How to Tan Hides: A Tutorial | PIONEER LIFE CIRCA 1700's

[@michaelbooher612]

Sir. Thank you so much.. I am trying to relearn the old ways.. To walk them and preserve them.. You are a National Treasure. Thank you..

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

So nice of you to say, Michael and I wish you well on your journey.

[@Jason-iz6ob]

Not sure what made me laugh more. The rooster crowing in the background, or the face every time it happened…

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Annoying right!

[@Jason-iz6ob]

Not to me! I really miss having chickens.

[@phillipstephens3079]

Just discovered your 1700’s pioneer show…love it 👏🏻👍🏻 1:34

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Thank you, glad you’re enjoying and we appreciate your interest.

[@Blrtech77]

Peter, What a great tutorial on tanning hides and I never realize how labor intensive they were to tan! Be Safe.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

They are indeed, hence the price they go for.

[@markaugustus621]

Another great video showing how it was done. Always amazed at how well people did working with what they had.

[@fra366p4]

Great Video's Peter.....really enjoy them! The rooster was great laugh and his timing was right on que....LOL!

[@donwaldroopoutdoors3665]

A man of my own kind , I tan hides make stuff , forge knives , can meats , hunt and fish , love your vids , new subscriber now

[@gerhardhagn9670]

Sehr schönes Video, Danke, liebe Grüße aus Bayern 👍🏻🍀

[@williamlockhart5031]

Thoroughly enjoying the video! We just fleshed our first hides and are about to take it out of the solution. I especially appreciate that you leave in all of the natural sounds, like the blue jays. Even the rooster!:)

[@williamlockhart5031]

Actually, the Bluejays were in another of your videos. This one had the Red Squirrel. Lol! Will you be doing any videos on making the clothing?

[@beverlymichael5830]

Love the video and I love seeing how things made in a simpler time. I enjoy the music.

[@arnenelson4495]

Thank you for carrying on these traditions, nice work!

[@brianferris1233]

🌲🦅🌲 thank you for sharing your video today 🌲

[@outdoors-university]

Great video with lots of valuable information! Thank you for sharing! Stay safe and have fun!

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

I’m glad your finding it useful.

[@swhedge71]

Great tutorial Peter, I learn something new from you on every video! You are authentic in all that you do. We appreciate that! By far, the best channel on KZbin! Cheers from Texas, -Steve-

[@ashleyanderson2859]

Great info. You have covered several things I have not found in several publications. Looking forward to the next installment.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

I’m pleased you find it helpful... I’ve been at for a lot of years.

[@ashleyanderson2859]

@@TheWoodlandEscape I have tried egg tanning and am not a fan. Maybe my skill set. I currently use an alum tan process with good results. But would love to be able to brain tan.

[@kathmandu1575]

Well done.

[@kevinscudamore2711]

Have many questions but watch the video and you answer my questions thanks 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@pennsyoutdoors0707]

Love all your stuff. I've done this too many times ,all sorts of hides. Just a different technique, mostly tanning with hair on.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

I could learn a thing or two from you, never had real good luck with hair on.

[@pennsyoutdoors0707]

@@TheWoodlandEscape I use "Trapper's Hide Tanning Formula" in the orange bottle. From trapping supply houses. Any natural way always had slippage for me too. It's not period correct for you but it works.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Thank you.

[@plainsimple442]

@@TheWoodlandEscape I use Borax soap as a paste and spray with water to keep soft. Have never had the hair slip. Also use Borax for flux when forge welding.

[@flatlander6734]

Your videos are extremely well done!! I am thankful that I found you. I am in awe of your work ethic, and your ability to resist modern technology when no-one's looking. I have built several flinchlocks, and am a Blacksmith, and used to do "Rondyvous", so we have some interests in common. But one thing I wish there were more of, is close-ups of processes, tools, firelocks, and why they are the way they are. I also get nervous every time I see that rifle hanging over the mantle. If Pierre Jr. sees that, he'll come and take it away.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

We do indeed have a lot of common interests and I appreciate your feedback. Pierre has bigger fish to fry … trying to get elected again.

[@germansahidbeltranardila2985]

Desde Colombia yo también Fuy del campo y para disfrutar de mi pensión me hire para el campo

[@8626John]

Excellent, as always. I hope you will consider doing videos on clothing, weapons and accoutrements used on the frontier.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Hopefully we can cover your list at some point John.

[@michaeldennison3548]

Great video Peter! Thank you.

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

Great video, very helpful, thank you for posting!

[@donwaldroopoutdoors3665]

Made deer rug and brain tanned 2 deer made a vest , it is really labor intensive

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

It is crazy the amount of labour … my hats off to anyone who goes to the effort!

[@garyrichardt1496]

The rooster got his two cents in.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

He always did, Gary.

[@jonwilliams23]

Great video!

[@gdreilly]

Great video! Really enjoy your videos!

[@rogerclyde2720]

Rewatched this: Always catch something I missed. The verbal tug of war between you and the Rooster is hilarious. Hope he was tasty. Lol

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

As I recall, Roger, he was a tad gnarly.

[@rogerclyde2720]

@@TheWoodlandEscape 😂

[@MdNasim-ix7tb]

Nice video

[@unpredictable913]

The rooster should be your supper ha ha ha.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

He didendupthere!

[@luck2know]

I hope you don't mind me asking this, where is the sleeping done in your beautiful cabin.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

We roll out straw pallets at night and stow them away during daylight hours. There is also a small sleeping loft at one end.

