The Complete Book of Tanning Skins and Furs

by James E. Churchill

Book Overview

Tanning is the science and art of turning perishable animal skins into leather and furs. This age-old process can yield a luxurious fur garment or an indispensable leather item, and no artificial... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811717194
• ISBN13: 9780811717199
• Release Date: November 1983
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

GOOD REVIEW

VERY INTERESTING BOOK. I HAVE LEARNED A GREAT DEAL ABOUT THE ART OF TANNING HIDES.

Excellent book even for beginners

I started using this book back in the late 80's when I first started tanning. Almost everything I know about tanning, I learned from this book. I've tanned elk hides, deer hides, antelope, squirrel, rabbit, snake, coyote, fox, raccoon, skunk, beaver, muskrat, and many more. I've had some failures, but with this book as a guide, I've taken very few false steps. I've used a wide variety of techniques and found that they worked like Mr. Churchill said. I do recommend this book, and have often lent my copy to friends.

Complete Book of Tanning Skns and Furs

This book is extremely useful to anyone entering the field of home tanning. It has a proven method for tanning any skin that is likely to be available to the home tanner, from alligators to antelope.

Good variety, Lots of useful information

I just finished tanning my first 3 skins based on the information in this book. They came out great. I highly recommend this book to the beginner who wants to learn different techniques for different hides. It covers tannning techniques for a large variety of skins. NOT JUST BUCKSKIN!!!! Refreshingly different from all those other "my way is the only way to tan a dear hide" books. Lots of different formulas/options.