Highland Hide – Pictures of the Tanning Process

Hello, people!

How are you on this wonderful day?

My sister Sonia kept a Highland steer last summer, and she asked the butcher for the hide. For all of last winter, the hide laid in our barn, covered with a layer of salt. Finally, the weather began to turn warmer, and it was time to start working on the hide.

Here’s Coloradas in all his glory:

Below are pictures of the tanning process. For instructions on tanning please check out my posts on tanning sheepskins and squirrel pelts.

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