Dave, Rufus was just pointing out the the Inuit people used to chew on hides to soften them - he was offering to help by giving that pelt a damn good chewing for you :-)
Dave This is a little off topic. But, could you do a video on keeping Dogs in the bush in a SHTF situation ? I mean like after you ran out of dog food. Would domescated dogs start hunting on there own ? What would be your mind set be regaurding Rufus or better yet a city dog in adverse weather and depleted dog chow....After all Mans best friend deserves a video. Love your Videos.... Peace be with you ~
Great video Dave, I really enjoy this series. Keep up the great work! I work for a hunting, fishing, camping, etc company, and I'm constantly telling people about your channel. Usually when anyone asks me about a hatchet vs. a knife I tell them to watch your videos, yo hear and see your explanation. God bless
Last words are very true. At least I did my deer hide in summer and had a freezer nearby. What I did a little bit different, is that I build a frame and lashed the brained moist hide to it to really work it with rounded pole. Hard work. When most of the moisture was out I unlashed it and worked it with your friction methods. Now I´ll look into part 3. Thank you for your channel. Rol
I keep a box of non detergent Borax launder Powder Around to wash the hide in before I use the brain mix on it. I know Daniel Boone might not of used this but it really helps soften the hide. And it gets the oils out so the brain gets in better. Great video and a great commit section. Thank you.
hey it sounded like your getting that cold that's going around here in Ohio I live over here in Butler county this area been hit hard. it took my family. and me a couple weeks we're just now getting over it I still the sinus trouble but not as sore all over. I started a squirrel hide a few weeks ago and my dog Ruger got hold of it. I seen Rufus likes them to.haha. great video set as always I learn a lot from us you've inspired me to start doing bush craft on you tube and work with some locals. on their skills I've doing bush craft my whole life. I love the woodlands here in Ohio I just hope the progress stops before it's to late. thanks Dave for everything you do any advice you can give would be appreciated.
Dave first off thanks for being so informative. I am making my 1st hair on deer skin for the wall and want it stiffer than a garment wondering, after I scrape the brain off if I should let it hang dry? thanks for your time
Dave, I've been watching your videos for years and enjoy the knowledge you share with us. Whats been nagging me is this one question.... Is there a folder on your computer with all the blooper videos?
Was this a process typically done in the winter months or summer ? Being in central Florida I wonder how well it would smell after two days in 90 de weather
For that flexing process Native American women are described as stringing the hide on the frame and using a pointed stone hoe of sorts striking the hide in a pushing and scraping motion. The advantage being handling the light tool versus the heavy hide.
Hey Dave, when you carry your wood working axe in the woods do you still carry your forest or hunters axe? I'm wondering if the wood working patern makes a good all around option. Thanks.
I saw something you might want to try if you don't have it already search ferrocerium drilled out toggles. I know you use toggles it just seemed like a good idea.
Your dog reminds me of one of my two. He got his name, goeorge, after curious george. No matter what I do, he watchs me with the same intense curiousity that I saw here in Rufus. Its like he is asking: whatcha doin'??
Lyra1956 wasted? Its not McDonald's, he's showing one that it takes time to make your own stuff. Old School can be work intensive in all aspects but usually worth the effort.
The title is "Brain Tanning Hair On Part 2". Not "How To Make A Handle For A Hoe". How many people will be drag a hoe's head around in their BOB for tanning when there are "many" other natural items in the wild to scrape a hide... I just found using a big heavy hoe like that to scrap a hide a little ridiculous. A fist size, hand held broken rock would have been much better than that big awkward hoe. And if someone can't figure out how to make a simple handle for a hoe or axe or what have you, from a branch then they should never be out in a survival situation if they can not do this simple task. Anyway, I just felt he shouldn't have added making a hoe handle with how to tan a hide and using a hoe to do this job was a little ridiculous. It's a free country and I'm allowed to have my opinion. :)
Lyra1956 To be honest now that I have listened to your opinion, It is my opinion that if you believe a SURVIVAL situation will happen in a base camp with you BOB while you are brain tanning anything you are probably watching the wrong channel anyway-Just my opinion
Watched all three videos I will be giving that a try for sure. What would be the best way to dry the hide after fleshing and stretching it sundry or salt or something like that?
