章 721: Chapter 718 Success is in Sight

The tanning was completed, and next came the smoking of the hides.

Bi Fang fashioned the hide into the shape of a bag, extinguished the open flame, and set up a tripod over the embers. He then slipped the hide bag directly over it, with the opening facing down.

"This step of smoking is very important, as its purpose is to prevent the hide from reverting to rawhide upon contact with water. Rawhide cannot be used for clothing; it becomes stiff once it loses moisture and you simply can't wear it. That's why I take this step very seriously every time."

"I remember I told you not to use an open flame, as it easily burns the hide. After a few hours, flip it over to continue. When that's done, it's considered finished hide."

While waiting, Bi Fang was not idle; he pulled out a reindeer stomach bag filled with liquid that had frozen into ice.

This was a collection from the eyes of reindeer, not much, but very useful.