The deer hide is fine!

It lost a bit of hair to slip, but it’s mainly undercoat and not visible from the front unless you’re looking closely in the right place.

I gave it a brushing today so I could assess the “damage”, but really, it’s going to be just fine.

So there’s my reminder that alum is it!

I’ll be tawing my other 2 deer skins after I get this one and the sheep smoked.

After that, I may put my little tannery to rest for the winter. These very cold months aren’t the best for tanning, and this issue with the deer reminded me of that. This work is seasonal and I need to respect that. Especially without having my woodstove hooked up in the workshop.

I have a small (grateful it’s getting smaller) inventory of tanned skins for sale, and I’ll pick up with my 2 deer, and the last 2 sheep from ’19 when the weather starts breaking in (let’s face it) April.