Tanning Deer Hides Start to Finish! How Easy is This? | TUTORIAL | INDIGENOUS SKILLS | DIY
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- Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
- Kim, Brad and Memphis visit the Woodland Escape to learn how to tan deer hides. Peter has various hides in different stages of the process to better demonstrate each step from the raw hide to softened and smoked fabric. In order to make the process more accessible to our viewers, Peter has used modern products that are readily available ( Neatsfoot oil and ivory soap instead of brains and lime instead of wood ash).
Before leaving, our guests helped to stitch two bison hides into frames in preparation for tanning at a later date.
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Your guests seem to be in total awe of your knowledge of the hide tanning process. You are an excellent hands on teacher, and deserve all the credit in the world for the things you do. Keep on, keeping on.
Always giving us such encouraging comments, Hayward, thank you.
Yes we are so thankful for the hospitality and learning experience we have had
Think Ima have ta' like an scribe this one
This is a great video! Kim and her family are amazing people.
Indeed they are and hard working to boot!
Truly excellent video! This guy is a National Treasure, I think he is Canadian from his speech patterns. He is articulate, considerate, and kind. Ted
I am indeed Canadian, Ted and with such a flattering comment your likely to give me a big head. We thank you for your interest and support.
WHAT BEAUTIFUL HIDES! I 'canNOT' imagine the warmth of owning a buffalo hide! = wall-to-wall carpet in your home Peter! Thanks for this very WELL DONE vid on tanning hides. U R a 'natural' teacher, Peter and 'good job' Catherine on the filming. Nice fam learning what is a 'lost art' 2 many...self included. Kudos to; Kim, Brad and Memphis, 4 making and mastering their 1st attempt! Years ago, my brother did missionary work in the Rankin Inlet area of Nunavut. He stopped home B 4 his posting in Winnipeg and brought several clothing artifacts, boots and hides, which had not been tanned. We lived in southern ON and summers R near 'tropical' at times. He came in the summer and placed these items in our garage. I ended up across the street, in order 2 deal with the stench of it all = YIKES! He had 2 quickly call a museum in Winnipeg, which gladly took the items 4 their display. They remain there 2 this day, with a plaque stating my brother as 'donor'. Yes, tanning is indeed a lengthy art of preservation and may I add 'from experience'...a 'needed' one. "Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you." Frank Lloyd Wright. Health and God Bless! :)
My tanning team did an excellent job. They got right to it … hard workers and very quick studies. We can show a lot on our channel, what we can’t share is the smells, lol. Actually using neetsfoot oil and ivory soap it doesn’t smell at all. Mr. Wright got it right with his thoughts on nature.
This reminds me so much of a book that I was gifted years ago, “Deerskins into Buckskins” by Matt Richards. He follows essentially all the same steps you do, and gives alternative methods based on available resources.
You are an excellent teacher sir, and are genuinely enthused about each subject you cover.
Matt Richards book is an excellent one that gives first time tanners a step by step approach to the task.
And that is why people on the frontier worked every day. Great tutorial
They didn’t have a choice, work hard or die I suspect.
this Chanel is the stuff that should be on tv not that reality and drama shit. Keep up the great work!
Well that’s a flattering compliment, Justin, thank you.
This is likely the most informative tutorial on preparing , a hide for smoke tanning that I have seen in a long time ! There are a lot of videos on doing this but this is the better of any I have seen .and I myself have done this before
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks Peter for videoing the process. it takes a good man with an authentic desire to share his knowledge to make such a fine video.
Thanks, Brent. The best part on this one, I didn’t do much work, lol. Our tanning team really dug in to get this done over two days.
I have been interested in this all my life. But I think I learned more in 30 minutes watching you than I did reading about it for 50 years!
Well Kevin, that is one flattering compliment, thank you so much.
Learn do learn do learn then teach them learn more then write a book love it
Shiyo! A beautiful presentation. Well done! The neatsfoot oil and ivory soap work very well if one lacks brains. From a feller traditional tanner and crafts maker! Sgi!
Thanks you. I actually can’t see any difference in the two methods.
