The end result of your manual labor is a pliable deer hide you can use for any number of projects including a wall hanging rug drape caps or vests.
How to make a deer hide rug.
If i can do it inside a fifth floor manhattan matchbox apartment it can be done anywhere.
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Gather a knife a spoon some.
Many traditionalists will argue that brain tanning returns superior results when making a rug from coyote hide.
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If you happen to be skinning your own buck you might as well go for the entire hide.
This instructable will show you how to preserve a deer skin and the it into a rug.
The easiest way to get a deer skin is just wait until deer season or if you see a fresh one on the side of the road.
The first thing to do when tanning deer hide is obviously to skin your deer.
How to salt a deer hide.
Learning how to tan a deer hide is not a difficult task but it does take some manual labor and a lot of time.
Tan your next deer hide for less than 30 bucks in your own bathroom.
You can decide later if you want to keep it intact as a rug or turn it in to functional leather.
Stitch the rug backing to the animal hide.