I wonder if it'll work...
I try not to waste things that could be a resource. For years we've been harvesting and processing animals. When we do, I often save the skins. Some have been sitting around dry and salted for years now, which isn't really ideal. In this video I take an old, hard, dry whitetail deer hide and a few salted Boer goat skins and see if I can rehydrate them and rework them. The results surprised me. Enjoy the show!