Great episode, I remember my first tanned hide, well it was a piece of a hide, I did a small pig skill that I bought from the Market, pig is pretty time consuming and tough to do, but I did it, it took me about a week to finish it up, first I defleshed it, then you have to remove the thick armor, I made a wood ash and water solution to create sodium hydroxide and let it soak for 3 days, then scrape lots of the grease off before you have to wash it in soap and a pinch of bleach for further degreasing, now once washed and degreased I nailed it to a board and let dry, with salt to aid with dring, once dried I removed the salt and I sanded the grain and flesh side with a 80 grit sand paper to soften even further, then one last soak, then wringed it out, then I made a oil based solution with egg yolk, and mayonnaise, and massaged it in until the hide was smothered with the solution, then I wiped off all of the solution and started working it and pulling it until dried, then I gave it one last sanding to soften the nap then I smoked it until a beautiful light golden rust color. this was 14 years ago, and I was hooked, after I did a squirrel hide with fur a few years later, and that came out great as well, but since then I dont have the space I live in the city, cant wait to the day I move to the country side so I can tan skins again, and maybe live the life of a 18th or 19th century gentlemen or mountain man. enough rambling for me now, sorry for the long comment. Thanks for reading if you do, and Im still binge watching your vids.
Thanks JJ.
Don't know how I missed this channel but it's outstanding. I keep watching being a reenactor the history lesson and the method of teaching is so well done. Thank you for your passion in doing what you do.
Well sir, we’re glad you tumbled by. We appreciate your interest and support.
Best channel on RUclips Mr Tumbleweed. I have been watching every episode and rewatching most because it is soul therapy.
I always love watching other people tan hides. Even if the basic premise is the same, there is always just that small variance from person to person when it comes to tanning.
As do I and I like to experiment with the tidbits I pick up from other folks.
This is one skill I don't need to ask a lot of questions about Peter .. (Like Birch Bark Canoe Building) ! I've been Brain tanning skins for quite a few years now, made myself an entire Buckskin Suit, all with deers harvested with handmade primitive bows & arrows. Excellent material.
It is a wonderful material and so much stronger than commercial tanned hide.
Peter and Cathy,
Wow - what a terrific tutorial video! You two knocked it out of the park with this one!
Makes me think back to my high school days back in Ohio. My brother and I ran several hundred traps on several different trap lines to make some extra money. We caught muskrat, raccoon, mink, and fox all of which were skinned and stretched for the fur buyer at the end of season. I always loved getting up early and slipping on my waders to hit the streams and rivers early prior to getting back home to shower and head out to school for the day! Then once again we’d hit the lines again right before dark and then head back to the shed to skin and stretch all of the day’s catch! Those were truly the good ole days and I miss it dearly.
In ending, always wanted to get into brain tanning our deer hides but never made it happen. My wife and I love your channel and admire your love for God’s creations and the beautiful land you call home! Keep up the great work you two! Job well done my friends! Larry and Judy Kennedy - Port Charlotte, Florida…
Hi Judy and Larry,
You just wrote the play book from my youth when you related your trapping experience as a young fellow. I also checked my traps twice a day and absolutely loved being out before sunrise and watching the world come alive. Wishing you and your clan a safe and merry Christmas.
Absolutely, every video gets better and better. Only thing missing is the "Wee bit of history" 🙂
Didn’t have time to ramble on this episode, lol. Glad you enjoyed, Anthony
Cute, cute. Nice family. Fun tutorial.
Cute , hard workers and quick learners to boot!
This was amazing. How many steps and time it takes. Beautiful hides. So great that nothing wasted. Nature benefits too. Thank you for the video.
I had to see these beautiful hides thrown away, yet most are. I would do more but lack the time and energy. I have 7 more to do this winter.
Having built Native American hand drums, deer rawhide. Wonderful material for many, many, used. From inner sheaths for knives, to gunstock repairs, to parfleche bags. Much more pliable than cowhide.
Very satisfying to make a drum from game that you have harvested and processed for both meat and hides.
It is indeed satisfying, Thomas. I’m looking at my native drum as I type.
even I don't have the ingredient that he uses but I watch the video till finish!!! I just love how he explain everything clearly and nothing missed out... the real teacher❤❤
Thank you so much, Calvin, glad you enjoyed.
I had to circle back and thank you for this video. This is where I discovered the woodland escape. I've done a half dozen hides but always watch a few videos before starting. Your video taught me things I didn't really understand. In particular, grainining. I think I was getting off but didn't pay much attention to it. Now I do. I use wood ash and sometimes it worked better than others. Now I know why. Thanks. PS I really appreciate you answering my questions. I know with 57 thousand subscribers you must be a busy fellow and need not reply to every comment I post. Thanks again for what you do.
Our pleasure Timothy and glad it of some help. The way I see it, if people take the time to provide comments and feedback, then I must make the time to respond.
