Making Deer Leather using Acorns and Oak Bark!

[@sevenivy22]

Moomoo is clearly the hardest worker here 😤 cleaning bones ain’t easy but someone has to do it

[@scarstrng2813]

what you guys are doing is extreamly sustainable and you pay respect to the animal even after its death cheers to you legends

[@LaineyBug2020]

Ethan should produce a meditation and/or deep sleep album! I would LOOOOOOOVE to hear his rendition of Moonlight Sonata, I bet he plays those pauses with as much melody as he does everything else! (Moonlight Sonata is my ultimate piano jam, Suite no.1 is my ultimate cello jam)

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

That is so funny that you specifically mentioned a meditation album because he’s working on EXACTLY that right now! Gonna have to send him a screenshot of this haha

[@bushpushersdaughter]

I would love to see a future video on bark tanning sheep skins. What an excellent video. Thank you!

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Noted! And thank you 🙂

[@gracieshepardtothemax1743]

@@HomegrownHandgatheredI second (or 12th based on likes) this!

[@ingerhaugland6763]

I would also love to see that!

[@aishalawal7442]

biggest flex ever 👌👌 im so impressed! great work guys

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Thank you!

[@mercymusya2398]

This video tanned out so well 😜

[@saramsciarrillo]

The sloughing off of the hair was incredibly satisfying 🤩🤩🤩

[@Frecks-n-Specks]

If you want a darker color, use those black walnut husks for the tannins. Works a charm. I do have to say watching y'all scrape had my hands hurting from remembered cold lol

[@justalittleguy733]

LOVE LOVE LOVE this video!!!! and as a student outside the US i really appreciate your spring sale! i live in a busy city with tiny balcony space but i'm trying my best to make the most of my balcony garden this year. you guys always inspire me. thanks!

[@saraherber1887]

Just wonderful! Your leather turned out beautifully and with a rich character. Anything you make with it will be lovely. Please be proud of yourself .

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Thank you!

[@GrowCookPreserveWithKellyDawn]

That was captivating. Thank you for sharing it with us. This is the one thing I wish I had the gumption to do. I can't kill animals myself. I admire you all for utilizing every spec of the animal. It is the only way to honor their lives.

[@PKDoesStuff]

Really interesting to watch. I haven't tanned, but ive been doing leatherwork for a few years, so its cool to see what happens before i buy a hide. One thing I've noticed is that the hides i buy often have some clamp marks near the edges - im pretty sure the hides are stretched out on a frame for the final drying stage, which acts a lot like ironing for cloth. If you're wanting to do more detailed leather projects, maybe that's another stage to try next time?

[@dillydilly19]

I love that you let moomoo have some deer and chew the bones 🥰 such good dog parents and good people !

[@snudder.s.m.l.5026]

Your dog is in heaven, getting the bones.. 😊 Great job. Big hugs from Denmark 🌹💝🥰

[@dhawk766]

This is so cool! I am interested in tanning with the fur still intact. Can’t wait for the sheep tanning video! Yay!

[@Hunterlord12]

Hands down one of thee best tutorial/editorial I have ever watched!! Keep up the good work!!!!

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Thank you, so glad you enjoyed it 🙂

[@LaineyBug2020]

Stellar video as always! I can always count on y'all elevating my day!

[@reebs7824]

I loved this video & looking forward to the future one on sheep. I have to say, for anyone that read it when they were kids, I kept thinking about Sam Gribley in My Side of the Mountain! I'm curious to know if you have tried any tanning using the brain? It's said to produce beautiful leather texture & quality.

[@archionblu]

Is there any way to use the fur after it's been pulled out of the skin, or is it only really useful still attached?

[@flashthompson7]

Thanks! God bless you generous woman/ & man! ❤️‍🔥

[@bernadettejohnson7430]

I'd love a video about the sheep skins!

[@laszlotresanszki7262]

Would love to see how you can keep the fur on the hide.

[@superiorhairvanaxeldongen9060]

This was super educational and love how you get so excited through the process, so rewarding ❤

[@TamTam-yw7id]

I love your videos

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Glad you’re enjoying them! 😊

[@brandonfineday9672]

Thanks for the sharing I'm pretty sure this elk hide is tanned through I used pine bark and watching different ways to finish this hide

[@kimberlyosse]

May God continues to blessed your gifted hands❤❤❤

[@cathyjones3403]

Beautiful work

[@erinhowett3630]

There’s also brain tanning, but that gets messy

[@issuedname]

my heart glows, thank you 😄

[@martaelenaochoa2778]

Me too, so relaxing

[@kimberlyosse]

We love your channel

[@sheraleethomas]

You are amazing! Love your content!

