Sheep and Cattle Hide Tanning, Wins & Fails, Dehairing

Continuing my sheep and Cattle hide tanning projects. Slipping hair, on purpose and not, procrastination, tanning beam problems.

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[Zinkoz]

I'm enjoying this style of videos and you talking thoughts and ideas as the issues arise.
Your content has so much value, I've learnt a lot in such a short time from what you have shared.
Thankyou kind sir!

[quintond.]

Thanks man. I find a lot of value in both styles of your tanning videos. It's important for me to know what is theoretically ideal as well as what I'm likely to run into.

[guineapigfarmer]

Both types of videos are good and I think that they complement each other. Great

[simonjack]

I used to carry hides as a job when i was younger and i remember carrying a hide with another fella and it was atleast 250 kgs, the whole hide wasnt even able to fit on the scales when folded up,
the guys folding had to drop their elbows down on the hide just to try and fold it

[wjd]

I love all your videos, but especially the hide tanning ones. Mainly because I want to start doing it.

[sethpatchell]

Another fantastic video! I actually discovered you through one of your tanning videos and it still remains one of my deepest interests. I love these types of videos where you go through and explain what's gonna happen and the different types of mistakes that are possible. Its good to hear advice like "don't worry about smell when you're bark tanning because it will all go away" because they are only gained through thousands of hours of experience and knowledge. Thanks for sharing the obsession!

[guineapigfarmer]

Thanks for this video. I'm the same with lunching out my skins, I've got one that I should have cleaned today still on my scraping beam. I'll do it in the morning and then salt it. Great video.

[glennwilck]

Always look forward to your tanning videos thought out or not the knowledge is still passed through!

[TJHutchExotics]

I found the Arrector Pili info intriguing so I just looked it up. If anyone cares- The base of it is connected to the hair root in the dermis, and the top of it is connected to sensory receptors in the epidermis. (I love learning more about anatomy and physiology 🤓)

[jdhtyler]

Making mistakes is the only thing that I am good at.
I agree I learn more from mistakes and very little by getting right first time and that include writing software - they must have learned a lot at Micro$oft
I started working with steel in a blacksmiths shop at the age of 10y and now prefer woodwork, also it is less noisy for the neigbours.

All the best to all for 2021
John

[mordyfisher]

Fist time bark tanners; use five times more bark then you think necessary and swap out your solution twice as much as you think.

[TJHutchExotics]

Love the on the fly vids as well as well thought out ones.
Would be neat to see you talk about how to repair that beam - if you decide to do so

[alisahjermstad]

Yay! Love this kind of video. It helped me get out there and work with my hide. Thank you!!!

[dennislanigan]

Thanks for the mention. I definitely know some things about tanning due to tons of mistakes. Wish I could just stop by and help as I want to learn more about cow hides (only tanned a couple so far). Think those are Suffolk sheep? If people don't want to use alum they can still pickle with apple cider vinegar and salt to avoid hair slippage (ratio is typically: 1lb salt, 1 gallon vinegar, 1 gallon water). Love the video style, looking forward to more!

[alicethejacobite]

I have two sheep hides in my freezer that I’m procrastinating for all the reasons you listed 😭 I feel so seen

[cecilrhodes]

I have a question about the strategy from going from carcass to preservation, like if you were to kill a deer and take it back to your place gut it and skin it how much of the animal could you preserve using as little technology as possible (meaning refrigerators and other appliances). Like if you were going to tan the hide would you just chuck the skin straight into tanning solution? and then what about the meat? would you just can everything? and then what about other stuff like collagen which you could use for glue and ligaments for cord. Can collagen and ligaments be dehydrated and then rehydrated at a different date?

[jonnyh]

These videos are great, I love the first person perspective ( even better in vr) could you put them into a playlist so they are in sequence?

[amypayjack]

Is the lime itself the preservative? If i chose to do an egg tan instead of bark tan after the liming process is an additional step needed? ( besides getting the lime out) these videos are just as good as your more planned out videos. They are all good and each gives different value

[nimrodayali]

I like this kind of unprocessed video a lot.
I'm surprised that you find the wool a good mulching material... probably something about your conditions is very different than my own. I've tried once or twice using it as mulch for young fruit trees: weeds grew through it, and the tangled wool made it a real mess to scythe them, took them out of the question as fodder, and never half rotten fast enough in compost.
Q: what would you reckon would be the difference in the finished hide between one that was properly squeeged on the hair side after liming and one that was only plucked by hand (and then thrown into used liquer or some other weak acid before membraning, which is my method)?
Thanks! Nimrod

[akarisawada]

Why not use a large pvc to make a beam? I see a lot of people use wood and I wanted to know if there was a reason for that. Or if it’s just a preference thing?