@@TheWoodlandEscape because your a great man !!!!
Hey Peter! Mom always said that, "Many hands make for a light task!". This was a prime example, and the final product looked amazing. Thanks for sharing this tutorial with us!
They certainly were a hard working lot! Glad you enjoyed.
This video was a masterpiece. I shed a tear at the end, so well done. THANK YOU
A sincere thank you.
Those buffalo hides are gonna be so nice!
I hope so. A lot of work yet to go!
The word is simple,not easy. It is hard work but the process is simple.
You got that right … there is no easy way!
Good morning from Syracuse NY USA brother and everyone else thank you for sharing your live history videos
WOW i wish I could live like that for about a year for a mind and spirit and physical healing! The city life has taken it's toll on me👍
I can’t imagine city life and I suspect it takes a toll on most that are removed from nature.
@@TheWoodlandEscape Yes you're correct, it has poison my mind and body trying to keep up with fast pace rat race of a big city life style... There's no peace, everyone is mean spirited and people galore... Not to mention high crime rate, all this has led me into depression...., Thank you for the great video, so peaceful!
@Alonzo Witt I moved from a city 10 years ago,and built a nice homestead lifestyle I have never ever regretted it!!
Good on you!
Very interesting content Peter. Interested to see how the Buff hides come out.
You and I both interested in that bison hide.
Hi peter! I am working on six hides currently and I saw this video and had to watch it! Great job. And I love how you're teaching other people this skill! Started working last summer on this skill with our boys, and I believe next week my friend Tiffany is coming over so I can teach her how to work hides! The best thing is to be able to share it with others absolutely love it
Sharing knowledge is right up there with have others share theirs with you. I love hands on learning from others. Happy holiday season, Mia to you and your clan.
@@TheWoodlandEscape you as well!!!💗🦌🪓🦌💗
Well they say we learn something new everyday, i think i did watching how to tan hide's in this episode, well done folks and it looked like that hide turned out perfectly, also the color was spot on for my liking
One of the softest hides we’ve ever done. Now, I just have 7 more to go.
This was great! My kids and I are reading the little house on the prairie series and I wanted to show them how they processed their deer back then.
That is good timing then and a great story to read your children.
You're an excellent teacher doing excellent work. Talk about living a self-sustaining life........ maannnnnn you make me envious.
Thanks for your encouraging words, Archie.
It’s amazing that natives were able to figure all this stuff out without any of the scientific knowledge that we have today. This is such a complex, multi step, time consuming process. It just blows my mind
Couldn't agree more!
I tried, and failed miserably, years ago to tan a deer hide. I only had a book to go by. Now that I've watched you explain the how and why I want to try again. Thanks so much for sharing.
Good luck. It is a labour intensive process but, worth it given the end result.
This was such a fun learning experience.
Thank you so much for all the time....kindness and hospitality while we were visiting and being a part of this. THANK YOU.
You are welcome back anytime Kim as long as you bring Memphis,lol. We had a great time.
i never wanted to tan a hide fur off until watching your video. amazing job on video explaining details and finished hide thank you for taking the time to share your skills
Glad it was helpful!
Btw that hide turn out awesome, good color too
Glued, that’s how I was when I discovered your video. Thanks a lot from a new subscriber.
We certainly appreciate your support and interest, Mike, thank you. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your clan.
Peter this is an excellent how to video, thanks to all. That hide turned out great, color and all. Have yourself a good weekend.
It actually turned out as good as any we’ve done and we’ve done a lot. I still have 6 to do.
That was a great video and a wonderful tutorial, i enjoyed every minute of it!
Appreciate that, Jeff.
absolutely wholesome!! My friend tans hides and i help him time to time. great video helps me fill in the missing tid bits and learning some new stuff!
Glad you enjoyed.
I have watched 100's of primitive teaching videos.. with that said, I've never been more attentive to a video and the guidance given. You are a wealth of knowledge and an exceptional teach and human. I would love to learn hands on by you. Thank you so much for this content.
Wow, thank you for the kind words. Should you find yourself in our neck of the woods, I’m more than happy to share a 🔥 and what ever wee bits of knowledge I have.
I can't hide before but I've never heard of using Ivory soap and at oil oh my I just learned something else I've always either use deer or elk brains or the commercial stuff that you can buy and and I learned a better method by just watching what you're doing again you should have been a teacher in a school kids would have learned a heck of a lot more than what they're learning nowadays
You’ll find that neatsfoot oil and ivory soap works equally as good as brains and trust me, it smells a lot better. Appreciate your nice compliment, Larry.