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Aw thank you, glad you’re enjoying it!

[@laughingachilles]

I always wondered if acorns could be used for this process. They are astringent which suggests they are packed full of tannins. Did you include the shells when boiling? It seems likely they would have plenty of those compounds in them. It's a great video. Thanks for sharing it.

[@dannykuruvilla6164]

You guys are so cute! Love the videos!

[@germansahidbeltranardila2985]

Huuuuyyyyyyyyyyyy huuuufffffffffffff que bien saber del proceso del cuero

[@kimberlyosse]

Best chanel

[@Di17227]

You can tell the health benefits of you and your hubby's diet, because your complexion is gorgeous:)

[@chefdlturner9056]

Hello, live this video I'm 68 have 7 acres most of it is in trees so lots of bark lol, have a question in a future video is it possible to list tools you use for this I know lots of hunters and they do not keep the hides so I'm thinking of asking them for the hides to make leather thank you

[@marigasudaisuki]

it's been a few months, was wondering if you guys have gotten to using the cornmeal soaps you made from awhile back? how'd it go?

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Yes! That was actually one of the cornmeal bars in the beginning of the video and they work great. Really good for exfoliating and they get nice and sudsy

[@jkasak7633]

I thought that hide came out looking great.

[@mkataotao5214]

I came to watch after I MISSED THE LIVE

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Sorry we would have stayed on longer, but my phone died haha

[@bonesstones6584]

Awesome video! What does the olive oil and egg yolks do for the hide?

[@kimberlyosse]

Do you sell your leather after processing

[@MessingWithSimon]

What do you use to make your tanning oil??

[@mrcrazyjony2425]

Question, did you transfer hide into storage container because the feel of the hide or changing of color?

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

We just needed to use that pot for canning so we transferred it to the rubbermaid :)

[@RavenBlaze]

Do you feel more in touch with your heritage? Going through these processes?

[@ChicagoFaucet.etc.]

I'm just wondering. Isn't lye very caustic, and dissolves biological material? If so, could you use lye in the processes of rendering for tallow and hide cleaning for tanning, to remove any attached pieces of meat? Edited to add: Could you use the tallow as the fat and oil to moisturize the tanned leather?

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Some processes use lye and we've done that in the past and it kind of helps the meat bits loosen up, but it still requires some scraping. And yea we use a balm made from beeswax and deer tallow to condition the leather.

[@no_handle_required]

sick

[@rolandneal9519]

Have y’all thought about maybe making brushes with the hair? If it were cleaned, degreased, bleached or dyed.. then could be a brush for painting or make up or shaving or hair Just another way to minimize waste or is that a tad too diWhy 😅

[@tl-bh9fo]

I've read that native Americans used the brains of the animal to tan them, I think it's called brain tanning. I wonder if that is some way of reincorporating fats back into the skin, like your egg yolk/olive oil method?

[@kazoopate]

Background music way too loud. Had to stop after 3 mins.

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

It’s not background music, it’s foreground music 😉

[@AA-cf4es]

Is hunting overall profitable? Guns and armory and permission and everything you need costs a lot, I'm interested in American reality of this aspect of economics

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

We paid about $100 for a rifle years ago and this is where all of our meat comes from now so we definitely save money if that’s what you’re asking. We don’t pay for permissions since we hunt on public game lands

[@Frecks-n-Specks]

These are just my state's yearly costs so no gear. Yearly hunt license $28 or you can buy a lifetime license for $500. This covers legal species that don't have additional permits. Deer, elk, bear, ducks, etc each have additional permits. Each deer tag is good for only one animal. Resident public land deer tag $43 Resident private land deer tag $22 I harvest 3 animals yearly & pay less than $100. Plus I offset the initial license cost with small game like squirrel and rabbit. If you want venison but don't want to hunt, there are salvage tags you buy and are applied to vehicle accident animals that cost roughly $10. In some areas the local sheriff's office has a list to call when a deer has been hit of people willing to pick up the carcass for free.