Recipes for braining a hide (tanning).?

Question

im trying to tan a deer hide but i dont know how to do the braining step, i need a recipe of how much brains i should use or an alternative to it all together. i heard you could use table oil but i dont if thats like olive oil or what and i dont know how much to use.

Answer 1

Mary Kay cosmetics got their start from an old hide tanning formula!

Answer 2

I can tell you but this is faster

http://www.nativetech.org/tanning/braint...

Answer 3

Try checking the links below. The first is a scan of an article on home tanning from 1962. The second is a web article by someone calling themselves Dragoona. And the third may let you order stuff on tanning as well as give you some instructions and care tips.