I usually don't comment on "how to's" but this was the best straight forward tutorial on how to get the job done and enjoy it!
Question: in your experience do hides turn out better with neatsfoot/ivory or brain tanning? God bless and thank you for the video.
In my experience it makes absolutely no difference. Appreciate your interest and thanks for the kind compliment.
No ego...how refreshing 💛
Thanks you for your interest.
Wow just amazing to learn. Thank you!!
Glad you enjoyed, Mary.
What a fantastic video, love it. Thanks Peter. Keep your powder dry
Thanks, Lance. Watch yer top knot!
Hi Peter. Just had to swing back to this video to say , I've been tanning for years. Unfortunately I've been doing it wrong. For the most part. I've picked things up here and there but over all I've come up with a pretty poor product. That was until I watched this video and since some that were almost as good as this one. Ron Nail , buckskin revolution to name a few. Anyhow , I was working some green deerskins when I got on the right track here and properly "grained" a hide. I put them on hold to redo a hide that I'd had on a rack since a year ago almost. I re-brained it and gave it a good soak and several wringings and then worked it on a stake by the wood stove until dry. Closest thing to buckskin I've ever made. It looks a little funny due to improper graining but it'll make good camo leather , lol. Today I'm working on a couple skins that I'd tried to bark tan and executed the first braining and wringing and seem to be coming along. I'm fixin to build a smokehouse to finish them off. Oh I also have a coyote pelt in the works , a bunch of botched bark tanned steerhide straps, and of course the three fresh deerhides. I've also got a steer hide on the back burner that I'm doing like a moose hide. I hope you don't have to make a larger three corner hat now but wanted to send thanks. Making a new hat would be a good video though. Take Care , ATB
3”” is a good height for the lower portion of the moc, at least on my big old feet.
Great video.
Your store bought fleshing knife has 2 sides one for pushing the fat and meat ( concave side) the other side is for shaving the grisly parts.
Thanks, learn something new everyday .
This information is so important. Especially now with how the world looks to be heading. Thank you.
It is a crazy world indeed, Michelle. We appreciate your interest.
I love videos like these. It's nice that there is someone keeping these skills alive.
I agree with you on keeping these skills alive as we’ve lost so many of the old ways.
Always such interesting things you do. I don’t think I could, I mean physically I could, but I don’t think I have stomach. My husband’s grandmother was a hunter. She often went hunting and would butcher and skin the animals at the site. I have 1 left of the two hides she gave me as a wedding gift. She also went moose hunting up in Canada, well into her 60’s.
Your grandmother sounds like someone who’s company I would have really enjoyed. Using soap and neetsfoot oil isn’t too bad, using brains does take it up a notch as far as the stomach is involved, lol.
@@TheWoodlandEscape actually she told me about using brains, she said (as you did) in nature nothings wasted. That’s why it was so interesting, I didn’t know there was an alternative. Yes, she was quite a woman, very outdoors woman, a dead shot, I’m told, with only one eye (lost it to cancer) fished, hunted, ran a lumber yard long before women we’re working outside the home. Her complaint about hunting in the woods, was that their wasn’t a proper church, so she built one on or near a reservation. According to my husband it’s still there. She gave me one of her rifles as a wedding gift. Sadly I was not quite the shot, she was.
She sounds like an outstanding woman. I do hope you’ve keep that old rifle!
@@TheWoodlandEscape She was and I have.
This was amazing! Thank you so much for doing this!
Flattered, Shawn, thank you.
always nice to see how others prepare hides as you can always learn something new...glad these vids are out so the younger kids can see how it is done
Thanks for watching, Jess,I always love to see how others do things. If we’re not learning we’re dead!
Outstanding video Peter! They looked fantastic when done. Can’t wait to see how the buffalo hides came out. Keep us in prayer, moving next week.
Good luck with your move and thank you for the kind words.
👋👋👋👋👋hello from Detroit Michigan my friend thank you for taking us on your adventure through time
What a lovely 28 minutes. 👏
Kind words, Mark, thank you.
