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Master the ancient art of skinning and tanning, from start to finish.

Ultimate Guide to Skinning and Tanning

A Complete Guide To Working With Pelts, Fur, And Leather

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  • Paperback

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    31 October 2002

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Summary

Here is the complete guide to a skill that may be mysterious to some, written by Monte Burch, an authority who practices many of the traditions of tanning and hiding.

Starting at the beginning, Burch introduces the hunter to the tools of a tanner, and even gives complete plans for making many of these implements. Instructions are given for making fleshing beams, stretchers for pelts, fleshing knives, and many others.

He also covers tanning formulas and materials, both traditio…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781585746705
ISBN-10:1585746703
Author:Monte Burch
Publisher:Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint:The Lyons Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:31 October 2002
Weight:380g
Dimensions:22mm x 226mm x 385mm
Series:Ultimate Guides
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Ultimate Guide to Skinning and Tanning by Monte Burch - ISBN: 9781585746705
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“This volume belongs on your “Most Wanted” list!“– Whitetails Unlimited

“This volume belongs on your “Most Wanted” list!“– Whitetails Unlimited

About The Author

Monte Burch

Monte Burch has been trapping and tanning since the 1950s, and writing about the outdoors for four decades. He has written thousands of magazine articles and more than fifty books-including Field Dressing and Butchering Upland Birds, Waterfowl, and Wild Turkeys; Field Dressing and Butchering Deer; and Field Dressing and Butchering Rabbits, Squirrels, and Other Small Game. He lives on a farm in the Missouri Ozarks, where trapping and tanning are a way of life.

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