Making Sandals from Deer Leather

[@laceras1611]

This is amazing! You two are getting so self sufficient and its nice to be able to achieve things that defy the narrative of constant consumerism. Good job and looking forward to more videos on what you accomplish next !

[@GardnSavvy]

Love using every part to honor the animal ❤ good job!

[@phronsiekeys]

It must feel incredibly gratifying to make your own sandals!

[@Earwen999]

This is so cool! I'm definitely putting "tan my own leather with acorns" to my bucket list to wait for the moment when I have a skin available. I've also made a pair of moccasin-style shoes for historical re-enactment from reclaimed furniture leather. It's surprisingly easy to make these basic footwear styles! And they are comfortable to wear, the moccasins even work on snowy ground when worn with woollen socks!

[@amyharris7337]

These turned out great! I have a friend who makes his own MukLuk style boots and he glues 2 pieces of leather together for the soles to make them last a bit longer.

[@chiaradamore-klaiman8692]

If you wanted something that lasts even longer, you could use some tire rubber - I bet you could get an old tire for free from your local car mechanic.

[@beck1393]

You guys do the coolest projects!! What an awesome way to live, very inspiring.

[@sarahrussie2317]

I love how much you work together on things. It must be very unifying. Nifty video, too. 😊

[@Katy_living_simply]

Amazing!❤ You did a wonderful job. Simplistic style which is always the best. Classic. Congrats on your new adventure with leather. I loved them! ❤

[@Ccbbylovely]

You two are incredible!

[@woIf]

These sandals do look great, though. I'm excited to try them out.

[@nyellapr]

I've been wearing Xero diy Huaraches for a year now so super cool to see this iteration! Cool video!

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Thanks! Do you like the ones you have?

[@callydecherd]

Honestly they are so stylish. This is making me want to make my own pair!

[@favelamom3619]

These look amazing and you gave me a great idea. My husband is going to a frontiersman camp in the summer and I had no idea how to make him sandals out of leather. Again thanks for the idea

[@Leitz_kraft]

Awesome sandals! ...and cool that they're made from a naturally treated leather, rather than leather treated with harsh, toxic chemicals.

[@laridion7901]

​@@singhmastr I'm dead. Thanks for sharing. 😂

[@ms.g1709]

Ewww, but human pee is also used as a deer repellent. My parents used it on our saplings when I was a teenager. Teenage me refused to squat and pee over an outside bucket, lol. It worked though!!

[@tayet6875]

Thank you! I have a piece of leather that has been waiting to be turned into something great❤

[@mariannafollador3065]

Even if they don't last the outside world, these sandals would still make excellent indoor slippers

[@RachelTsTime]

Thank you for this video I am SHOCKED by what it has opened my eyes to. At first I was thinking about how to reuse ♻️ the scraps left from the shoes and then I realized ….why don’t I have scraps from making my own shoes/clothing etc…because then my select items would actually FIT me and my body type nicely instead of made for the masses. Keep spreading your adventure I already grow a bunch of my own food for my family and I have a sewing machine somewhere. Thanks for lighting the fire under me ❤

[@ms.g1709]

They could use the scraps as a tie, like Sylvia had for her worker's apron or on the end of a loofah, or as decorative tassels on clothing, shoes, or pillows.

[@elliebelly456]

You two are so inspiring 🩵

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Thanks 🙂

[@andrewwheat8939]

Y’all thinkin about doin a video on how to make a blanket? Maybe?:) I would love

[@beth5676]

I love shoes... Would love a pair of these..

[@Irememberhuggabunches]

I have been wanting all leather sandals in part to have less plastic around and also to allow earthing in areas where there might be stingy bitey things about. I definitely want to try my hand at doing something like this for myself.

[@laridion7901]

You guys are SO fun!!! I LOVVVEEEE THIS

[@MichelleTech]

I love this! I may make some from the deer I harvested!

[@AlanaLee-xv2qy]

I love seeing a new tool in use

[@chefevilee9377]

This is really very interesting

[@tereclemmer7923]

Great job, that's awesome!!!

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Thanks!

[@dmp1185]

Yes. Thank you! 🦌 👣

[@lollipopkaboom]

shout out to Ethan and his extra 30 seconds of piano

[@qualqui]

This is so COOL dear Sylvan, yes nothing like making shoes or in this case sandals from something natural like deer leather, you're of the same mind as Brett @Vitality Massage, he's invented a back roller, but made totally of natural products, no synthetic junk plastic and he also developed a custom-made to your size sandal, also using leather, natural rubber(the one that is extracted from rubber trees), etc. Well thing for sure being Made in the USA, either by Brett or you Sylvan is 100% top-notch quality both in materials and manual labor.😁👍

[@scarstrng2813]

love your videos soooo very much keep up the good work guys

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Glad to hear that, will do! 🙂

[@SimberPlays]

Those are beautiful!

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Thank you!

[@chefevilee9377]

Oh by a meat slicing glove off of Amazon. That way if you ever have a misstep, it’s not gonna cut you. You can use it for a bazillion things. Well, and then, of course, slicing meat.