I do it with wood ash an water in a bucket two deer hides will fill up in 5ga. Bucket. For one to two weeks stirring the hides every 3 or 4 days. The hide hair falls off with a hose or scraping. I like it cuz there are NO chemicals. Wring out the hide. Work it till soft. Then stretch it on the frame. Let dry. Make brain batter cover the inside with it , let it dry . Take it off your rack rinse it , wring it, work it, an your done. I use a chunk of elk rack for my scraper. Wide chunk of moose shovel covers more area. Been doing like this since my gramps taught me in the 50s. Works good for me and ive made all manner of goods with hides over the yrs.. enjoy, thanx for posting an reading an old mans texting rant.😎
Thanks for sharing. I’m might just give your method a try.
I made my first neatsfoot oil lasts year from the marrow of deer and cow lower leg bones. It ate fine and oiled my boots also. I put a little grapefruit seed oil in it so it did not mildew or get rancid on my boots.
Thank you for sharing the grapefruit seed oil. My moccasins might like it’s well.
@@TheWoodlandEscape good write ups on the web on gfseed oil . I put it in my bees wax oil tool handle dressing.
Really useful video, Peter. Thanks for sharing.
I like hearing folks say they find parts of what we do useful. Thank you.
I’m graining a Wood Bison hide while watching your videos. So cool, carry on
That is awesome!
Hi Peter, great tutorial! Great job covering the fine details thanks for sharing. See ya on your next adventure! 👍
Glad you found it informative, Gil.
I really like this one
Thanks Mike.
Great step by step explanation with just the right amount of demonstration. I like the idea of using Kim, Brad and Memphis to aid in the instruction. It helped me relate. So interesting to see how much work it takes to make a hide usable. Nice work all around! Special shout out to Memphis for your patient participation!
Thanks, Dave. Your absolutely right about Memphis but, he was also darn helpful . He’s a pretty avid historian at 9.
Amazing video Peter to see how hard for people before us had to live and adjust to the wilderness and that way of life and dedication and desire was amazing and especially the discipline they had to have in life everything you had to do in those days took time and patience cuz it was a way of survival from what I understand thanks again I enjoyed the middle of the video immensely thank you from the bottom of my heart thanks for the good medicine love always Freddie 😄😎😀👍❤️🇨🇦🛶
We do have life much easier in our modern world but, I’m not convinced that it is a better life.
pH is a measure of how acidic/basic water is. The range goes from 0 - 14, with 7 being neutral. When you were rinsing, you were going for neutral (7) not 0.
You’re absolutely correct. Sometimes I get a wee bit tongue tied, lol.
I went to an agriculture school in the early 70s. The class on sheep production covered a lot of ground. Early in the class they slaughtered, skinned, and butchered the meat for normal eating. The skins were tossed into a corner for later in the class if they finished the regular curriculum in time to make sheepskin rugs. That tidbit at the end was motivation for the students to work hard to finish early. By the time they got to the skins they were a solid lump, so they had to start with that handicap of separating the lump of hides into individual skins. Good times.
Indeed and sounds to me like a school that actually taught something useful.
Was the agriculture class you took in Israel ?
@@ai-pq4yq I did not take the class, but many of my friends did. The class was at California State Polytechnic University in Southern California.
Fantastic educational video. I am amazed that much effort goes into every piece of leather.
It is a laborious way to make fabric, that’s why material like wool and linen were the most common trade item with natives.
Just found your channel the other day and love it! Now I have to binge watch for a while to get caught up😂
Glad you found us, Edwin and we certainly appreciate your interest and support.
Lol me Too 😊
What a wonderfully fascinating and VERY educational video, Thank you
Pleased you found it so, Anthony.
Peter explained the procedure well! I'm going to give it a shot!
It is pretty straight forward and a fun project.
@@TheWoodlandEscape I've always wanted to try it..hate wasting. Next season here in Northern Alberta..I'll make me some Mittens!! Where you guys out of?
We live in Eastern Ontario. Heading your way this summer … canoeing in the Yukon and NWT.
Loved the tutorial. The daughter tanned a lot of hides. I used to pick up otters, mink, skunk for her on the side of the road. I'm originally from south west of New Orleans so she had all the hides she wanted. She was in High school and college when she played with it. Otter was the best. Bruised areas lost the hair.
You sound like the kind of parents every child should have. Not many out there picking up roadkill for their kids, lol.
Peter, your knowledge is immense thank you for sharing it with us
Not sure about immense but, there are a few wee bits floating around in my head.
Excellent video! Thank you for showing us how to tan properly.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you Peter and Cathy for the video. I've watched other videos about tanning deer hides but yours are very clear and informative step by step process. Your guests surely learned a lot from your knowledge. Keep the videos coming 👍
They were quick learners and hard workers, so it went pretty smoothly.