Dave, in alot of old time era shows it demonstrates how trappers sell their hides to stores or were trading them for supplies. Do you know if those hides were processed already as you have demonstrated, or basically still skins?
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Michael Sanchez You might want to check out the comments from the last video. He talked about that to a few people. He suggested easier methods with fur off since you do not have to worry about the fur falling out.
***** As many videos as you put out Dave you are a bona fide professional at this point. I'm working on that myself with my own videos. Time is a great teacher if you are patient and persistent.
Dave if it takes the better part of a day for one beaver hide to be done how would a fur trapper in the 18th century have managed to tan all of his furs or did they simply stretch them?
Wish you had 2 or 3 helping? I've never seen 1 person hand tan a deer hide - it's a real family operation. I've also never seen the fur change colour like that from scraping to working, but oh well.
It's probably not the fur changing color it is probably the light changing beaver fur has many colors of brown and red within the fur, and as far as one person tanning a deer hide, I have a buddy that does 20-30 a year by himself-
Wait Dave is using a machete???? Now I have one that belonged to my dad which is an old British military one I have had to put a new handle on. I am also going to get a new sheath made (unless I DIY) as the original is well worn out. The thing is it is thicker than any modern machetes and while heavy has served both my father and myself well as an ax or hatchet substitute. That said the one you were using looks good and I would like more info on it.
***** I guess the one I have would qualify more as a long knife then because it is right at 1/4" thick. I just realized I don't have pictures of it currently but it looks like this one. BTW It could also be French Military about the WWI era of things. www.screenused.com/images/auction_mar13/12276_7.jpg
***** Have you ever watched any of the bladesmith cutting tests Dave. When I was still making knives I use to love to watch them and the Blade Show cutting competitions, some amazing knife skills in those videos.
dofishbuster Yeah, that was a heavy bladed machete/knife used by French Colonial troops of African origin. French called it a Coup Coup. Reminds me of the South East Asian machetes. Those work well in Northeastern US for processing hardwood and the like.
Thanks, for years I thought it was British then recently someone said it might be French. I honestly have never bothered to look it up. I was actually afraid I might find out after all these years I have been using a valuable antique way too hard. This is not the first time it has gotten a new handle and well the original leather sheath finally fell apart a couple years ago LOL. I just did confirming the info you gave me. I can say it works well in the Southeastern US also and is one of those things that will likely be passed on for at least one more generation assuming my daughters or perhaps a grand wants it. I still can't wait to find out more about the knife Dave was using once he gives it a good test run.
If I have a fleshed coyote tube ("tube?"), with fur of course, could I turn the coyote fur side out and pour any leftover brain solution into the tube as long as it didn't touch the fur?
Dave you know something i've wanted to ask and know for a while is whether or not you're left handed? I assume so because I always see you doing things predominantly with that hand, but sometimes it's just the video reversed or that you're just used to using tools with the other hand.
I know what you mean about keeping the dog off it, I had left a rabbit skin to dry out in the woodshed a few days ago and my dog got hold of it and literally ate the entire thing! That's the trouble with Labrador's they don't chew and just gulp 'food' down!
Hi Mr. Dave I was wondering if you ever thought about tanning and making a pair of moccasins. How would you go about starting that? and my dad said you wasted some perfectly good pork brains lol
Dave, you said in the previous video that getting the brain slurry on the hair would cause it to fall out. Ever since you said that I've wondered... will that happen on a living person? I imagine some pretty funny pranks can be pulled on friends if their shampoo bottles wound up with brain slurry in them. :)
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Poor Rufus, once he's had brains nothings else is the same.
Dave, Rufus was just pointing out the the Inuit people used to chew on hides to soften them - he was offering to help by giving that pelt a damn good chewing for you :-)
Rufus is such a lovely, well behaved dog. I just want to give him a hug.
Rufus adds some adorable extra entertainment to these
3:30, my dog is the exact same way. No matter what I'm doing, she has to check to make sure she's not missing something edible.
Dave This is a little off topic. But, could you do a video on keeping Dogs in the bush in a SHTF situation ? I mean like after you ran out of dog food. Would domescated dogs start hunting on there own ? What would be your mind set be regaurding Rufus or better yet a city dog in adverse weather and depleted dog chow....After all Mans best friend deserves a video. Love your Videos.... Peace be with you ~
Another awesome video Dave. You work harder to educate people than any person I know, God bless ya brother!