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Maybe we’ll try to make one! 😅

[@Minecraftmom86]

You guys are so amazing!❤

[@markeviouslipscomb3460]

Looks cool!! Have you thought about adding a piece of pine or birch to the heel for extra structural support?

[@kathrynmcgarry309]

Ive been talking about eoing this so cool to see yall do it!! :))

[@tylerporter2171]

Super cool 👍❤️

[@julieagain]

Simply beautiful

[@lisca2866]

Beautiful ❤

[@spider1g5]

This is soo cool!

[@rumpeltyltskyn]

Wondering why you made his sandals with the “soft” side of the leather facing down. It seems to me like it’s going to get ripped apart much more easily than if you had done the tougher, ‘skin’ side? Is there a particular reason?

[@Youtuberkit7]

Love it I’ll try to make it

[@JedionEarth108]

This was sooooo cool omg

[@frankiegrayce]

this is awesome!! i would what you would do if you needed more arch support.. maybe layer two pieces of leather and whittle a piece of wood the shape you needed to put between the pieces??

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Yea that would probably work. Or just use a third strip of leather so it’s soft

[@DisabledandPrepping]

Very Very Cool 😊

[@bec0181mine]

So cool.

[@stadzh]

Just wondering if you've ever grown any peanuts? i dont think theyre native to your area, but they seem like theyd be so good for calories and oil (and for fixing peanut butter cravings if you get them). Sorry if youve already answered this somewhere

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

We used to grow them when we lived in North Carolina, but they have a really long season so we haven’t tried them up in PA yet. We get a lot of nuts from the woods for our nut butter 🙂 (mostly hickory and black walnuts)

[@sitwithme722]

amazing!

[@user-j9t-b9z]

Hi, I really curious why did you choose corn as your staple (I assume it’s what you grow the most) and not potatoes? Ive seen a lot of people who live off what the grow use potatoes as their main carb so I wonder is it just a preference thing or you decided on corn for a specific purpose?

[@glomontero6011]

Fantastic job. Do you think you would ever want to sale them. Im an old lady without the strength to cut the leather . I think these would help me have better balance.

[@mindyourownbusinessplease1120]

Cool

[@kaylacatchpole9327]

So since you guys soak acorns multiple times to get the tannins out couldn’t you use one of the soaking liquid wastes for the tanning process?

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Yup! That’s actually what we poured back in on top of the acorns to make the tannin liquid

[@laridion7901]

I cant get over how much i love these. 🥹🙌

[@tommyross7529]

Can I pay you for a pair of these?

[@eithetphyoe7185]

I want to know what kind of liquid that the deer leather dip? pls tell me

[@daveprokop1917]

Very cool. My wife got herself pretty good with a rotary cutter. Not fun

[@adrienmandrellmcclanahan6428]

Do you know how to make rainbow flip-flops just like the original ones from the 80s

[@nml5536]

❤

[@pamguyton4597]

My husband & I are 54 & 57 & on disability. Are you willing & what would you charge to sell & ship to Bedford Pa?

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

We’re actually not selling these, but maybe one day?

[@AsfUytkh]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@woIf]

12:50 Not to be a spoilsport but if you walked barefoot regularly, your feet would become "hobbit like" naturally. I have no problem hiking over rocky trails & gravel after a lifetime of barefoot hiking. (not a lifestyle choice, just never found a pair of shoes that doesn't hurt me more than the ground)

[@eithetphyoe7185]

I have goat leather Can I do this like you

[@hosannamcbride1337]

What if you made some for moo 😂😂😂

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Loll I think she would eat them, she’s already way too interested in ours!

[@hosannamcbride1337]

@@HomegrownHandgathered That’s so funny! I guess it is part of an animal!

[@joshuamak9930]

Yall would make great parents ❤

[@IndianTechno569-xbox]

Can you make toothpaste without chemicals Just the ingredients you have

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Well technically you can’t make anything without chemicals because everything is a chemical 😉 but you can make homemade toothpaste from baking soda

[@IndianTechno569-xbox]

@@HomegrownHandgathered ooo can you show us a tutorial

[@dorothyyoung8231]

@@IndianTechno569-xboxsprinkle baking soda on your toothbrush.

[@IndianTechno569-xbox]

@@dorothyyoung8231 fr

[@kathrynmcgarry309]

Yall got such beautiful feet too! Hah maybe an odd observation to blert out.

[@SubliminalLocks]

Please don't take this the wrong way, but there's something about your beautiful face. That makes me think that you are pregnant not that you're gaining weight or anything like that. There's the specific glow to your face anyway I just adore you.

[@Katy_living_simply]

As a Mom of four that's a big compliment ❤. There's always this beauty that expectant mothers get after a certain point of pregnancy that makes them radiate❤.

[@SubliminalLocks]

@@Katy_living_simply exactly! Not to be crass, but it's similar to a post-orgasmic glow. It very well could be their healthy lifestyle- why she's just radiating from within!

[@EcologicalOne80]

Beautiful ❤