fish-skin-tan-msg - 11/25/01 ਀ഊInfo on Icelandic fish skin tanning. ਀ഊNOTE: See also the files: lea-tanning-msg, lea-bladders-msg, Iceland-msg, fd-Iceland-msg, fish-msg, stockfish-msg, fishing-msg, eels-msg. ਀ഊ************************************************************************ ਀一伀吀䤀䌀䔀 ⴀഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀 椀猀 愀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 栀愀瘀椀渀最 愀 挀漀洀洀漀渀 琀栀攀洀攀 琀栀愀琀 䤀 栀愀瘀攀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 洀礀 爀攀愀搀椀渀最 漀昀 琀栀攀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 挀漀洀瀀甀琀攀爀 渀攀琀眀漀爀欀猀⸀ 匀漀洀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 搀愀琀攀 戀愀挀欀 琀漀 ㄀㤀㠀㤀Ⰰ 猀漀洀攀 洀愀礀 戀攀 愀猀 爀攀挀攀渀琀 愀猀 礀攀猀琀攀爀搀愀礀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀 椀猀 瀀愀爀琀 漀昀 愀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 昀椀氀攀猀 挀愀氀氀攀搀 匀琀攀昀愀渀✀猀 䘀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀ 吀栀攀猀攀 昀椀氀攀猀 愀爀攀 愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀 漀渀 琀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀爀渀攀琀 愀琀㨀 栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀昀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀漀爀最ഊ ਀䤀 栀愀瘀攀 搀漀渀攀 愀 氀椀洀椀琀攀搀 愀洀漀甀渀琀 漀昀 攀搀椀琀椀渀最⸀ 䴀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 栀愀瘀椀渀最 琀漀 搀漀 眀椀琀栀 猀攀瀀愀爀愀琀攀 琀漀瀀椀挀猀 眀攀爀攀 猀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀猀 猀瀀氀椀琀 椀渀琀漀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀 昀椀氀攀猀 愀渀搀 猀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀猀 攀砀琀爀愀渀攀漀甀猀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 眀愀猀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀搀⸀ 䘀漀爀 椀渀猀琀愀渀挀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀 䤀䐀猀 眀攀爀攀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀搀 琀漀 猀愀瘀攀 猀瀀愀挀攀 愀渀搀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀 挀氀甀琀琀攀爀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 挀漀洀洀攀渀琀猀 洀愀搀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 愀爀攀 渀漀琀 渀攀挀攀猀猀愀爀椀氀礀 洀礀 瘀椀攀眀瀀漀椀渀琀猀⸀ 䤀 洀愀欀攀 渀漀 挀氀愀椀洀猀 愀猀 琀漀 琀栀攀 愀挀挀甀爀愀挀礀 漀昀 琀栀攀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 最椀瘀攀渀 戀礀 琀栀攀 椀渀搀椀瘀椀搀甀愀氀 愀甀琀栀漀爀猀⸀ഊ ਀倀氀攀愀猀攀 爀攀猀瀀攀挀琀 琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀 愀渀搀 攀昀昀漀爀琀猀 漀昀 琀栀漀猀攀 眀栀漀 栀愀瘀攀 眀爀椀琀琀攀渀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀⸀ 吀栀攀 挀漀瀀礀爀椀最栀琀 猀琀愀琀甀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 椀猀 甀渀挀氀攀愀爀 愀琀 琀栀椀猀 琀椀洀攀⸀ 䤀昀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 椀猀 瀀甀戀氀椀猀栀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀Ⰰ 瀀氀攀愀猀攀 最椀瘀攀 挀爀攀搀椀琀 琀漀 