Chapter | Page | |
1 | The History of Hide Tanning and Buckskin Clothing | 1 |
2 | The Fifteen Basic Tanning Steps and the Minimum Equipment Required | 4 |
3 | Hide and Meat Acquisition and Meat Processing | 7 |
4 | Skinning and Butchering a Wild Game Animal | 11 |
5 | Introduction to Scraping: Dry Scrape or Wet Scrape? Scrape Flesh or Hair First? | 19 |
6 | First Water Soak Before Scraping the Flesh Side of an Animal Hide | 21 |
7 | Scraping Techniques and Equipment | 24 |
8 | Scraping the Flesh Side of an Animal Hide | 31 |
9 | Second Water Soak Before Scraping the Hair Side of an Animal Hide | 32 |
10 | Scraping the Hair Side of an Animal Hide | 35 |
11 | Aging a Hide | 39 |
12 | Third Water Soak in Clean Water or in a Solution of Vinegar and Water | 40 |
13 | Scraping the Residual Membrane from the Flesh Side of an Animal Hide | 42 |
14 | Dyeing a Hide a Different Color (Optional) | 43 |
15 | Wringing Most of the Water out of an Animal Hide | 44 |
16 | Repairing a Hide Before Tanning and Smoking | 46 |
17 | Tanning a Hide using Brains, or Eggs, or Oil and Soap, or Acorns | 50 |
18 | Softening, Stretching, and Sanding - Part 1: How to Use a Rope or Cable | 56 |
19 | Softening, Stretching, and Sanding - Part 2: How to Use a Stretching Frame | 60 |
20 | Softening, Stretching, and Sanding - Part 3: How to Use a Rock or Sandpaper | 70 |
21 | Introduction to Smoking | 71 |
22 | Smoking an Animal Hide | 74 |
23 | Final Hide Inspection and Deciding How the Hide Should be Used | 80 |
24 | Introduction to Homemade Buckskin Clothing and Animal Sinew | 81 |
25 | How to Make Your Own Clothing Patterns | 86 |
26 | Needles, Hems, Seams, and Stitches | 90 |
27 | Buttons, Buttonholes, Drawstrings, Suspenders, Belts, and Belt Loops | 94 |
28 | Darts, Pockets, Sleeves, Fringes, Tassels, and Yokes | 98 |
29 | Undergarments: Loincloths, Underwear, Halters, and Bras | 104 |
30 | Pants, Jeans, and Leggings | 108 |
31 | Shirts and Blouses | 114 |
32 | Skirts and Dresses | 119 |
33 | Ponchos, Robes, Jackets, Coats, and Blankets | 124 |
34 | Hoods, Caps, Ski Masks, Mittens, and Gloves | 126 |
35 | Moccasins | 132 |
36 | Buckskin Strips, Ropes, and Whips | 138 |
37 | A Buckskin Sling and How to Correctly Use a Sling for Hunting | 140 |
38 | Parchment, Homemade Ink, and a Feather Pen | 141 |
39 | A Simple but Extremely Practical Smokehouse | 149 |
40 | How to Smoke Meat | 154 |
Index | 156 | |
About the Author | 160 |