Before tanning, raw hides and skins need preservation and preparatory work. This introductory article describes drying or salting for storage, followed by the removal of unwanted parts and residual flesh.
Leather making combines physical operations with chemical or plant-based tanning agents to turn perishable raw hide or skin into a more stable material called leather. Preparatory operations remove unwanted material, including excess fat and hair or wool, as required by the process.
The Persian source describes drying and salting as ways to preserve skins after removal from the animal. It mentions dry salt, brine and immersion in a salt solution. For drying, it refers to sunlight or a flow of warm air. These are descriptions from the historical introduction, not a specification for every raw material or factory.
The article does not give a salt quantity, brine concentration, storage duration, drying temperature or target moisture content. It therefore cannot be used as a complete production recipe.
Before further processing, unwanted parts are removed. The source lists ears, tails, hooves and residual pieces of flesh left during skinning as examples of material to separate from the hide or skin. The preparatory work described here precedes tanning itself.
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Are salting and tanning the same operation?
No. In this introduction, salting preserves raw material before the tanning process.
Does the article provide a complete preservation formula?
No. Quantities, process settings and storage limits are not specified.
Has the video been given English subtitles?
No. The written introduction has been translated; the original video is retained.
This English edition translates and organizes the educational section of the Persian archive article, first published in 2015. Unrelated promotional passages from the end of the source page are omitted.
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