Good to see such an in depth video on this subject. I had no idea of the process. Thanks, Dave!
"One of them's a tool- Rufus. You can't have this" ahahahaha
Loving this series on Brain Tanning. Can't wait for the next episode. So much info, I'm soaking it up like a sponge.
Looking at your recent videos, you've come a long way. But I like this way in this video. Thanks!
Great video Dave, I really enjoy this series. Keep up the great work! I work for a hunting, fishing, camping, etc company, and I'm constantly telling people about your channel. Usually when anyone asks me about a hatchet vs. a knife I tell them to watch your videos, yo hear and see your explanation. God bless
sit rufus sit. good dog. rufff............ ;)
definitely not camera shy is he ..
very informative dave, love the videos
Thanks for the awesome videos Dave.
Nice couple of videos. Looks like a simple, yet tedious process; although worthwhile in the end.
Last words are very true. At least I did my deer hide in summer and had a freezer nearby. What I did a little bit different, is that I build a frame and lashed the brained moist hide to it to really work it with rounded pole. Hard work. When most of the moisture was out I unlashed it and worked it with your friction methods. Now I´ll look into part 3. Thank you for your channel. Rol
I still come back to these older videos for reference 7 years later
Can you make a video on Rofus? And what you feed him etc. I love seeing a happy dog! Interesting video Dave
I keep a box of non detergent Borax launder Powder Around to wash the hide in before I use the brain mix on it. I know Daniel Boone might not of used this but it really helps soften the hide. And it gets the oils out so the brain gets in better. Great video and a great commit section. Thank you.
I'm tellin ya Rufas is gonna have that beaver before its over!
this man should be considered a living treasure! he deserves federal funding and should have his own museum at the smithsonian!
Where did you get your large knife? Something like that may come in handy down here in Southeast Texas.
does it smell badly? i ack because i only can do this in my garden. here in northern Germany we havn`t got large wilderness
rufus, what a great name for a dog ! thanx for the info, enjoyed watching.
Great vid Dave
got my notebook and pencil ready, thanks dave:)
Hey Dave I appreciate the tutorial. Great job! If I were to need to use a rock to scrape the brained hide what should I look for?
Looking forward to your next video
hey it sounded like your getting that cold that's going around here in Ohio I live over here in Butler county this area been hit hard. it took my family. and me a couple weeks we're just now getting over it I still the sinus trouble but not as sore all over. I started a squirrel hide a few weeks ago and my dog Ruger got hold of it. I seen Rufus likes them to.haha. great video set as always I learn a lot from us you've inspired me to start doing bush craft on you tube and work with some locals. on their skills I've doing bush craft my whole life. I love the woodlands here in Ohio I just hope the progress stops before it's to late. thanks Dave for everything you do any advice you can give would be appreciated.
Thats one beautiful dog you got there Dave. What kind is he?
Dave, I am also very curious as to what you were using to cut down that little tree as well!! Looking forward to the reveal.
Dave first off thanks for being so informative. I am making my 1st hair on deer skin for the wall and want it stiffer than a garment wondering, after I scrape the brain off if I should let it hang dry? thanks for your time
Dave, I've been watching your videos for years and enjoy the knowledge you share with us. Whats been nagging me is this one question.... Is there a folder on your computer with all the blooper videos?
I like the long hair, Dave! KEEP it!
using a hatchet to remove the bark and a knife to cut down a tree... that different. lol
fishfnatic Testing New product before it is for sale is a PF Standard brother, you never know what I will use for what in a video
Love this! How do I get to part 3?
Was this a process typically done in the winter months or summer ? Being in central Florida I wonder how well it would smell after two days in 90 de weather
For that flexing process Native American women are described as stringing the hide on the frame and using a pointed stone hoe of sorts striking the hide in a pushing and scraping motion. The advantage being handling the light tool versus the heavy hide.
You can carry the head of the tool... Rufus, you can't have this.
LOL
Hey Dave, when you carry your wood working axe in the woods do you still carry your forest or hunters axe? I'm wondering if the wood working patern makes a good all around option. Thanks.
is that the Tarp Tent Pathfinder Scout from tentsmiths?
it has the same toggles and set-up but looks like an other fabric
DAVE, PLEASE tell me how you feel about salting the hides (or using borax). Do you ever salt them, why or why not? Thanks!
