- Product Description
Hide Tanning Class
A hands on, minimal equipment class geared towards the preservation and transformation of animal skins into useable crafting materials. Students will be provided with all necessary tools for the course including a fur they will actively tan. The various species will be drawn in a lotto style. In addition to chemical tanning of fur, students will be introduced to the brain tanning of buckskin.
Student Max: 12 Student
Class Length: 4 days
Includes FREE Cabin Rental
*Class is geared towards practical and expedient tanning of furs for personal use, not commercial grade tanning*
Equipment to be available:
- “Green” fur per student
- Fleshing beams
- Fleshing knives/scrapers
- Stretchers
- Tanning solution Fur combs
- Sisal rope Deerhide Pig Brains
- Buckets for cleaning/washing Degreasing detergent (Dawn)
Student Gear:
- Personal Items
- Small Sharp Knife
- Snacks/Water Canteen
Information:
- Meeting Location - Click Here
- Cabin Rentals - Click Here
Class Flow
Day 1
0800-0900 - Meet up, welcome and intro
0900-1200 – Fur lotto, Fleshing/Washing/Stretching
1200-1230 – Lunch
1230 – 1300 – Fur (Hair On) vs Buckskin/Leather (Hair Off) discussion
1300- 1600 – Deer Hide Fleshing and Dehairing soak (Wood ash or bleach etc.)
1600- 1700 – Equipment and work area clean up
1700-1800 – Salting/Pickling discussion (when and why)
End of Day
Day 2
0800-0900 – Tanning methods (chemical, egg, brain, bark/veg) 0900-0930 – Fur storage (pre and post tan)
0930 –1000 – Stretched Fur assessment (degrease if necessary/tan if ready)
1000-1100 – Deer Hide Stretcher Construction
1100-1300 – De-hairing and stretching deer hide
1300-1330 – Lunch
1330-1430 – Care of Fur post tan
1430-1600 – Identifying problems/when to abandon a hide
1600-1700 – Hide thinning how and why
1700-1800 – Equipment and workspace clean up
End of Day
Day 3
0800-0900 – Marketing Furs
0900-1000 – Stretched fur assessment (Tan if ready/turn tanned furs)
1000 -1200 – prepare Brain tan solution and apply to deer hide
1200-1230 – Lunch
1230-1330 – Fur Grading Basics
1330-1500 – crafting with fur and buckskin (basic stitching techniques)
1500-End of Day – Continue work on existing furs/clean up
End of Day
Day 4
0800-1100 – stretching/breaking of furs and buckskin
1100-1200 – buckskin lotto and parting instructions for unfinished furs/hide
Due to property insurance restrictions: There will be NO camping on the school property prior to the start of the class or after the class concludes.
Cancellation Policy - Click Here
About our School:
- Fully Insured
- Red Cross Certified Training Facility
- EMT’s and Paramedic’s on Staff
- AED on Location
- Epinephrine on Location
- Instructors are CPR and Wilderness First Aid Red Cross Certified
- Low Student to Instructor to create a Pedagogy learning environment.
- Most Instructors either former Military, EMS, or LE
- Lead Instructor is NASAR Advanced Search and Rescue Certified
- Dave Canterbury is Certified Expert Trapper by Fur Takers of America and a Certified Intermediate Herbalist by the Herbal Academy International School of Herbal Arts and Sciences
- All Instructors are equipped and licensed in HAM radio as well as PLB SAT comes for emergency communications away from classroom area.
- Training area is over 4500 Forested Acres
Disclaimer:
Please make sure you take all gear with you at the end of the class. If gear is left behind, we will not be able to ship it to you, and will be considered abandoned. Minimum age 16 years old. Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult student registered for this class.
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- Product Description
Hide Tanning Class
A hands on, minimal equipment class geared towards the preservation and transformation of animal skins into useable crafting materials. Students will be provided with all necessary tools for the course including a fur they will actively tan. The various species will be drawn in a lotto style. In addition to chemical tanning of fur, students will be introduced to the brain tanning of buckskin.
Student Max: 12 Student
Class Length: 4 days
Includes FREE Cabin Rental
*Class is geared towards practical and expedient tanning of furs for personal use, not commercial grade tanning*
Equipment to be available:
- “Green” fur per student
- Fleshing beams
- Fleshing knives/scrapers
- Stretchers
- Tanning solution Fur combs
- Sisal rope Deerhide Pig Brains
- Buckets for cleaning/washing Degreasing detergent (Dawn)
Student Gear:
- Personal Items
- Small Sharp Knife
- Snacks/Water Canteen
Information:
- Meeting Location - Click Here
- Cabin Rentals - Click Here
Class Flow
Day 1
0800-0900 - Meet up, welcome and intro
0900-1200 – Fur lotto, Fleshing/Washing/Stretching
1200-1230 – Lunch
1230 – 1300 – Fur (Hair On) vs Buckskin/Leather (Hair Off) discussion
1300- 1600 – Deer Hide Fleshing and Dehairing soak (Wood ash or bleach etc.)
