Chrome tan, Veg tan, Other tan....Help me understand

[Mjolnir]

Just a weird drop in the bucket... I live in a hunting town, deer is meat, the hide is waste. No one tans. I asked about tanning and a guy pointed out that every animals brain is large enough to tan its hide. I'm still looking into this. So much leather is wasted.

[kiwican]

2 minutes ago, Mjolnir said:

Just a weird drop in the bucket... I live in a hunting town, deer is meat, the hide is waste. No one tans. I asked about tanning and a guy pointed out that every animals brain is large enough to tan its hide. I'm still looking into this. So much leather is wasted.

So it's been said. If I han to guess. I' say that the statement applys to mamals. I can't see how a crocs brain could tan it. Especially a large one. Or fish leather. Seems to be one of those often repeated things?

[Dun]

1 hour ago, Rossr said:

@sheathmaker   I want to Thank Paul for chiming in  with his extensive experience.  

 

Thank you to everyone for commented as well!

 

Lot of great conversation here, i have to admit I am not as concerned about chrome tan and metal as I was prior to this posting. 

Agreed, for myself. Still not sure how to make sure others worry about moisture and oiling and still want a particular product though. (Probably a separate thread but Small baby cousin isn't so small anymore and finishing hair stylist school soon. Would love to make a scissor holder that would last a lifetime, but I can practically see their eyes glaze over with the leather care instructions)

[billybopp]

This is the book I picked up some 40 years ago on brain tanning ...https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B008GE55U2/ref=mp_s_a_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1518051048&sr=8-13&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=deer+tanning

[sheathmaker]

@Dun, reference your baby cousin's scissor case.  The leather is not really all that important. Could be either Veg. Tan or Chrome Tan.  Think about how the case will be used, scissors in and out multiple times a day. The interior will burnish fairly quickly. The Exterior will pick up oil (ever so slight) from the operator"s hand and will fairly quickly glaze slightly and patina naturally. The case will likely spend its life in a clean climate controlled environment, therefore any concern about leather care will, in fact, be minimal and any conditioning efforts will be few and far between   If veg. tan a very light coat of either Neatsfoot Oil or Virgin Olive Oil every few years is about all it would need. If Chrome, leather cream or some other "balm" same time table.

If I were building it, I think I would use 2/3Oz veg. tan cemented flesh to flesh so the case would be self lined when finished.  Just stack it up front panel, back panel, and welt would not even be necessary.  Long life, low maintenance.

Paul

[Dun]

1 hour ago, sheathmaker said:

@Dun, reference your baby cousin's scissor case.  The leather is not really all that important. Could be either Veg. Tan or Chrome Tan.  Think about how the case will be used, scissors in and out multiple times a day. The interior will burnish fairly quickly. The Exterior will pick up oil (ever so slight) from the operator"s hand and will fairly quickly glaze slightly and patina naturally. The case will likely spend its life in a clean climate controlled environment, therefore any concern about leather care will, in fact, be minimal and any conditioning efforts will be few and far between   If veg. tan a very light coat of either Neatsfoot Oil or Virgin Olive Oil every few years is about all it would need. If Chrome, leather cream or some other "balm" same time table.

If I were building it, I think I would use 2/3Oz veg. tan cemented flesh to flesh so the case would be self lined when finished.  Just stack it up front panel, back panel, and welt would not even be necessary.  Long life, low maintenance.

Paul

Thank so much paul. I was about to start researching if any ingredients of hair skin products might be similar to the oil conditioners we use