Fleshing Beam
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- Description
- Flat wood beam, square at one end, other end narrows to a pointed tip.
- Other Names
- Tanning Beam
- Tanner's Beam
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR MATERIALS
- Sub-Category
- LEATHER, HORN, SHELLWORKING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Description
- Flat wood beam, square at one end, other end narrows to a pointed tip.
- History Of Use
- Hides would be draped over the beam and then scraped with a tanner's knife to remove the flesh and fat prior to tanning.
- Accession No.
- 1979.64.2
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact