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I did this with rabbit skins before. There's a catch not mentioned in the video: use the skin only when the animal is not near its shedding time, otherwise, the skin will shed all (or most of) its fur in the first months of use.
This worked unbelievably well-- and on my first try too. After putting on the egg yolks it started to smell pretty bad and I figured I had ruined it, but after abrading it and waiting a few days the smell went away. i gave it to my mom for a present and she absolutely adores it. Thank you!
The "hard" way just involves a couple more soaking steps and more materials, not much extra labour honestly. Produces a nicer leather too, but this is definitely way cheaper and quicker!
@@madelynt1615hi is that that only cause of hair slip? Im working on a sheepskin and the hair was coming out from day 1. But now I've washed it a couple of times it's coming out in chunks...
this was fun to watch.my grandfather has a couch cover that is made of sheep hide and i always wondered how it's done.(he has another which is made of cow hide)
Wow it is so easy. I have a question its gage is not so thick as compare to baby cow hair on skins becaue i am making and facing a problem at the end hairs are save and beatiful but hide becomes hard which is called bone ???????
شوفوا يا عرب يا مسلمين اللي ربنا ما يحبس التبذير هو أجنبي و ما رماش الهيدورة و احنا تكبرنا و عفنا و أصبحنا أتباعهم في كل شيء رمينا الصوف الطاهرة الزينة و اقتنينا البلاستيك تاع ماريكان الله يهدينا ام ايوب
@@fatimaamr917 عذر اقبح من ذنب 👎ماشيا تعنا احسن ماشية في عالم ومن اجواد انواع الغنم وحتى اومراء سعودية وإيمارات يشتروا من عدنا لانها افضل بصح حنا كي طورنا الى اسوء انا راني نتعلم كيفاه نخدمهم 😒 وصعاب بزاف بصح هذي زوجا لي راني نخدم فيها 😁
Wow! That's awesome--I've tried brain tanning and also chemical tanning and haven't had much luck---I've had the most difficulty getting all the membrane off---any chance you sell the fleshing knife you made in the video? If so, do you ship to Canada? When you say to 'abrade' the sheepskin with a pumice or sandpaper, are you removing the dried on eggyolk, or are you just roughing the hide up? Also wondering if when the sheepkin is tanned, can it be washed in the washing machine when it gets dirty? Thanks! Very informative video.
There's a fleshing knife with two handles the brand is where #12 he's fleshing it the hard way in this video if you ask me also get a much cleaner hide if you do it my way
Hello - Awesome, informational, to the point video. I'm butchering my first lamb in a few weeks and will use your video as my guide. If i may, I have a question: Instead of thee three egg yolks, could the lamb's brain be used instead? There are lots of brain tanning videos out there but none that deal with sheep skin and the specific method you use.
I followed the video. Thank you for the clear tutorial! Mine came out pretty hard. Do you know what I did wrong or how to soften it? Also, can I get it wet and wash it again to get some of the egg yolk out of the hair?
Very useful video. I don't know what Alum is, but will google it. Does the treatment process have to start asap after slaughter - I have a few fleece that are bundled up and hanging for years as didn't know what to do with them?
Robert's Bulgaria as I understand the hides (or fleece) are normally salted to prevent décompositions, rot, fungi.. if salted they can be kept for a while (days, weeks) but maybe not years. Hope that helps.
great video thanks for the info i have a question ... i have a cowhide and i left it with salt and water to dry out and it went solid as i left it for week ( big mistake ) after i tried to soften it by fleshing off the skin ..it still very solid what would you advise ?
I am trying to do what you do. But when i put the skin with alum and salt, i put it for 1 week and 5 days. And now, i assume that the longer we put the skin with alum and salt, the more the skin will be harden. Does this assume is true? I will try to prove this assume next year, when we have chance to get sheepskin from e'id adha. Btw, thank you for your tutorial, it helped me a lot.
hi this is coming from someone working with their first sheep hide what would you say is your ratio of alum to salt?? the person who gave me the hide wants it to turn out really nice so they can use it so i would really appreciate the help
excellent job done. brief and precise.. this is the method which was used in Pakistan. salt and alum.. but here we anchor sheep skin on flat surface anchor with rope or nails at corner to keep it flat.. we cover surface with salt for couple of days and after that use alum solution.. that also did well. but now everyone buy rather then doing by self
we noticed a foul smell after taking our sheepskins out of the salt alum solution. we are now at the egg drying stage and there is still a fairly foul smell. Will this go away after the stretch and boarding and sanding?....or have we somehow ruined our hides?