Is tanning with tree bark or brain tanning better or commercial tanning techniques just curious some of pros n con's of different techniques
I saw something you might want to try if you don't have it already search ferrocerium drilled out toggles. I know you use toggles it just seemed like a good idea.
David what was the brand and name of the knife you used to chop the tree?
Your dog reminds me of one of my two. He got his name, goeorge, after curious george. No matter what I do, he watchs me with the same intense curiousity that I saw here in Rufus. Its like he is asking: whatcha doin'??
are all animal hides the same beaver, deer, etc; or are some more dense and require more handling ?
Man, that Rufus seems like a good dog.
Awesome vid n sweet pup!!!
very nicely done. clear and to the point
Not really to the point. 5 1/2 mins wasted on making a hoe handle. Lucky we are able to fast forward. LOL...
Lyra1956 I want to see every bit of it! Albeit a newbie at best, I want to watch every little bit of advice and how to's on the entire process!
Lyra1956 wasted?
Its not McDonald's, he's showing one that it takes time to make your own stuff. Old School can be work intensive in all aspects but usually worth the effort.
The title is "Brain Tanning Hair On Part 2". Not "How To Make A Handle For A Hoe". How many people will be drag a hoe's head around in their BOB for tanning when there are "many" other natural items in the wild to scrape a hide... I just found using a big heavy hoe like that to scrap a hide a little ridiculous. A fist size, hand held broken rock would have been much better than that big awkward hoe. And if someone can't figure out how to make a simple handle for a hoe or axe or what have you, from a branch then they should never be out in a survival situation if they can not do this simple task. Anyway, I just felt he shouldn't have added making a hoe handle with how to tan a hide and using a hoe to do this job was a little ridiculous. It's a free country and I'm allowed to have my opinion. :)
Lyra1956 To be honest now that I have listened to your opinion, It is my opinion that if you believe a SURVIVAL situation will happen in a base camp with you BOB while you are brain tanning anything you are probably watching the wrong channel anyway-Just my opinion
You can also use a dried out scapula (shoulder blade) as a scraping tool.
I guess winter is the better time because of the reduced humidity in the air
when he says "ruffus" in that tone at 11:25 it just made me crackle so much dont know why but it was so funny. great vid
Watched all three videos I will be giving that a try for sure. What would be the best way to dry the hide after fleshing and stretching it sundry or salt or something like that?
Good video I was curious how this worked.
Dave, in alot of old time era shows it demonstrates how trappers sell their hides to stores or were trading them for supplies. Do you know if those hides were processed already as you have demonstrated, or basically still skins?
Dave what do you think the best survival kit is?
Just wondering could you use like a big spoon for scraping like that
For the life of me I cannot find part 3 to this video. Maybe it's not up yet? Can anyone answer that? First two parts were great!
Aaahhh. The fun part. This is where most people quit, or don't follow through properly.
Sean Morris After you watch the vids, send me a mail to pathfindersurvival@gmail.com, I have some questions about Murphys Oil Soap I want to ask your advise on
I will Dave. Watching the last one now.
can you use some birch bark oil to seal the hide?
I have all of your books.
Hey Dave, just wondering, do you have to do a lot of takes for each clip?
Hardley ever more than 2 at this point and most of the time only one
Sorry, got one more question for you, on a hide that you are doing with no hair, do you have to do the breaking process in both sides?
Michael Sanchez You might want to check out the comments from the last video. He talked about that to a few people. He suggested easier methods with fur off since you do not have to worry about the fur falling out.
***** As many videos as you put out Dave you are a bona fide professional at this point. I'm working on that myself with my own videos. Time is a great teacher if you are patient and persistent.
How would that be done commertialy?
There was a video on how to make moccasins with Critter on the early youtube account, does anyone have a link or tell me how to get to it?
that camp knife is huge! lol
What breed of dog do you have there?
very good mannnnn!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dave if it takes the better part of a day for one beaver hide to be done how would a fur trapper in the 18th century have managed to tan all of his furs or did they simply stretch them?
what knife was that ? Please exhibit in next video! Cheers!
Is that dog a Pitbull and Lab, what breed is that, looks like a dog that does work
Wish you had 2 or 3 helping? I've never seen 1 person hand tan a deer hide - it's a real family operation. I've also never seen the fur change colour like that from scraping to working, but oh well.