[@germansahidbeltranardila2985]

Huuuyyyyyyyyiiii q bien y muchas gracias yo he aprendido mucho

[@throwback336]

That is a neat art. I've saved several hides but they always seem to get tossed cause I don't have the time, tools or skill. Maybe you can make a shirt for us sometime.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

We plan on filming some hide sewn items this winter.

[@popsforgeblacksmithing4793]

Would be amazing to see a video of how to turn these hides into clothes! Been wanting to hunt a deer and make a jacket

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

I will be demonstrating just that in a future video.

[@popsforgeblacksmithing4793]

@@TheWoodlandEscape fantastic

[@bobnancymiller4931]

You'll need more than one deer : - ]

[@philmoore71]

oh no. I love to see the deer walking near our house... don't shoot ours pls

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

I’ve got 6 finished to the point of tanning. Had 7 but, it was skinned poorly.

[@preacher031163]

What solution do u soak the hide in and how long? Ive used lye and it makes it rubbery

[@elusive000truth]

Do you have any tips on sourcing deer hides? I'm in Ontario

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Most people simply throw them away. For years there was a program run by the MNR, where if one turned in your hide, you got a ball cap but, that program is defunct now. If you know hunters, ask them or simply drop into some hunt camps in your area and ask. I can get as many as I want by simply asking around.

[@NW_Ranger]

So… how did that rooster taste? 😋 Thank you for the humor and the video.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

It was fine fare, very fine fare indeed!

[@idrek1]

Once the deer skin has soaked is it ready to be used for clothing making?

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Nope, there is the softening process followed by smoking the hide.

[@idrek1]

Thanks can't wait to see the next video.

[@petrimurphy6152]

Keepup.the.good.work

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Thank you and no plans to stop anytime soon.

[@kingrafa3938]

1st 👍🇵🇭

[@gumbootmama3]

Do you leave the hair-on a hide for anything ? I tried leaving the hair-on, and brain-tanning one side, and I smoked the whole thing to make it softer, for sort of a primitive parfleche that laced up to carry clothes or food in, and I wanted to see if the rain would sort of run off the hair. It was ok to store a bundle of stuff in it, but the hair fell out in a few years. Any thoughts ?

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

It is called slippage when the hair falls out. I use salt on the carcass side after fleshing which sets the hair. Not sure what you used but, deer hide is notorious for losing hair no matter what one does. It is fine if used as a wall hanging but, if used for clothing, rug etc. it is a poor choice.

[@gumbootmama3]

@@TheWoodlandEscape So salt it after you flesh it, to set the hair. Then do you rinse the salt off and let it almost dry again before brain-tanning it ? If you were to also smoke it would you smoke it after brain-tanning it then ? . I've read so many real old ways to do hides, hair-off and hair-on, that my head is spinning.. Your hides look so soft and flexible...and you truly love the old-ways, that I'm all-ears as to how you do yours.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Numerous approaches. You can leave it with the salt for a number of days than brush salt off. When fleshing don’t spend a lot of time removing the membrane just get the fat and meat. I’m currently working on 2 buffalo hides and will be filming the process. That episode should be out in a couple of weeks. Also doing another hair off video this coming weekend. Stay tuned and perhaps your questions will be answered.

[@gdreilly]

Have you ever had an issue of an animal getting to your hide in the water?

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

I used to worry about that but, I’ve bee doing it for years and never had a problem.

[@kurtmanshardt9825]

Hello there excellent video kind of just a side question have you ever thought of frying that rooster up for dinner ? 😉

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

I would never think of frying up Rocky but, he made a dandy soup, lol.

[@kurtmanshardt9825]

@@TheWoodlandEscape 😄😋

[@ethancox2992]

What is the solution you use to swell and loosen the hair

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

You can use wood ash and water but, it is fickle to get the right strength. The easiest way is to use agricultural lime. It is impossible to make it too strong and once hair and grain is off, it neutralizes easily in running water like a stream.

[@ethancox2992]

Thank you Sir

[@joshbagley1959]

Rooster stew! :-)

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Lol.

[@abbasharun4525]

👍👌✋

[@jtsterry]

❤😊😊

[@denisbelair8988]

Peter how was that Rooster lol

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Tasty!

[@davidcohen-crumpton5032]

Hope there are no snakes out there next to the creek to bite you. They are everywhere here and I'm none too fond of the little buggers.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

No poisonous snakes in these parts.

[@ronaldgoodrich5460]

Are you able to sell yours for much.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

I actually use them all for projects and usually gift the finished products to friends.

[@wazzyman2875]

👍👍💪💪💪💪💪✌✌

[@kevinharding2099]

Why do you take your gun everywhere you go?

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

I attempt to demonstrate life on the frontier in the 1700’s and given the turbulent times a loaded musket was either in hand or close at hand.

[@gordpedersen543]

I do that whenever I am in the bush even today.👍

[@arnenelson4495]

It's foolish to be in the wild without protection.

[@gordpedersen543]

Woodrow Call said it best when handing Newt Hobbs a 44-40 in Lonesome Dove “it’s better to have it and not need it then to need it and not have it “

[@arnenelson4495]

@@gordpedersen543 Amen!

[@ronaldgoodrich5460]

I scrape hair on a frame. Just seems easier.

[@haroldpetri1495]

So essentially graining is like what you do when you scald a hog and scrap the hair and outside of the skin off so when you butcher it you can keep the rind on......

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Kinda I guess ever thought of it that way, lol.