Each hide is placed in the freezer in a large bag ... I add fresh or thawed pelts to the solution. This will tan 10-12. If needed I top off with a little more water, and weigh down with a plate ...

Narrator: Then they are dehaired and limed, a process that prepares the skins to receive the tanning substances. Leather makers add the hides, along with the tannins, to this large wooden rotating ...

For more about the history of tanning, traditional tanning tools and ... big-game animals were not discarded by hunters. The hide was saved and processed into indispensable items.