I just tanned my first sheepskins, which turned out perfect, but nothing like this. They did not smell at all, because I fleshed them properly, and washed them thoroughly before I started the pickling process. Leaving all the membranes on like this, it is going to rot and stink. It is going to be discoloured like these are. It is not going to absorb the oil into the hide. It is not going to stretch out properly. My skins are beautiful smooth, flat, creamy-white and smell great.
Thank you for this amazing video, i did everything exactly as you did, bit wheni finished the tanning with alum process and i started drainng the hide for drying, i noticed hair is falling and i had some empty spots on the wool side and still some hair is "easily" falling of not from all sides but some sides , why is that?
I'm sorry about that. It could be one of these reasons. 1. evaporating - Fresh or wet hide must breathe. 2. alkaline environment - Hides have to be acidic. Dont use detergent for a long time and be sure to rinse it out properly. 3. sick or molting animal
Thanks for the great video! Can you tell me the exact number of things i need to do?! (like how many times to stir in a day when it is in the barrel! Or how much grams of salt or alum?!)
@@sohailahoj755 It turned out alright. I managed to sand down the now hardened leather, and got the same results as in the video. However, there were some parts that just wouldn't manage, and they are still a bit stiff. The transistion to the places where it had dissolved are okay. This is my first skin though, so I'm still pretty fresh with this
Cristian Hernandez looks like he's using a carding brush. It is used when preparing wool to be spun into thread/yarn. Not a comb anyone has for their own hair.
Water enough to keep the hide completely under water. The ratio of salt to alum is 2/1. The total amount for one sheepskin is approximately the content of a pepsi can. I've never tried soda. Good luck ;)
I have 13 goat hides that I fleshed and dried. They just aren't soft. Is it possible to soak again to soften and stretch? Or am I SOL? Great video ,btw!
I have the same experience with goats. Maybe is better to stretch it onto a frame. You can soak and dry how many times you want but dont forget to lubricate again.
I wish I had seen this video before I have destroyed two sheep skins trying to make them clean. Every time I was unable to make the skin soft.it remained stiff
Hi, fantastic video. If it's made with brains, the process is the same? Because to me 1 week with brains inside a close container will probably rot the hide. Thanks
@Mo Dan انا عملت الشبه والملح ولمن بدون نقع واعتقد هذا افضل لان في الطريقه تبعه تقطع الجلد ووضعتها في مكان جيد التهويه لمده يومين بعد ذلك حكيت الجلد ونعمته هل اضع صفار البيض بعد ذلك ام لن يكون له اهميه ارجو الرد وشكرا
It looks like the hide is still pretty stiff, due to not stretching and actually breaking the hide. Although it is a beautiful piece for display. Good job 👍🏼
catwithoutthe hat Nice! I’m pretty sure. I guess until the water is cloudy from the salt and alum but not white. Also not too clear to where it like regular water.
It just needs to be smoked if you are going to be getting it wet. Most sheepskins don't need to be if they are just going to be in a house. If you were going to do hides for wearing as clothing, you would want to smoke them.
The fall of the wave causes an alkaline environment. Do not soak the hide in soap for too long. After washing rinse it thoroughly in clean water. Another reason is steaming. Fresh warm skin must cool down before wrapping.
Alternatively, you can mix three table spoons of alun, two tabletops of salt, and enough flour to get a sticky matter, with a pint of water. Spread it over the meat side (make sure not to mix it in with the wool), and let it rest for five days (three to four if you can put pressure on it).
SO. MUCH. WORK. I live on a small sheep farm where they process the animals for meat only and toss the skins, which seems wasteful. I've wanted to try tanning the free skins, but every tanning video I've watched convinces me that I'm much better off going to my carpentry job, earning money, and buying tanned hides.
Hi i make my sheepskin, i put salt and i let for fell days after i wash only with water and detergent... And after i let get dry and my hug is hard, :( what is that that you put i the water with salt??? That make the rug soft? Do you understand my English? Aaa what the eggs make for the rug??? Thank youu
