Introduction: How to Tan Leather (easily)

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This is an instructables on how to tan leather easily

Supplies

Tanic Acid, leather, eat

Step 1: Remove the Flesh and Fat

Just that. Remove all the flesh and fat to make it cleaner.

Step 2: Remove the Hair

Doesn't matter how, just get the hair out.

Step 3: Rinse Out All the Alkali From the Skin

Yyyyeah... I use a mixture of warm, soft water and Calcium Hydroxide (hydrated lime.) One pound Calcium Hydroxide to 10 pounds of water. Leave it in the solution for a while, and stir it often.

Step 4: Chop Up the Tanning Material

Actually, just do whatever you need to do to get out the tannin. Soak it in water to make a solution and dunk the hide in that. You could also layer the skin with layers of chopped up tannin material.

Step 5: Scrape Once Again

Once the skin is totally penetrated, scrape, scrub and wash the skin to remove the extra tannin.

Step 6: Finish the Leather

That is complicated... Look it up online, as each different type of leather needs to be finished differently.

Step 7: Extra Info

Watch this video for any extra info you may need. I hope this helped!