When I hung up the hide to salt it, I took a few measurements and decided how much fur I would need to line all of the moccasins I will be making. I am getting a very early start this year on homemade from the homestead Christmas present in an effort to save my sanity and to never again go an entire month on only four to five hours of sleep. Yes, at the time of publishing, it is only February. The cow hide I am tanning now will be used to make multiple pairs of moccasins for Christmas presents. The lye rash should be gone in just a few days. My hands are still sore and cracked, but they no longer shock people. Later that same evening, I coated my hands with my homemade miracle salve – 3 parts Petroleum Jelly and 1 part turpentine. Orange or lemon juice will work, or lemon essential oil. I treated the rash with orange juice, you need something acidic to counteract the chemicals.
The gloves are great for protecting my hands from deep barbed wire cuts, but do nothing to keep the dampness from the fur off of my skin. I had my heavy duty work gloves in my pocket, that I keep there for barn chores, and just slipped them on when I started working the hair. Trust me folks, you do NOT want a lye rash. The photo does not do it justice, my hands were really red and this one was swollen. Photo: this rather unpleasant photo depicts what a lye rash – or chemical burn, looks like. When you are working with a large hide, like a cow hide, or making a small project, you can do both with a single hide. Hide Tanning – To De-Fur or not to De-Furīefore you start tanning the hide, you must decide if you want to leave the hair on to take it off. Other natural tanning agent recipes that can be used in place of the brain paste, will be described after the step-by-step instructions. The brain paste tanning method will be the used as an example of natural tanning while detailing the process below.
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