1600- 1700 – Equipment and work area clean up
1700-1800 – Salting/Pickling discussion (when and why)
End of Day
Day 2
0800-0900 – Tanning methods (chemical, egg, brain, bark/veg) 0900-0930 – Fur storage (pre and post tan)
0930 –1000 – Stretched Fur assessment (degrease if necessary/tan if ready)
1000-1100 – Deer Hide Stretcher Construction
1100-1300 – De-hairing and stretching deer hide
1300-1330 – Lunch
1330-1430 – Care of Fur post tan
1430-1600 – Identifying problems/when to abandon a hide
1600-1700 – Hide thinning how and why
1700-1800 – Equipment and workspace clean up
End of Day
Day 3
0800-0900 – Marketing Furs
0900-1000 – Stretched fur assessment (Tan if ready/turn tanned furs)
1000 -1200 – prepare Brain tan solution and apply to deer hide
1200-1230 – Lunch
1230-1330 – Fur Grading Basics
1330-1500 – crafting with fur and buckskin (basic stitching techniques)
1500-End of Day – Continue work on existing furs/clean up
End of Day
Day 4
0800-1100 – stretching/breaking of furs and buckskin
1100-1200 – buckskin lotto and parting instructions for unfinished furs/hide
Due to property insurance restrictions: There will be NO camping on the school property prior to the start of the class or after the class concludes.
Cancellation Policy - Click Here
About our School:
- Fully Insured
- Red Cross Certified Training Facility
- EMT’s and Paramedic’s on Staff
- AED on Location
- Epinephrine on Location
- Instructors are CPR and Wilderness First Aid Red Cross Certified
- Low Student to Instructor to create a Pedagogy learning environment.
- Most Instructors either former Military, EMS, or LE
- Lead Instructor is NASAR Advanced Search and Rescue Certified
- Dave Canterbury is Certified Expert Trapper by Fur Takers of America and a Certified Intermediate Herbalist by the Herbal Academy International School of Herbal Arts and Sciences
- All Instructors are equipped and licensed in HAM radio as well as PLB SAT comes for emergency communications away from classroom area.
- Training area is over 4500 Forested Acres
Disclaimer:
Please make sure you take all gear with you at the end of the class. If gear is left behind, we will not be able to ship it to you, and will be considered abandoned. Minimum age 16 years old. Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult student registered for this class.
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Fits my bottle like a glove. As an added bonus I use it to keep me warm in winter outdoor sleepovers. Fill your bottle with hot water, slip it in the bag, and keep it with you in your sleeping gear...Many therms of warmth for several hours!
I could not be happier with this purchase. As other items I have from SRO the build quality is above average and solid as a rock.
Pot - Love the bat wing handles. My hands are average and there is plenty of room to fit all 4 fingers in with a glove on. No issues with getting a good grip on it. I have been using it on a canister stove and find that it sits sturdy when cooking since it has a wider bottom than cup type pot. I also like bail it comes in handy to grab it off the stove. I can’t wait to try it over a campfire with a tripod.
Stove – Great match Dave. Good idea to make it a little smaller. If you take it out of its pouch and just use a bandana you can lay it flat on the bottom of the pot and a gas can on top of it with room for the stem. The top will stick up just a bit, but the bag takes care of keeping it all together.
Bag – I like it a lot. It’s built well and should hold up under normal use. It is big enough that you can have the pot and sit a 110g can on top and it closes and does not leave a lot of extra bag flopping around.
Windscreen – It’s HUGE!!!! 12 panels. This thing will have no problem blocking the wind for the stove. Actually, I think it’s large enough to use around one of the square butane stoves a caterer uses. I can see using it as a small campfire heat reflector.
I see another poster mentioned this on the page for the pot alone. “Would love to see a 6-inch version of the camp skillet to go with it.” I agree with them it would make a great combination set / addition to this set.
The Ozark Trail 18oz Stainless Steele cup from Walmart (still only $6.00) nests perfectly inside the 1QT. pot. You can then fill the cup, take the stove out of its pouch, and lay it flat on top of the cup. The lid sticks up just a bit but once it’s in the bag and the gas can is on top of it, it sits snug.
I purchased this mattress to replace the foam mattress in my Canvascutter Bedroll, as the foam was too bulky to properly pack on a horse. This mattress compacts down to half the size, and is just as comfortable. It inflates and deflates properly without the use of a pump. It seems to be constructed very well. Great Mattress!
a awesome piece of equipment to have
As usual 1st class item & service.