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Sean 'The Silver Fox': Posted on Saturday, October 08, 2011 11:57 AM
The
Oak -Quercus
spp
There
are several hundred species of Oak. In the UK the Sessile
Oak,Quercus
robur is the most common.
Throughout
the major cultures of Europe the Oak tree has been a very special
tree. It has been worshipped and respected by many religions and
faiths. Many civilisations associated the Oak as representing their
God(s). The Greeks - Zues, the Romans - Jupiter, the Celts – Robor.
Each of these gods also had dominion over rain, thunder and
lightning, and it is surely no coincidence that oak trees appear to
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Regis Gasparotto: Posted on Saturday, October 08, 2011 11:41 AM
Tanning
and preserving Deer’s Feet for making Walking Stick Tops The feet are
complicated things to tan, because you have some flesh and bones and
tendons as well.
My suggestion is that you cut the skin at the
base (not totally, leave it attached to the nails of the deer),
remove all the fat and flesh and the tendons as well. Saw off the
bone (leave some base where you can nail or screw the end of your
stick.
For
the tanning since the feet are preserved in salt, you have to soak
them back to natural humidity. |
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Regis Gasparotto: Posted on Saturday, October 08, 2011 11:39 AM
The
Difference Between Salt Drying And Tanning
This
information has been supplied by a friend of mine called Regis
Gasparotto. He has had to adapt the procedure to be suitable
to be made at home or even outdoors). Salt drying
hides is not considered tanning, but conservation.
The difference
is that a tanned hide can be exposed to moisture and will not rot,
where as the salt preserved hides once exposed to moisture turn back
to their natural state and rot. So, by the procedure you show on the
video you have preserved skins instead of tanning. |
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