Traditional Fish Skin Tanning with Kunaq

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3 жыл бұрын

Traditional tanning fish skins with alder back collected this spring. The skins are from sockeye salmon from the Chitna River in the Interior of Alaska. This process is long, but you end with an all naturally tanned fish skin that is soft and supple.

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@jahyeet1137 3 жыл бұрын

By far the best looking fish leather Iv seen on KZfaq I’ll refer to this when I give this a try for sure thank you

@Jason-fp7vi 3 жыл бұрын

It's so cool that I can learn about this even though I'm across the continent from Alaska

@shannonhall1582 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your technique! Your daughter is adorable💕

@TJHutchExotics 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thanks!

@maryrobers815 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful video!!!! I need to try to do this. I love beading and I think I could make beautiful items with them!!!

@perry44442000 10 ай бұрын

The best video on the process of tanning fish skin I’ve seen so far. Great job!!!!

@lilwolfandsabavantura 2 жыл бұрын

wow…we tan codfish…I haven’t tried salmon…didn’t have that back home growing up…but here tho…maybe I will give it a try. I am so happy to find, see and learn about this and your culture. 😍

@Lazarus-aap 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing! It's really educational and relaxing to watch and listen 👍🏻.

@Jason-fp7vi 3 жыл бұрын

Woooow this was so cool to watch. Is this tanning process a modern method or is this a traditional way of tanning the fish skins?

@kunaqtahbone6010 3 жыл бұрын

Hello, it is a traditional way of tanning. All natural, and no chemicals. (Except for the dawn dish soap ;)

@philhewett1601 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful and so well done. Labor and skill intensive...impressive.

@curmudgeinnak 10 ай бұрын

Great video. We are just north of Talkeetna. I use to work leather years ago and have seen a few things made of fish skins. I have saved a number of red skins and a few silvers. I would love to know the solution ratio. Of all the videos I have watched I love the coloration of yours the best. Thank you for the education on this. I am sure you make your teachers proud.

@tundrapirates 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, fellow Alaskan here. I was curious if you could do a tutorial on how to create the alder bark solution. How to find/harvest it and how much water to bark you need to create the solution. I really appreciate your video (found you on tiktok). I'm an artist and would like to try this process. Thank you!

@Rf-Vision.Technologies 2 жыл бұрын

That's some serious fucking fish leather you've got there, your a master craftswomen, thank you

@Bassassinator Жыл бұрын

Very cool and informative! Thank you sharing your methods.

@stephaniee.9384 3 жыл бұрын

Hello, I’m sorry my English was not good enough to understand if you bought the bark solution or if you made it, can you give some advice on this solution ? Thank you a lot I learned a lot already

@kunaqtahbone6010 3 жыл бұрын

Hello, I made it. I collected the alder in the spring time and shaved the bark off. I let it dry and then I make the solution with it. Most barks are good for tanning, but alder makes the beautiful color!

@redemption7449 Жыл бұрын

Hey, so instead of using coconut oil which will like degrade dry and possibly crack your leather over time, I recommend using a commercial leather conditioner (make sure it’s all natural) or what I do is either 1:5, or 50/50 ratio of beeswax to neatsfoot oil.

@Victoria-jo3wr Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! This is exactly what I've been looking for! I live in south central Alaska and I do leatherwork on the side. I've always wanted to learn how to tan salmon skin. I'm impressed with how much skin you are able to get, and all in one piece off the fish! My fileting skills are quite poor, I'll admit. Could we see how you filet the fish? Also, do you prepare the alder bark in any way before you make the solution?

@alicetulloch6945 10 ай бұрын

Alder bark tanning liquor should be room temperature when you add the skins. If hot, they’ll just cook!

@paulmarks567 2 жыл бұрын

Where you get your scraper? I’m looking for one to buy

@uswitusqaq7665 3 жыл бұрын

what oil did you use for the softening solution?

@kunaqtahbone6010 3 жыл бұрын

I used coconut oil for the softening and for the solution I used vegetable oil and egg yokes

@maryrobers815 3 жыл бұрын

How much alder bark to how much water please?

@kunaqtahbone6010 3 жыл бұрын

I boil mine a pot at a time when making the solution. So I fill the pot with a few inches clearance and then fill the rest up with water. I boil that same bark up to three times for an hour each time.