Hide Tanning

Rabbit Fur Shirt & Syrian Dresses (a primer to traditional garment construction)

Here's an overview of methods of traditional garment construction using naturally tanned leather and furs

White Oak Bark for Hide Tanning

I had mostly always heard that white oak (Quercus alba) is not a good bark for tanning. My guess is because it may be lower in tannins...

For The Love of Bucking! (also, case hardening)

I went on quite an adventure this year into the putrid and the foul, and have come out with an entirely new appreciation for the bucking...

The road of tanning is as complex as it is difficult... Welcome to my blog!

The road of natural tanning is as complex as it is difficult. Either that or I’m the worst tanner who ever lived. For, as quick as is my...