Otzi Report post Posted June 5, 2020 (edited) Curious if anybody here has tanned fish leather and or used it in end products. I will be experimenting more with tanning it in the next couple of weeks. I have done a couple of tests and they turned out ok, they were done similar to how russia leather was done, inner birch bark for tanning liquor, then oiled with birch tar oil. The skins are incredibly tough. Must keep them fairly cool while tanning or you end-up with a foul soup! Do you do fish leather or have? If so can you share some of your process? Edited June 5, 2020 by Otzi Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stelmackr Report post Posted June 5, 2020 I get my fish leather from https://www.sealeatherwear.com/, i'm sure they would be happy to answer your questions and they are a Canadian company. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt S Report post Posted June 5, 2020 I've used salmon leather before. The stuff I have is quite thin so needs backing with something more substantial. The pieces were also fairly small so needed to be panelled together to make a wallet or anything larger. I guess that both of these factors vary hugely depending on the size of the salmon that the tanner started with. Practicalities aside it looks and feels really interesting and draws a lot of positive reactions from people. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fivewayswelshcobs Report post Posted June 5, 2020 Bought mine in Iceland, usually use it as an insert for colour and texture. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DebHop Report post Posted June 20, 2020 Nice gentleman here works with fish leather. Perhaps he’d be happy to answer questions. https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCDnYDVhHkSZ0LUSR_sokiuQ/about Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Otzi Report post Posted June 22, 2020 Excellent, thank you for the link, much appreciated! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
