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    The American Tanner - Containing Improved and Quick Methods of Curing, Tanning, and Coloring the Skins of the Sheep, Goat, Dog, Rabbit, Otter, Beaver, Muskrat, Mink, Wolf, Fox, Etc, and other Heavier Hides: Including a Plain Description of the Necessary Utensils, and Practical Directions for Their use
    The American Tanner - Containing Improved and Quick Methods of Curing, Tanning, and Coloring the Skins of the Sheep, Goat, Dog, Rabbit, Otter, Beaver, Muskrat, Mink, Wolf, Fox, Etc, and other Heavier Hides: Including a Plain Description of the Necessary Utensils, and Practical Directions for Their use
    The American Tanner - Containing Improved and Quick Methods of Curing, Tanning, and Coloring the Skins of the Sheep, Goat, Dog, Rabbit, Otter, Beaver, Muskrat, Mink, Wolf, Fox, Etc, and other Heavier Hides: Including a Plain Description of the Necessary Utensils, and Practical Directions for Their use
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    The American Tanner - Containing Improved and Quick Methods of Curing, Tanning, and Coloring the Skins of the Sheep, Goat, Dog, Rabbit, Otter, Beaver, Muskrat, Mink, Wolf, Fox, Etc, and other Heavier Hides: Including a Plain Description of the Necessary Utensils, and Practical Directions for Their use

    By N. R. Briggs

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    This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to curing, tanning and colouring the skins of sheep, goat, dog, rabbit, otter, beaver, mink, wolf, and more. With useful illustrations and practical directions for the proper use of tools, this volume is highly recommended for those with an interest in leather working. Contents include: "Utensils", "Preparing the Hides or Skins", "To Soak the Hides or Skins", "To Remove the Hair or Wool", "Fleshing a Skin", "Tan Liquor for Light Skins", "Finishing Light Skins", "Glove Leather Liquid", "Tan Liquor for Heavy Hides", "Finishing Heavy Hides", "Waterproof Stuffing", "Grain Blacking", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on leather working.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOwen Press
    Release dateSep 6, 2017
    ISBN9781473340190
    The American Tanner - Containing Improved and Quick Methods of Curing, Tanning, and Coloring the Skins of the Sheep, Goat, Dog, Rabbit, Otter, Beaver, Muskrat, Mink, Wolf, Fox, Etc, and other Heavier Hides: Including a Plain Description of the Necessary Utensils, and Practical Directions for Their use

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      The American Tanner - Containing Improved and Quick Methods of Curing, Tanning, and Coloring the Skins of the Sheep, Goat, Dog, Rabbit, Otter, Beaver, Muskrat, Mink, Wolf, Fox, Etc, and other Heavier Hides - N. R. Briggs

      THE AMERICAN TANNER.

      CONTAINING

      IMPROVED AND QUICK METHODS

      OF

      CURING, TANNING, AND COLORING

      THE SKINS OF THE SHEEP, GOAT, DOG, RABBIT,

      OTTER, BEAVER, MUSKRAT, MINK, WOLF,

      FOX, ETC., AND OTHER HEAVIER HIDES;

      INCLUDING

      A PLAIN DESCRIPTION OF THE NECESSARY UTENSILS, AND PRACTICAL DIRECTIONS FOR THEIR USE.

      FULLY ILLUSTRATED.

      BY N. R. BRIGGS.

      Copyright © 2013 Read Books Ltd.

      This book is copyright and may not be

      reproduced or copied in any way without

      the express permission of the publisher in writing

      British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data

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      British Library

      Leather Crafting

      Leather is a durable and flexible material created by the tanning of animal rawhide and skin, often cattle hide. It can be produced through manufacturing processes ranging from cottage industry to heavy industry, and has formed a central part of the dress and useful accessories of many cultures around the world. Leather has played an important role in the development of civilisation from prehistoric times to the present, and people have used the skins of animals to satisfy fundamental (as well as not so essential!) needs such as clothing, shelter, carpets and even decorative attire. As a result of this importance, decorating leather has become a large past time. Leather crafting or simply leathercraft is the practice of making leather into craft objects or works of art, using shaping techniques, colouring

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