{"product_id":"9780985035808","title":"How to Tan Animal Hides and How to Make High Quality Buckskin Clothing","description":"This is the book that is mentioned on the \"grandpappy.org\" hard times survival website.\u003cp\u003eThis book contains complete and detailed instructions on how to skin and butcher a wild animal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt also describes the process of creating delicious smoked meat that has a normal shelf life of approximately one year. The meat can be smoked over a normal fire but instructions and illustrations are also included on how to build a simple efficient smokehouse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou will then be guided through the entire hide tanning process, step by step. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNext you will be shown how to take specific measurements at exact locations on the human body so you can create your own clothing patterns at home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou will then be shown how to combine your own homemade clothing patterns with your own tanned animal hides so that you can make your own high quality underwear, shirts, pants, skirts, dresses, jackets, ponchos, caps, and moccasins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book also contains instructions on how to make ropes, whips, slings, and arrows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso included are detailed instructions on how to make parchment, homemade ink, and a feather pen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn summary, this book will show you how to use almost every part of a wild game animal so that nothing of any real practical value is wasted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you are a hunter and you do not currently save and process the hides of the wild game animals that your family eats, then this book will clearly explain how to accomplish this task so that you can begin to strategically use a part of the animals that you have been throwing away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you are currently experiencing hard times and you are eating a lot of wild game meat, then this book will explain how to convert the hides of those animals into soft smooth buckskins that can be used to make high quality clothing for your family that will last for many, many years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn my opinion, every one of the practical skills that are described in this book could be of timeless value to you and to your descendants.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grandpappy, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47021042761968,"sku":"9780985035808","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780985035808_p0.jpg?v=1769914343","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780985035808","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}