Book 17. (7 results) Savages of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 722 | This product, crude and tough, may be used for such things as shields, cases and ropes. |
| 1 | 723 | Soft tanning a hide, on the other hand, is a much more arduous task. |
| 1 | 724 | In soft tanning, the fleshed hide must be saturated with fats, and with oils and grease, usually from the brains of animals. |
| 1 | 725 | These are rubbed into the hide, and worked into it, usually with a soft flat stone. |
| 1 | 726 | The hide is then sprinkled with warm water and tightly rolled, after which it is put aside, away from the sun and heat, for a few days. |
| 1 | 727 | This gives the time necessary for the softening ingredients, such as the fats and oils, to fully penetrate the leather. |
| 1 | 728 | The skin is then unrolled and by rubbing, kneading and stretching, hand-softened over a period of hours. |
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This product, crude and tough, may be used for such things as shields, cases and ropes.
Soft tanning a hide, on the other hand, is a much more arduous task.
In soft tanning, the fleshed hide must be saturated with fats, and with oils and grease, usually from the brains of animals.
These are rubbed into the hide, and worked into it, usually with a soft flat stone.
The hide is then sprinkled with warm water and tightly rolled, after which it is put aside, away from the sun and heat, for a few days.
This gives the time necessary for the softening ingredients, such as the fats and oils, to fully penetrate the leather.
The skin is then unrolled and by rubbing, kneading and stretching, hand-softened over a period of hours.
- (Savages of Gor, Chapter )