Abstract: A method for shaping animal hide into a desired form that is unlike the shape of the base used to support the animal hide during the shaping process. The process includes the steps of wetting a natural hide side of an animal hide; chemically treating a substantially wetted natural hide side of the animal hide with a sizing and shaping a chemically treated animal hide.

Abstract: A method for shaping animal hide into a desired form that is unlike the shape of the base used to support the animal hide during the shaping process. The process includes the steps of wetting a natural hide side of an animal hide; chemically treating a substantially wetted natural hide side of the animal hide with a sizing and shaping a chemically treated animal hide.

Abstract: A method for shaping animal hide includes the steps of wetting a natural hide side of an animal hide; chemically treating a substantially wetted natural hide side of the animal hide with a sizing comprising any one of the following: synthetic polymers and macromolecular natural products; and shaping a chemically treated animal hide.

Abstract: A method for shaping animal hide may generally comprise the steps of wetting an animal hide, chemically treating the animal hide and then shaping the animal hide to the desired form. Once the animal hide is wetted and chemically treated, the hide becomes malleable, that is, adaptable and manually manipulable. The wetting and chemical treatment steps may be repeated as the animal hide becomes stiff. The flexible, malleable animal hide may then be manually manipulated to the desired shape.