Very interesting - not least because the whole process is quite labour intensive. BUt what a beautiful product is derived - I can imagine the soft hide being used for gloves and boots and so many lovely things. Well done.
It is also a fabulous material to sew, so much easier than commercially tanned hides. It is also stronger allowing one to sew very close to the edge without tear out.
That was great. I've saved a few feet hides over the years and eventually tossed each of them because I was at a loss as to what to do. Now I know. Thanks. Great lesson.
Lot of work but, worth the effort.
One comment which may prevent some confusion for chemistry aficionados out there: When discussing rinsing the hides after de-hairing , you said the idea was to remove the alkalinity and reduce the pH to “zero”. The pH scale goes from 0-14, with 7 being right in the middle and is considered to be “neutral”. Anything on the low end is acidic (or “basic”) and anything on the upper end of the scale is alkaline. It should be noted that the pH scale is a logarithmic scale, meaning that when you jump from one full number to the next, there is a 10 fold increase or decrease in the pH. (Example: A ph of 1 is 10 times more acidic than a pH of 2; a pH of 1 is 100 (10 x 10) times more acidic than a pH of 3, etc,). So, a pH of “zero” is actually as acid as a material can become. What should have been said is to rinse the hide until the pH is “7” or neutral. Wonderful and educational video!!
Thanks for the clarification, David, having studied soil science you’d think that’s what I would have said. Often my mouth works a wee bit faster than my brain, lol.
That buffalo looks like a lot of work! This was good info on tanning. I always wanted to brain tan some deer hides to make a hunting shirt. Thans for the video Jim.
Never done one before, Jim but, I’m thinking your spot on. Tanning hides is a lot of work but, oh so satisfying when you have the finished product.
Such wonderful guests and a charming young man!
You’re right on both counts. Thanks for watching.
Another thoroughly enjoyable and entertaining episode from my favorite channel. Thanks once again for sharing your journey and knowledge with us.
Your favorite channel you say, we are flattered, Christiaan.
Another great video Peter! Love your smokehouse technique. 🐾🙏🏻✌🏻
Smoke house works really well when you’ve got a lot to do. I’ll soon have 7 done and can smoke them all at once in the smokehouse.
@@TheWoodlandEscape that's awesome 👍🏻
Thank you Peter, for another great tutorial. I like how you explain everything in detail. Have a blessed day my friend.
Appreciate that, Kirk.
Pretty dang cool, thanks for educating me
Our pleasure Robert.
Excellent educational video!
Thanks, Gary.
Excellent tutorial, Peter. Thank you for sharing! Next time you get a moose or deer, do a video on butchering. I would love to learn that.
That’s is a great idea and given we always do our own processing it should be an easy one to produce.
Great video.
In December of 2020 I got covid, and I had just shot a doe a few days earlier so I took the time to brain tan it's hide. It turned out awesome. I used ash from the woodstove, and the hair slipped easily..I never knew anything about it getting too strong of a PH.
Maybe I got lucky.
Everytime I bring that up I tell people, clearly folks had nothing better to do back then! It was time consuming, but as most things, rewarding!
Thank you. Your spot on, the end result is oh so satisfying!
Man that was Awesome 👍. Thank you
Thanks, Michael.
Awesome I finally got see how tanning is done
Glad you enjoyed.
How cool, looks great!
This one turned out about as good as it gets.
Perfect timing, thanks for the video...
Just found your channel, what a gem!
Welcome aboard! We are glad you found us and appreciate your interest and support.
This is something I’m going to try with my next deer 🦌 thank you 😊
Dude I just subscribed Bc your awesome you explained everything clear as day thank you😎🤟
Thanks so much for interest and support, Antonio.
@@TheWoodlandEscape keep up the good work 👍
That’s our intent. Hard to believe we’ve produced an episode per week for over. 2 years.
Thanks for this valuable information, "waste not want not"...
You Sir, are indeed a master of that which you do. Your content is genuinely pleasurable to watch and I greatly appreciate you as a person. I wish you had a storefront I could check out. I would be very much interested in some of the items you create.
A very nice compliment, thank you.
What perfect timing Peter! I have a few hides I am working on!! Awesome showing of the process you use, keep up the amazing work!
Thanks Uriah and here’s hoping your hides all turn out soft!
That must have been an intense couple of days. Great job.
Many hands make light work and the crew really dug into the process.
Woodland, that was awesome the whole video from start to finish I seen the light!!!
Glad you enjoyed it.