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Hide Tanning

Red Squirrel Primitives

Williamstown of South Jersey

What We Offer

Beginner Friendly Workkshops

These workshops are perfect for people trying their first hide tanning experience. It is a beginner class only in the sense that it provides comprehensive, foundational knowledge and experience in a supported environment.

Buckskin is an ancient textile made from the hide of animals. The hair and external layers of the skin are removed then emulsified fats (brains, eggs, or soap and oil) are applied to turn a raw, perishable skin into something wonderfully soft, supple and durable.

Braintanned Buckskin
Beginner Friendly Workshops

Perfect for hunters, trappers or farmers wanting to preserve a cherished hide with the hair on.

Advanced

Explore more variables of tanning and fine-tune your process in this choose-your-own-adventure structure depending on your needs, interests and desired outcome.

Tannic tanning or vegetable tanning is another ancient process that using plant materials to almost magically stabilize and preserve the hair and skin structure of animal hides.

Tannic Tanned Furs