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What Exactly Is Buckskin? |
by Matt Richards
160 pages - 95 illus - 72 photos - $15
A National Independent Publisher Bestseller
Amazon.com Leathercraft #1 Bestseller
Over 100 photos and illustrations will take you step by step from raw skin to velvety soft buckskin using the simplest and most efficient method for deer, goat, elk, antelope, sheep, or moose. You'll find recipes for tanning with the animal's own brains, or a mixture of soap and oil, or even a dozen eggs.40 more pages will guide your through the process of turning your finished brain tan into garments, bags, or anything you want. All the ins and outs are covered, from making patterns, to cutting the leather, to various stitches, tools, and techniques.
You'll also learn where to get hides that are otherwise being discarded, how to store them, how to make rawhide, and hide glue. There is even a chapter on making and using the stone, bone and wooden tools traditionally used by Native Americans (one of the author's specialties).
Matt Richards is a professional brain tanner and home tanning instructor. He knows precisely what it takes to tan a hide, and what you need to know to make it work for you...because this is what he does almost every day! These methods have been tested on hundreds of hides and many dozens of students...but don't take our word for it,
Read why so many experienced and novice tanners say 'Get This Book'!
WHAT TANNERS SAY | MAGAZINE REVIEWS TOO |
| "Get this book. You'll be amazed at the unexpected ease of the process and more importantly your results." Jim Riggs, author, Blue Mountain Buckskin. Tanner of hundreds of hides, teacher of hundreds of tanners.
"The method in 'Deerskins into Buckskins' has revolutionized the way I tan." Doug 'Digger' Crist, professional brain tanner for ten years. "Using fresh hides and the 'Deerskins into Buckskins' method has made tanning so much easier. I'm addicted" Molly Miller, professional brain tanner for 12 years. "I have successfully completed dozens of buckskins under the mentoring of numerous experts. It is obvious that Matt has created a 'quantum leap' in the art. His process dramatically reduces the time and work, resulting in the nicest buckskin I have ever made." Jeff 'Roadkill' Damm, engineer and backyard tanner. "I'm quickly turning into a wet-scraper thanks to 'Deerskins into Buckskins'." Mac Maness, professional brain tanner and director of SKILLS ALIVE!! primitive skills school. "Matt & Michelle tan the nicest wetscrape brain tan I've ever seen." Robert Earthworm, master tanner for 30 years. "'Deerskins into Buckskins' has turned me into a wetscraper...its just plain easier. Can you believe it?!" David Rose, professional brain tanner, a dry scraper for 20 years, and director of the River Spirit School of Natural Living. "The best tanning book I've ever seen. Matt got everything right" Jack McKey, brain tanner for 45 years who has spent uncountable time tanning with Native Americans from Florida to Alaska. "This method definitely makes it easier for our students" Tamarack Song, director of the Teaching Drum Outdoor School "I learned something on the very first page I looked at!" Tom Orr, professional brain tanner for 30 years. "If a guy couldn't tan a hide with this he should stay out of the woods!" Ted Fry, Raptor Archery. "Matt really discovered something. My wetscrape came out totally soft in one braining. I'm sold." Vaughn Terpack, brain tanner and outdoors writer.
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"By far the best book on the subject!" Carla Emery, author, The Encyclopedia of Country Living. "Matt Richards brings tanning to a level of simplicity that is accessible to anyone. Experimentation combined with years of tanning for a living and a thorough study of leather chemistry, has resulted in a simple method that produces excellent results." American Survival Guide. "Proves to be a comprehensive guide to natural leather making." American Library Association, BOOKLIST. "Information and practical advice you won't find in any other book. Easy to read yet amazingly thorough, with just a touch of twisted humor in the right places. A terrific resource!" Susan Jennys, Muzzleblasts. "Easy to understand and useful if you're interested in preserving and using your deer hide to make a pair of trousers or leather gloves. Get started, buy a copy. Enjoy." Cody Beers, Wyoming Wildlife. "The author's intimate understanding of deerskins, tools, processes, and problems bears witness to a tremendous depth of knowledge about his craft. Deerskins into Buckskins is a highly recommendable work....this book deserves a place on your bookshelf." Scott Jones, Bulletin of Primitive Technology. "Not a book I would normally pick up and read, but you know what? It's awesome! I enjoyed the photos of folks making and modeling the leather. They are having a good time doing a good thing and it shows" Cindy Miller, Common Sense At Home. "At a time when outdoor wear is dominated by plastic wonder fabrics it is refreshing to see a book on how to make a comfortable and warm material from a natural resource that would otherwise be cast aside. Deerskins into Buckskins teaches this art with wit, clarity and ease." Backwoodsman. "...contains the important details to brain tan in the simplest way known, cutting tanning time and effort in half." Blackpowder Hunter
Recommended for your Y2K Preparedness library by Carla Emery, Y2K News, and Survival Books. |
| Sold and used on Indian Reservations throughout the U.S., including the Flathead, Crow, Paiute, Shoshone, Taos Pueblo, Seneca, Mahwah, Sioux (Pine Ridge), Karok, Nez Perce, Kootenai, Maidu, and Navajo. | |
To Order Your Copy:
Click here for our printable order form or follow these instructions...'Deerskins into Buckskins' is $15 each or three for $37.50
US and Canadian shipping is:
Standard: $2.50 for the first book and $1 for each addt'l
Priority: $4 for the first book and $1 for each addt'l
International Air: $6 for the first book and $1 for each addt'l
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Matt & Michelle
3303 Dick George Rd
Cave Junction OR 97523
