Hair-on buckskin for bag?

[Pierre du Plessis]

Does anyone know of a method for tanning hair-on buckskin, to be used on the flap of a hunting pouch? It seems to me that soaking the hide in brains is going to loosen those hair roots...

Thanks!

 

[tenngun]

Hair on brain tanning works. Buff skins and fur barreres were brain tanned in the past. Deer hair is brittle and will fall out easy, no matter how its tanned. This is why deer hair coats are so rare. The trouble with brain tanning with fur on is the epidermas that holds the hair is removed during the dehairing. When your working the hide as it drys the epidemas will dry quicker and shrinks more making it hard to soften. That wont make any difference on something small like a bag flap, but it will likely not be very soft, and may end up like a flap of rawhide.

 

[Rifleman1776]

Deer hair is brittle and will fall out easy, no matter how its tanned. This is why deer hair coats are so rare.

Hate to dispute ye, Jeff. I had a different experience. When I was in Indiana a customer gave me a deer hide fresh killed by him. It had the longest, thickest fur I had ever, or since, seen on a deer. I sent it to a company in Wisconsin (I think it was Wisconsin Coat company :hmm: ) for tanning. When it came back the hair was intact. I made a vest for ronny from it and wore it many times over the years. Somehow it shrank around the waist area. :shocked2: :redface: I stopped wearing it and only recently sold it. It was still in great condition and the fur was still good even though it did shed some over the years. So, really, I dunno if deer is good coat stuff or not. :idunno: But my experience was good.

Edit: I even have a pic of it.

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[tenngun]

Many stuff like vest and coats have been made with deer skin. Then caribo and rain deer were common.they do , however have a tendency to shead , not so much seen with fur bearer skins, and robe skins such as buff and bear. South of the article hair on deer family coats are rare, even though the hair is thick, warm and good water sheader.