bark tanning with willow bark.
hello,I was wondering if it is possible to bark tan hides using willow bark. A friend of mine has a willow plantation and debarks the willow before use for baskets etc. I was wondering if there is...
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I have no idea if Willow would work, and how much you would need... However, in general bark tanning, I've always been told to use twice as much bark as hide. Say your hide is 4 pounds, then you would...
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Yes, willow works fine. It is one of the most widely used tree barks for tanning here in Northern Europe in addition to birch and spruce bark.One can start with, say, 2-3 normal size buckets full of...
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Almost forgot! I´ve been able to vegetable tan normal sized adult deer using the method described above in 3-6 weeks. This means that after the initial batch I´ve made it stronger anywhere from 4 to 8...
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i have a long relationship with willow (not tanning related) and am so excited to hear someone speak with experience tanning with it!now to say "willow" is extremely vague...as there are sooooo many...
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Old russian tanneries used willow. Check out the hubbub about finding a sunken russian ship with 200 year old...
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