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Hide Tanning 101

Whether you're a hunter or not, leather and animal products have played an important role in your life and the history of the human species. 

In this class we will take a raw product and, over the course of multiple days, turn it into a soft, water resistant material useful for many applications in your outdoor adventures. 

​If you cannot make one or more of the classes but still want the experience of tanning a hide, contact us and we can try to work something out so you miss little or no info and experience.​ ​​

Plan for some physically strenuous activity as part of the hide tanning process.

Bring your own hide or use one of ours!

Location TBD.
Dates: 
April 16, 21, 22, 24
Register for this Class

$85.00 each
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*there is a registration fee which will add about $6.00 to your total at the time of registration

All Ages (Under 18 participants must be accompanied by a registered adult) 
The First 3 dates run from 6-8pm while the last date (4/24) will be a full day 9am-4pm.



The Experience:
  • April 16thth- Fleshing. Removing any fat/muscle tissue from non-hair side of hide. Prepare "bucking" solution and submerge hide.
  • Wednesday April 21st- Graining. Removing the hair, epidermis, and grain layer of the hide. Submerge in creek to rinse out bucking solution.
  • Thursday April 22nd- Wring out excess water. Begin to stretch/dry the hide. 
  • Saturday April 24th- Finish stretching/drying hide. Smoke hide to "seal" it. Done!
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