Re: MtMan-List: fur recipes

[NaugaMok@aol.com]

In a message dated 98-10-28 23:25:52 EST, you write:

<< Unfortunately I don't know how to turn them into furs. There are leather
 tanning skills here, but not fur ones. Does anyone have a basic recipe
 that will not require any fancy chemicals that I won't be able to get
 here? >>

The brain tan method should work -- just don't use ashes on the hide to
loosten the hair.  If memory serves, McPhereson's book "Brain Tan Buckskin"
covers the "hair on" method as well as "hair off".  Just requires a bit more
work to get the brain solution to fully penetrate from only one side.  With
rabbit skins, it shouldn't be too much problem because they're relatively thin
when compared to deer or elk hides.  

NM