In this special Hide Tanning Mini Series from Lakeland PBS's Common Ground, Nate Johnson makes his own durable leather clothing from animal hides. Nate Johnson prepares these two hides, a beaver and a ...

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Among one of Carbon County’s forgotten industries is the tanning of leather hides that was an extensive enterprise in the county. Tanning was such an important industry that one small village, Lehigh ...

Cod liver oil and willow bark extract used in the tanning of skins for clothing and other products offer notable differences in treatment, a study by a team of scientists shows. Their findings show ...

Oak “tan bark”, which provide the tannin chemical needed for curing, is used to treat the leather, giving the material its oaken color. Bullitt County was a natural place for tanneries in the early ...

One artifact in the collection of the Fenton History Center brings us back to a winter time activity of many years ago. The artifact is a bark peeler. So what is a bark peeler and how and why does it ...

One of the most prominent people in Greene County history is Zadock Pratt. At times in recent years he has been vilified for his industrial practices. The last time I wrote a column about him I ...

Look at your shoes. Chances are they are not made of leather, nor were they made anywhere locally — not even in this country. Our ancestors just a few generations back would be amazed. Shoes today are ...