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Making fish leather
Requirements:
– Fish skin (in this example salmon is used);
– A knife, shell or another not-too-sharp tool;
– Eggs and vegetable oil (e.g. sunflower oil);
– A basin or other container;
– And a wood fire made with rotting wood.
Leather can be made from virtually any animal skin, and this includes fish. Perhaps that is difficult to imagine because the skin is very thin; but it is very strong and has water-resistant qualities because it is itself so rich in oil. Fish leather is still used today, for instance to give footwear a reptile-like appearance. The skin of every type of fish can be used, but it helps if the fish is quite large. Fish with or without scales are suitable
Fish skin can be tanned just the same as other animal hides, but you have to keep an eye on the temperature: fish skin does not like warm temperatures so it is not suitable for boiling or for soaking in hot water.
Below is a step-by-step explanation of how you can make raw leather from a fish skin.
Color | nature or de-color |
Crude protein | 75-78 % |
Moisture: | 10-15% max |
Impurity: | 0.5% max |
Packing: 30kgs/bag
MOQ: 25 MTS
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