prob more then I can chew

[ottawa]

just found a place close by me to get green hides buffalo and cow hides but you have to tan them your self a buff hide is $25 and a cow is $35 so a friend is going to pick me up a couple cow hides to try my hand . the reason for the buff being cheaper is the hair is a lot harder to remove but heck if I tan any of those they will be made into robes but first things first see if I can make leather first or just a big smelly mess

[omark]

just like eating an elephant,,,,,,,, one bite at a time   mark

[Ole Doc]

wood ash take the hair right off the hide for ya

do not process the hides in any metal containers
use wood ,concrete or plastic.

Alum will go a long way too preserve ...

[ottawa]

well 9pounds of salt and 4 days drying getting ready to scrape flesh side oh yeah I stretched it befor I dryed it

[rich pierce]

Think about having it done.  There are tanneries in the Johnstown/Gloversville area of the Mohawk valley in NY state that will do it professionally and you will come out ahead with a perfectly tanned piece.

[g.pennell]

As a "reformed" home-tanner, I've only got a couple of words on the subject...Never Again!    Seriously, it's a LOT of HARD work, and even when everything goes right, you still don't have the same quality of leather that a commercial tanner can do for you.  The only exception being brain tanning...still a lot of work, but it can be done quite well at home.

Just my tuppence-worth.

Greg

[smshea]

Good Luck and More Power to ya! I do allot of trapping and have tried my hand at home tanning several time with several different types of hides......Very high on my list of things I'm willing to pay someone else to do! But it can be a great education. Have fun.  

[ottawa]

a lot of work is putting it lightly but its something I haven't done yet or probably will do again its more like a challenge put out by a fellow solider to see if I could do it. if I can then he said he is going to try it cant wait to tell him how simple and easy it is  . heck he even payed for the hide .