This reprint is a guide for those who want to tan and make leather.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

This deluxe reprint Legacy Edition of Albert B. Farnham's Home Tanning and Leather Making Guide is full of old-time tips and methods for preserving and working your own leathers, buckskin, and furs. Originally published in 1922, this handy little guide touches on every aspect of the fur and leather making process.

A book of information for those who wish to tan and make leather from cattle, horse, calf, sheep, goat, deer and other hides and skins; also explains how to skin, handle, classify and market.

2011 Reprint of 1922 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Arthur Robert Harding (July 1871 - 1930), better known as A. R. Harding, was an American outdoorsman and founder of several hunting and trapping magazines. He was also publisher, editor and author of many popular outdoor how-to books of the early 1900s. His company was known as the A. R. Harding Publishing Company of Columbus, Ohio and St. Louis, Missouri. This title is a comprehensive guide on the subject and provides valuable information for those who wish to tan and make leather from cattle, horse, calf, sheep, goat, deer and other hides and skins. It also explains how to skin, handle, classify and market the hides. Chapters on skinning, curing, storing, equipment, tools, materials, terms, unhairing, tanning, finishing, alum process, chrome process, acid process, bark process, buckskin, robe skins, salting and curing.

A step-by-step guide to making vests, belts, and wallets by home tanning and hand-working furs and leathers. 138,000 copies in print.