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A large vessel can be used to process rawhide into leather. There are several steps to leather tanning. It might be easier to use three vessels (one for each step) if you have a lot of rawhide to process. | A large vessel can be used to process [[Hide|rawhide]] into [[leather]]. There are several steps to leather tanning. It might be easier to use three vessels (one for each step) if you have a lot of rawhide to process. | ||
First, fill a vessel with fresh water and add 10 lime. This will consume the lime and turn the fresh water into lime water. Next seal the rawhide in the vessel of lime water. After a time, it will consume some of the lime water and output a soaked hide. | First, fill a vessel with fresh water and add 10 lime. This will consume the lime and turn the fresh water into lime water. Next seal the rawhide in the vessel of lime water. After a time, it will consume some of the lime water and output a soaked hide. | ||
The next step is to scrape the softened bits of flesh from the soaked hide. You will need a large log placed on its side to use as a workbench. Right click the log with the soaked hide in your hand and it wil be spread out on the top of the log ready to be scraped. With a knife in your hand, right-click on the hide. You will see a bit of the flesh disappear from the hide. Continue clicking on the pink fleshy patches of hide until it is all scraped clean. Then right click once more to remove the hide from the log. | The next step is to scrape the softened bits of flesh from the soaked hide. You will need a large log placed on its side to use as a workbench. Right click the log with the soaked hide in your hand and it wil be spread out on the top of the log ready to be scraped. With a knife in your hand, right-click on the hide. You will see a bit of the flesh disappear from the hide. Continue clicking on the pink fleshy patches of hide until it is all scraped clean. Then right click once more to remove the hide from the log. | ||