COLONIAL TANNER

JOB DESCRIPTION

• A tanner made things out of leather
• Tanners made saddles, belts, leather shoes

PRODUCTS MADE

• Belts
• Saddles
• Leather shoes
• Leather Bags

STEPS

• We get animal hides
• Then clean and soften it
• Then liming it which is getting of unwanted hair
• Flip it over and scrape any flesh off with a flesh knife
• After that they used a solution called ooze, and washed and stretched it

BOOTS

BELTS

LEATHER BAGS

SADDLES

TOOLS USED

• Fleshing knife
• Hammer
• Wood
• Leather

WHAT WE USE TODAY

• Tack and leather shop

NATALIE