On Friday 06 July 2018 14:27:16 Grant Edwards wrote: > On 2018-07-06, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@shentel.net> wrote: > > In that case, I hate to say it, but your education is sorely lacking > > in the fundamentals. Smelting for instance was discussed at length > > in the high school physics books I was reading by the time I was in > > the 3rd grade. Don't they teach anything in school anymore? Tanning > > leather for instance involves a long soaking in strong tea, and > > doesn't name the brand or genus of the tea, the important part was > > the tannic acid content. > > IIRC, oak leaves/chips work well also.
Yes, and fairly well too from what I've read when I had a shed full of deer skins one winter about 50 years ago. > -- > Grant Edwards grant.b.edwards Yow! I'm shaving!! > at I'M SHAVING!! > gmail.com -- Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
