[@akatsukiawsome13]

@@WildBearFootGenerally it has to do with age. Domestic rabbits can be very difficult if you cull on a meat schedule as opposed to a fur schedule!

[@WildBearFoot]

@@akatsukiawsome13 very true, appreciate you weighing in.

[@allisonangier1631]

That tip about boiling your traps!!! Wow

[@amypayjack6481]

Does the bark tan and oil water proof it or do you need to smoke it as well to make a water resistant product if using for making clothing?

[@StreetArtistJasonManson]

Thank you so much for the information.

[@fvls_2110]

Im currently tanning some skins using Mimosa Hostillis bark.

[@bryantcs0]

So much better than gross brain tanning. I’m so glad you made this video.

[@amargwari2431]

Those muskrat hide faces scared me half to death

[@prince1lev]

there are a lot of tannins in acorn if you want to try that

[@codylomas5848]

Cam you make the extract in advance and bottle it?

[@buckaroobonsaitree7488]

Subscribed! Man this is excellent, thank you so much!

[@HappyHorizonHomestead]

will this solution, or similar methods preserve feet and tails as well??

[@steadfasttherenowned2460]

Do you think you could tan a hide with the juices from black walnut fruit? I know it was used as a cloth dye in the past.

[@OwenShope-vg7pt]

Can you do this same method on ground hog hides? Also love the content ❤

[@bocates4579]

Do you have to salt the hides in the drying process using the bark method?

[@c.taylorharris7881]

About a week ago i rust blued a kukri (my first time) in just boiling distilled water. I’m definitely not an expert, but I think you could just boil the rusty traps without the tannins.

[@justfishingjustin]

Awesome share thanks

[@sagesmokesurvival]

Looks like you do a lot of fishing. The first skin I ever tanned this way was catfish skin. you can tan any fish skin

[@rachellestringer]

​@sagesmokesurvival you're kidding!!! I didntbknow uou could do fish, what do you use it for?

[@jocm99]

@@rachellestringer You can use fish leather the same way as any other leather. Bags, hats, pouches, wallets, boots etc etc...

[@justfishingjustin]

@@sagesmokesurvival awesome ! Didn’t see your answer until right now ( comming back to the video looking for things I missed ) thanks for the knowledge sharing !

[@ShortbusMooner]

Thank you!

[@felixgagne1283]

Do you know if it is possible to make oil in the forest ?if yes could you make a video with it and try it tan leather

[@AnachronisticSeaWolf]

22:29 I see what you did there brother 😂

[@corinabetournay5124]

If you have already done 1 egg tan/ working on a bear hide, could you potentially bark tan it still? Would the egg solution hinder the bark tan process?

[@DJZander303]

I wonder could you use wine grapes to tan a Hyde and what kind of leather would you get

[@ceremonialguardsman]

How soon after skinning the rabbit do you need to do this? Can you process your rabbits, put the hides in the freezer and do this a week or so later?

[@sagesmokesurvival]

Yes you can. I freeze my rabbit hides until I can get to them

[@tracybruring7560]

Two questions; if you answer this here sorry; can i peel the fresh bark and store inside or in the freezer for use later. or can i make the extract and freeze it to use later

[@kaileydossett2152]

can you use older bark to tan hides like from a large oak tree, or would it not be as effective?

[@american_pride0]

29:43 me in the morning trying to get my socks outside in

[@ewa8723]

Can you use a limewater solution to remove the fur?

[@denniskorn9003]

So interesting to this city dude... God bless

[@LavenderLori406]

Who wouldn't want to do the deep dive?!

[@Bob-Bob1]

The other day I had to throw out nearly half a buffalo hide. Left it stored in what used to be a safe area for a few years. It technically was just fine, had no mold or issues with the hair falling apart, but it pulled out a mildew smell from things condensating around it and I could not clean out the smell. So basically it ended up useless. If I could have put it in a giant vacuum sealed bag I would have but they don't make them that big. Thankfully I didn't lose any money on it since it was given to me but it still pisses me off that it was ruined by smell. If you know how to remove that smell I would very much appreciate the information. I don't want to have to throw out another hide if this happens again, unless I absolutely have to.

[@brianlucas7604]

When you smoke the hide the only smell will be smoke, which will fade

[@andrewmcaleer1132]

I have some hides that I have salted and stable. Is the process the same as starting from rawhide or do you have to scrape the salt before putting into the tanning solution?

[@akatsukiawsome13]

I have a salted hide sitting in a tub in the garage… Been months since I put it there, I should check on it! I was going to rinse off the hide, then put it on a fleshing beam and flesh it, and THEN tan…. May or may not dry it in between. A lot of people soak/rehydrate raw hides and then tan them rather than throw them straight in….

[@JakeLHyde]

Maybe I'm too late for questions, but do you then hang these hides and stretch them? Or is that not a necessary step?

[@the_neanderthal09]

hey man, i love this how to on bark tanning and i was wondering: i tanned this giant buck pelt using that deer hunters and trappers tanning formula, but i think it could be even better bark tanned so do you reckon i could re-tan it? i also washed the hide quite a bit and got some of the extra tanning formula off. thanks again!

[@sagesmokesurvival]

I’m really not sure, but you could always cut off a small piece and test it with that!

[@the_neanderthal09]

good idea

[@The123redman]

You can also use freshly dropped walnuts

[@sagesmokesurvival]

Walnut hulls aren't as good as walnut bark for tanning.

[@TheLynxsRealm]

In the aquarium industry, we create tannin water by boiling oak/magnolia/mango leaves. Curious if that would work to?

[@seb_5969]

Surely. Oak has tannins in basically everything. Acorns and leaves will work just fine

[@TheLynxsRealm]

@@seb_5969 thanks

[@Vividfoal817]

If the active portion of the solution is the tannic acid, then i wonder if acorns could be used?

[@Sam-gf1eb]

I wouldn't be surprised if you don't check comments on old videos, but is there any problem with leaving a fully tanned hide in a tanning solution for longer than it needs to? A tanning solution that isn't fermented. And you also said that green wood has the meat tannins since water washes out the tannins. If I strip the bark off of a stick and store it in a dry bucket, will it lose tannins?