If you have opted to leave the hair on the hide, tack the skin on the surface with the flesh side facing out. Tack the wet hide to a flat surface such as a sheet of plywood. Rinse the skin with running water for approximately 15 minutes. Stir the mixture 2 times each day to make sure that all parts of the hide are exposed to the mixture.Īfter the soaking period, remove the skin and drain it thoroughly. Immerse the skin and soak for 6 to 8 days. Pour the solution from the small bucket into the garbage can and mix thoroughly. In the garbage can, dissolve 2 1/2 pounds of salt in 4 gallons of water. In a small plastic bucket, dissolve 1 pound of alum in one gallon of warm water. Soak the hide in the clean water overnight. At the end of this 24 hour period, empty the garbage can and fill it with clean water. Stir this mixture with the hide in it every few hours. Soak the hide for 24 hours in the garbage can in a mixture of 10 gallons water and 2 quarts vinegar. Rinse the de-haired skin several times with clean water. Use the back of a knife blade to scrape off the hair. Place the hide on a raised surface with the hair side up. If the hide is left in the mixture too long, it will begin to deteriorate. Stir the mixture 2 or 3 times a day until the hair comes off easily. Completely immerse the deer skin in the mixture. Stir the above mixture until it is dissolved. In a large plastic garbage can mix: 1 gallon of hardwood ashes To remove the hair from the hide and make a buckskin, do the following: If you plan to remove the hair and tan the hide into a "buckskin", go to step 2. If you plan to tan the hide with the hair on, skip steps 2 & 3 and proceed with step 4. If any tissue is left on the hide, it will not tan in those areas. It is important that your knife be sharp and that every last bit of tissue is removed from the skin. This is done by laying the hide on some type of raised surface such as a sawhorse and scraping the flesh side with a long bladed knife. The first and most important step in tanning your deer hide is to remove the fat, membranous tissue and any remaining flesh from the deer skin.
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