Posts tagged #removing sinew

Deer Leg Skins, Sinews, Hooves, Hide Fleshing and Processing Videos

I shot some footage to possibly use as support videos for my book, Buckskin, The Ancient Art of Braintannning which is in process for reprinting.  These are some videos I put together from that footage recently.  More for the archives.

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Steven Edholm and filed under Animal Parts, Homesteading, materials, Paleotechnics, skins, Tanning and tagged deer deer skinning deer leg processing removing sinew removing deer sinew removing hooves removing deer hooves skinning deer legs deer hock skins hoof glue how to skin a deer fleshing hide fleshing a deer skin fleshing a deer hide how to flesh a deer skins how to flesh a deer hide drying deer sinew.

How I Process Deer Legs for Sinew, Skins, Bones, Hooves and Glue Stock

There are a lot of useful parts in the lower leg of deer and similar animals. I've processed many of them over the years while skinning deer for hunters.  When you're faced with a pile of 70 or 80 of the things you have to cut to the chase and giterdun.  Here are a few pointers for the would be leg dismantler.

Posted on August 20, 2016 by Steven Edholm and filed under Animal Parts, adhesives, glue, Non-Human Animals, skin, tanning and tagged deer legs sinew removing sinew hock skins animal glue paleotechnics.