It's probably not the fur changing color it is probably the light changing beaver fur has many colors of brown and red within the fur, and as far as one person tanning a deer hide, I have a buddy that does 20-30 a year by himself-
***** Your buddy must be a regular Davy Crockett!
What knife were you using to chop that tree
Landon Sohler Prototype JW Forrest Tool
nice looking dog ! pit mix?
Why cant the brain solution touch the hair side?
How often do you sharpen your axe
What kind of dog is rufus ?
I really want try this.
what kind of dog is that? hes cool!
Wait Dave is using a machete???? Now I have one that belonged to my dad which is an old British military one I have had to put a new handle on. I am also going to get a new sheath made (unless I DIY) as the original is well worn out. The thing is it is thicker than any modern machetes and while heavy has served both my father and myself well as an ax or hatchet substitute. That said the one you were using looks good and I would like more info on it.
dofishbuster It is not truly a machete it is a large knife, machetes are pretty thin and of spring steel, this is 1/8" 1095 HC
***** I guess the one I have would qualify more as a long knife then because it is right at 1/4" thick. I just realized I don't have pictures of it currently but it looks like this one. BTW It could also be French Military about the WWI era of things. www.screenused.com/images/auction_mar13/12276_7.jpg
***** Have you ever watched any of the bladesmith cutting tests Dave. When I was still making knives I use to love to watch them and the Blade Show cutting competitions, some amazing knife skills in those videos.
dofishbuster Yeah, that was a heavy bladed machete/knife used by French Colonial troops of African origin. French called it a Coup Coup. Reminds me of the South East Asian machetes. Those work well in Northeastern US for processing hardwood and the like.
Thanks, for years I thought it was British then recently someone said it might be French. I honestly have never bothered to look it up. I was actually afraid I might find out after all these years I have been using a valuable antique way too hard. This is not the first time it has gotten a new handle and well the original leather sheath finally fell apart a couple years ago LOL. I just did confirming the info you gave me. I can say it works well in the Southeastern US also and is one of those things that will likely be passed on for at least one more generation assuming my daughters or perhaps a grand wants it. I still can't wait to find out more about the knife Dave was using once he gives it a good test run.
If I have a fleshed coyote tube ("tube?"), with fur of course, could I turn the coyote fur side out and pour any leftover brain solution into the tube as long as it didn't touch the fur?
Dave you know something i've wanted to ask and know for a while is whether or not you're left handed? I assume so because I always see you doing things predominantly with that hand, but sometimes it's just the video reversed or that you're just used to using tools with the other hand.
That tool is also getting the oils and such from the hide!
I can't believe no one has commented yet... when is that Jeff White machete available?
Adam Whitlach Gonna be a few months till testing this one
Love that roofus!!!
I know what you mean about keeping the dog off it, I had left a rabbit skin to dry out in the woodshed a few days ago and my dog got hold of it and literally ate the entire thing! That's the trouble with Labrador's they don't chew and just gulp 'food' down!
What kind of dog is Rufus?
Hi Mr. Dave I was wondering if you ever thought about tanning and making a pair of moccasins. How would you go about starting that? and my dad said you wasted some perfectly good pork brains lol
omg dave you killed that poor tree lol just giving you a hard time man great job
Yikes. I've got my work cut out for me then with a bison hide...
So free and fun..,
Nothing like a nice Hickory handle or at least it looks like Hickory.
what is this coat? i've tried to find the answer in previous videos and comments, but haven't been able to. thanks.
Classic Rufus
The brain tanning is gross,but I'm with ya bud carry on.
Dave, you said in the previous video that getting the brain slurry on the hair would cause it to fall out. Ever since you said that I've wondered... will that happen on a living person? I imagine some pretty funny pranks can be pulled on friends if their shampoo bottles wound up with brain slurry in them. :)
Or if you crack your head open and your brains started pouring out, you'd have to worry about hairloss too :o hehe:)
Pretty dog. I have the 12 pound version.
You’re supposed to build a fire for smoke so that airplane can rescue you at 08:23.
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Sorry my last post not nice.. Diving in the hooch ...I build most like you do but I'm modern trash..
I always thought for brain tanning you needed urine?Did not poor people sell their urine for tanning,thus the saying piss poor.If they did why?