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Sarah
Trad Bowhunter
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Tanning Hides
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June 18, 2008, 12:34:00 PM »
Reading back in some older threads I thought that some people had mentioned an interest in DIY tanning. Having the same interest myself, I did a quick search and came up with this:
http://www.motherearthnews.com/Do-It-Yourself/1983-01-01/How-To-Tan-Rabbit-Hides.aspx
and this:
http://www.motherearthnews.com/Sustainable-Farming/2001-10-01/Home-Tanning-Process-Preserves-Pelts.aspx
I thought someone might find it useful. I know I'm going to try this when I get my first rabbit. I assume the process could easily transfer to the pelts of most critters.
Enjoy!
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rastaman
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Re: Tanning Hides
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June 18, 2008, 01:03:00 PM »
:cool:
Thanks
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Randy Keene
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sir_h_c
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Re: Tanning Hides
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June 18, 2008, 01:40:00 PM »
same site, different article.
http://www.motherearthnews.com/Sustainable-Farming/1975-11-01/How-To-Tan-The-Easy-Way.aspx
I like the step by step and it give amounts for larger hides.
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rastaman
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June 18, 2008, 02:23:00 PM »
Double :cool:
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Randy Keene
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snag
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Re: Tanning Hides
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June 18, 2008, 04:19:00 PM »
I'll be trying this...thanks!
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Zbone
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Re: Tanning Hides
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June 18, 2008, 09:14:00 PM »
Cool links Sarah, thanx for sharing
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bowhunterfrompast
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Re: Tanning Hides
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June 18, 2008, 09:27:00 PM »
thanks Sarah
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Rick Wakeman
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Re: Tanning Hides
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June 19, 2008, 12:06:00 AM »
brain tan is the only way to go IMHO. been doing it for year (deer, beaver, coon, mink, etc) works great cuz all ya need is a knife, brain, hide, and hot water.
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Sarah
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June 19, 2008, 08:39:00 AM »
Can you go into more detail on brain tanning?
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Sarah
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Re: Tanning Hides
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June 19, 2008, 08:47:00 AM »
nevermind...
http://www.braintanned.com/HowTo.html
guess I'm not looking hard enough!
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mjh
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Re: Tanning Hides
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June 19, 2008, 08:48:00 AM »
Check out braintan.com for lots of resources. Basicly you flesh the hide, dehair the hide, degrain the hide, some stretch the hide at this point others don't, make brain slurry mix, soak hide in mix, wring the hide, soak some more, but hide in rack and soften until dry, smoke the hide. There's wetscrape and dry scrape. Both have different approaches with a pretty much the same end product. There,s room to add you own individual way to do it too.
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Zbone
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June 19, 2008, 06:24:00 PM »
Neat site Sarah, thanx
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Jerry Jeffer
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June 20, 2008, 12:33:00 AM »
Thanks for sharing. I also Like Dixie tan as well as brain tanning.
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