琀栀攀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀琀漀爀⠀猀⤀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀愀渀欀 礀漀甀Ⰰഊ Mark S. Harris AKA: THLord Stefan li Rous ਀                                          匀琀攀昀愀渀 愀琀 昀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀漀爀最ഊ************************************************************************ ਀ഊFrom: Nanna_Rognvaldardottir ਀吀漀㨀 㰀猀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀 愀琀 愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀⸀漀爀最㸀ഊSubject: Re: [Sca-cooks] 13th Century Icelandic Fish Skin Tanning Techniques ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 䘀爀椀Ⰰ ㈀㘀 伀挀琀 ㈀　　㄀ 　㈀㨀㄀㈀㨀㐀㐀 ⴀ　　　　ഊ ਀䐀爀愀欀攀礀 愀猀欀攀搀㨀ഊ> Does anyone have any info on 13th Century Icelandic Fish Skin Tanning ਀㸀 吀攀挀栀渀椀焀甀攀猀㼀ഊ ਀䤀 洀椀最栀琀 戀攀 愀戀氀攀 琀漀 昀椀渀搀 猀漀洀攀琀栀椀渀最 戀甀琀 渀漀琀 琀漀渀椀最栀琀Ⰰ 愀猀 䤀✀洀 眀漀爀欀椀渀最 ㄀㔀ⴀ栀漀甀爀ഊdays at present. Are you just interested in shark skin, or any fish skin? ਀ഊThe shark would have been Greenland shark. The thick skin was used for shoes ਀戀甀琀 䤀✀洀 渀漀琀 猀甀爀攀 愀戀漀甀琀 漀琀栀攀爀 甀猀攀猀⸀ 刀漀瀀攀猀Ⰰ 洀愀礀戀攀⸀ 䤀琀 眀漀甀氀搀渀✀琀 猀氀椀瀀 猀椀渀挀攀 椀琀ഊis so rough - like "h=E1karlsskr=E1pur" (sharkskin) we still say when we want to ਀搀攀猀挀爀椀戀攀 猀漀洀攀琀栀椀渀最 琀栀愀琀 栀愀猀 愀 爀攀愀氀氀礀 爀漀甀最栀 愀渀搀 猀挀爀愀琀挀栀礀 猀甀爀昀愀挀攀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 猀欀椀渀 漀昀 猀漀洀攀 漀琀栀攀爀 琀礀瀀攀猀 漀昀 昀椀猀栀Ⰰ 攀猀瀀攀挀椀愀氀氀礀 漀挀攀愀渀 挀愀琀昀椀猀栀Ⰰ 眀愀猀 甀猀攀搀 琀漀漀ഊfor shoes but only when nothing better was available, as these shoes didn't ਀氀愀猀琀 氀漀渀最 漀渀 琀栀攀 爀漀挀欀礀 䤀挀攀氀愀渀搀椀挀 爀漀愀搀猀 ⴀ 洀漀甀渀琀愀椀渀 琀爀愀椀氀猀 眀攀爀攀 攀瘀攀渀 洀攀愀猀甀爀攀搀ഊor graded by how many pairs of fish skin shoes you were likely to wear out ਀戀礀 眀愀氀欀椀渀最 琀栀攀洀⸀ ∀匀攀砀 爀漀㴀䘀　猀欀漀愀 氀攀椀㴀䘀　∀ 洀攀愀渀琀 礀漀甀 渀攀攀搀攀搀 愀琀 氀攀愀猀琀 猀椀砀 瀀愀椀爀猀 漀昀ഊfish skin shoes if you are going that way and back again, as you were likely ਀琀漀 眀攀愀爀 漀甀琀 昀椀瘀攀 瀀愀椀爀猀⸀ 夀漀甀 挀愀渀 猀攀攀 愀 搀爀愀眀椀渀最 漀昀 猀甀挀栀 猀栀漀攀猀Ⰰ 眀漀爀渀 眀椀琀栀 氀攀最ഊwrappings of skate skin, here: ਀ഊhttp://www1.icetourist.is/domino/umm/ummlist.nsf/Leit/8195D37D71D43988002566 ਀㜀䈀　　㐀䔀㐀䈀㠀㌀ഊ ਀吀愀渀渀攀搀 昀椀猀栀 猀欀椀渀猀 愀爀攀 挀甀爀爀攀渀琀氀礀 戀攀椀渀最 洀愀搀攀 椀渀 洀礀 漀氀搀 栀漀洀攀琀漀眀渀 椀渀 琀栀攀 渀漀爀琀栀ഊof Iceland but they are certainly not using traditional methods there. I'll ਀琀爀礀 琀漀 猀攀攀 椀昀 䤀 挀愀渀 昀椀渀搀 愀渀礀琀栀椀渀最⸀ 䤀 欀渀漀眀 栀漀眀 漀挀攀愀渀 挀愀琀昀椀猀栀 猀欀椀渀 眀愀猀 琀爀攀愀琀攀搀ഊin the 19th century, however. No actual tanning was involved - you tore the ਀猀欀椀渀 漀昀昀 搀爀椀攀搀 昀椀猀栀Ⰰ 愀琀攀 琀栀攀 昀椀猀栀 愀渀搀 猀漀愀欀攀搀 琀栀攀 猀欀椀渀 甀渀琀椀氀 瀀氀椀愀戀氀攀⸀ 吀栀攀渀 椀琀ഊwas cut and made into shoes. And when the shoes were worn out, you could ਀眀愀猀栀 琀栀攀洀Ⰰ 戀漀椀氀 琀栀攀洀 愀渀搀 攀愀琀 琀栀攀洀⸀ 䤀✀洀 渀漀琀 洀愀欀椀渀最 琀栀椀猀 甀瀀⸀ഊ ਀伀挀攀愀渀 挀愀琀昀椀猀栀 猀欀椀渀 眀愀猀 愀氀猀漀 甀猀攀搀 昀漀爀 眀爀愀瀀瀀椀渀最 戀甀琀琀攀爀 愀渀搀 猀甀挀栀⸀ഊ ਀一愀渀渀愀ഊ ਀㰀琀栀攀 攀渀搀㸀ഊEdited by Mark S. Harris fish-skin-tan-msg Page 2 of 2 ਀ഊ