Hide and Tan

Today's Adventure ... learning how to tan a hide old school with brains and bear grease ...

Some of us are bankers, cops, teachers or waiters...then there are some of us that are brain tanners. Learned how to tan a buffalo hide using old school practices that create a more durable and weatherproofed hide.

A combination of boiled brains, rendered bear grease, a smoking pit, and patience - here I was using pork grease....I was WAY off...