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How to make fish leather at home

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Tanning is the process of substituting the water in the skin with something else that stops the skin from decaying. It is what preserves the skin and makes it into beautiful leather. Here you can find two recipes to make it yourself at home. No special equipment is needed!

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Bark tanning is a type of veetable tanning where the only ingridients you need is bark and water!. A verry common type of bark to use is Oak, but you can almost use whatever trees you find near you.

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Oil tanning is done by replacing the water in the skin with a mixture of oil, egg yolk and soap, all things you probably have at home already!

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