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Is the blueberry thing this weekend? Heck I'm picking blueberries somewhetre no matter what!
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At 8:05am on April 27, 2009, Mark Young said…
Tom, sorry about that, Mal canceled his classes for the year and I am out of black ash. I will be harvesting some soon, if you'd like to come up for a private class let me know. We'd love to have you up here.
At 7:52pm on February 25, 2009, Candi Huber said…
I see you answered the question I just asked about where you get your deer legs in post. I'd be interested in some tanned hides and deer legs if you want to trade for something. I know Mark plans on doing some hide tanning with you but I am really feeling the need to be creative sooner versus later. We have one beautiful smoked hide that Mike Rockwell gave us. Mark said I can have that so I may make a pair of high topped moccasins. Do you do other hides like moose or wood chuck that I could snag a couple of pieces for my soles? Do you do intricate beading? I'd love to learn that. We'll have to get together soon and do a basket hide day. Are you coming to Mal's for the skills share?
At 7:44pm on February 25, 2009, Candi Huber said…
Tom, I enjoyed your pics on how you get sinew. Do you have any photos of the needles? I'd like to see what they look like. Where do you get your deer legs...local butchers?
At 10:02pm on January 8, 2009, Candi Huber said…
Hey Tom, glad you made it. Hope all is well in Ma. Sorry you couldn't make it up to work on baskets...we'll have to set up another day to do that. I'm interested in doing some hides. My goal is to make some Mukalaks for next winter. Ever made those?
At 10:33am on January 6, 2009, Victoria Kazachenko said…
Yes, small world indeed!

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About Me
Marooned in Boston...You can take the boy outta Kentucky, but you can't take Kentucky outta the boy.
School or Gathering Affiliation:
pre-school, reform school
What do you do for a living?
Computer weenie, network guy.
What are your interests or hobbies?
Hiking, camping, braintanning, foraging and making things from natural materials. A huge history nerd-renactor. I also fool around with computers.
Do you have any skills that you specialize in?
Braintanning, making clothes, bags, sheaths and such from braintan.
Is there something in practicular that you would like to learn? Let the mentors know..
My current weird passion is authentic cattail mats.

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Blueberries?

Is the blueberry thing this weekend? Heck I'm picking blueberries somewhetre no matter what!

Posted on July 23, 2009 at 7:53pm —

Tom Turck

Salted Hides etc

I hooked up with a real nice deer cutter in North Hampton, MA and got about 30 deer hides this year. Spent Sunday salting and trimming the last batch of the year from shotgun season. I have a pile of deer legs if you want some for sinew or bone awls...I don't need all the legs.

I also managed to get a good deal of deer tallow from the sub-cutaneous fat, but it is worth noting that the deer harvested in western mass this year were not very fatty at all...I hope it is a warm winter

Posted on January 6, 2009 at 12:37am —

 
 

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I'm at Johnny's seeds for a while. Heirloom tomatoes are big. I can get seeds for older packets of seeds with less then the high germination rate that is the standard, and plan on starting an heirloom tomato garden. Anyone else interested?
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I think Mark sounds a little like Tom Brown as he teaches throwing the Viking Battle Ax.
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Participants from across the Unitied States and Canada shared skills in self reliance, sustainability, survival, community, mentoring, and fun. If you atten...
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December 28, 2009 at 6pm to January 7, 2010 at 7pm
Casual get-together to tan deer hides on Eastern Long Island. Bring your hide and some brains, and we'll help, and discuss braintanning. Potluck meal(s) and camping possible. Dates to be determined: last week in Dec -first week in January. Intereste…
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A lot of hard core no necked nugs gave Dakota grief for this one because it wasn't "survival", but it is a great way to share skills. Dakota has a sever form of dyslexia, he can't read, coupled with tourrette's syndrom. We have had to find creative…
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It does. Remember that the tannic acid actually curdles the protiens i the skin, including internally. This creates the astringency, and also produces a biological "band aid" of a layer of your own tanned hide. I used tannic acid wash from Oak galls…
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Wet wood ash, used as a paste and rinsed qickly to avoid chemical burns (prolonged direct contact over a minute) is a great way to remove pitch and other hard to get off yer skin adherents.
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