Type of tool: flesher and wet-scraper
The first tool in the hide tanner’s toolbelt. Used for fleshing, graining, and membraning: a.k.a wet-scraping. This tool is intentionally slightly dulled, so that we don’t cut into the skin of an animal when scraping. During wet-scraping, we apply a lot of downward pressure to peel away layers of skin rather than slice them away. If you find yourself unable to scrape away flesh or grain, you can give it a bit of a sharpening (but don’t overdo it!).
Our Rune Wet-scraper is stainless steel with an added resilience coating to resist rust in damp climates + when hides mix with salt. The tools have removable rubber handles for cleaning thoroughly. This is a Fern + Roe custom slender design, drawn by Mara back in 2018. Initially designed to be a slender tool for women and anyone with smaller hands, but the feedback we’ve got over the years is that these dimensions are ideal for grasping + applying a lot of pressure for hides.
This wet-scraper is hand-fabricated by our friend Ryan Fogarty from Leechtown Blacksmith. See more of Ryan’s work here.
Tool use: place a hide on a round beam (wooden or PVC) and angle tool about 40 degrees to the hide. Apply pressure in long strokes to scrape away flesh, grain, or membrane from the skin.
Rust-proof, washable, and hardy. To take handles off, squeeze and pull apart. Clean and dry the handle and then put handles back.
15″ long; 1″ wide; .25″ thick.
A Tale of Two Wet-Scrapers: what’s the difference between the two wet-scrapers we carry?
The Classic Wet-scraper is hand-fabricated, which results in some variation (waviness) of the bevelled edge
The Classic Wet-scraper is straight stainless steel with no added resilience coating
The Rune Wet-scraper is belt-fabricated, which results in a uniform bevelled edge
The Rune Wet-scraper is stainless steel with an added resilience coating
The Rune Wet-scraper is ritually made + finalized with a rune stamp! Only Ryan knows its full meaning.
Individual tools will vary from photos. Email us with any custom requests such as a more dull or more sharp tool, after ordering.
Type of tool: flesher and wet-scraper
The first tool in the hide tanner’s toolbelt. Used for fleshing, graining, and membraning: a.k.a wet-scraping. This tool is intentionally slightly dulled, so that we don’t cut into the skin of an animal when scraping. During wet-scraping, we apply a lot of downward pressure to peel away layers of skin rather than slice them away. If you find yourself unable to scrape away flesh or grain, you can give it a bit of a sharpening (but don’t overdo it!).
Our Rune Wet-scraper is stainless steel with an added resilience coating to resist rust in damp climates + when hides mix with salt. The tools have removable rubber handles for cleaning thoroughly. This is a Fern + Roe custom slender design, drawn by Mara back in 2018. Initially designed to be a slender tool for women and anyone with smaller hands, but the feedback we’ve got over the years is that these dimensions are ideal for grasping + applying a lot of pressure for hides.
This wet-scraper is hand-fabricated by our friend Ryan Fogarty from Leechtown Blacksmith. See more of Ryan’s work here.
Tool use: place a hide on a round beam (wooden or PVC) and angle tool about 40 degrees to the hide. Apply pressure in long strokes to scrape away flesh, grain, or membrane from the skin.
Rust-proof, washable, and hardy. To take handles off, squeeze and pull apart. Clean and dry the handle and then put handles back.
15″ long; 1″ wide; .25″ thick.
A Tale of Two Wet-Scrapers: what’s the difference between the two wet-scrapers we carry?
The Classic Wet-scraper is hand-fabricated, which results in some variation (waviness) of the bevelled edge
The Classic Wet-scraper is straight stainless steel with no added resilience coating
The Rune Wet-scraper is belt-fabricated, which results in a uniform bevelled edge
The Rune Wet-scraper is stainless steel with an added resilience coating
The Rune Wet-scraper is ritually made + finalized with a rune stamp! Only Ryan knows its full meaning.
Individual tools will vary from photos. Email us with any custom requests such as a more dull or more sharp tool, after ordering.
