Deerskins into Buckskins: How to Tan with Brains, Soap or Eggs; 2nd Edition
...easy to understand and useful if you're interested in preserving and using your deer hide to make a pair of trousers or leather gloves. Get started, buy a copy. Enjoy.  --Cody Beers, Wyoming Wildlife, March 1998...proves to be a comprehensive guide to natural leather making.  --American Library Association, BOOKLIST, December 15, 1997By far the best book on the subject.  --Carla Emery, author, The Encyclopedia of Country LivingGet this book. You'll be amazed at the unexpected ease of the process and more importantly your results.  --Jim Riggs, author, Blue Mountain BuckskinI have successfully completed dozens of buckskins under the mentoring of numerous experts. It is obvious that Matt has created a 'quantum leap' in the art.  His process dramatically reduces the time and work, resulting in the nicest buckskin I have ever made.  --Jeff Damm, engineer and backyard tannerIf a guy couldn't tan a hide with this he should stay out of the woods!  --Ted Fry, Raptor ArcheryInformation and practical advice you won't find in any other book.  Easy to read yet amazingly thorough, with just a touch of twisted humor in the right places. A terrific resource!  --Susan Jennys, Muzzleblasts, June 1998Matt Richards brings tanning to a level of simplicity that is accessible to anyone.  Experimentation combined with years of tanning for a living and a thorough study of leather chemistry, has resulted in a simple method that produces excellent results.  --American Survival Guide, January 1998The authors intimate understanding of deerskins, tools, processes, and problems bears witness to a tremendous depth of knowledge about his craft.  Deerskins into Buckskins is a highly recommendable work....this book deserves a place on your bookshelf  --Scott Jones, Bulletin of Primitive Technology, spring 1998--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.