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#VIDEO PLUS TANNING SKIN#
You need something stronger to open up those fibers in the skin that have dried rock hard. Some people think that you can relax a salted skin in plain water, but this is NOT true. In a brine solution, as they will be stiff from salting. You are ready to pickle your skins, you'll need to relax them bag of plain salt from my local feed store for just 4.99. Non-iodized salt is typically cheaper in large quantities, This is the beauty of drying hides! You can save them until ready, without having them take up your freezer space.īoth iodized and non-iodized salt work well for this purpose I like to stack all my stiff, salted skins against the wall. After it is dried hard, you can rehydrate it and begin tanning, or just keep the hide like this until ready to tan.
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Depending on the size of the animal, the hide is usually pretty stiff after a few days. This time, instead of folding the hide, I open it up and run a fan in front of it for a few days. When drained, shake out the excess salt and re-apply another You'll want to put some type of drip pan under it, because the hide will start to drain out alot of liquids. Hair-to-hair, and place it on an inclined surface for 1-2 Into the flesh, making sure that it reaches into tight areas Remove the tail bone, and split the tail if the animal is coon size or larger (For instance, there is no need to split squirrel tails)Īfter this is done, apply a heavy layer of salt to the flesh side.
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Turn the ears, eyes, nostrils, and lips.some hides don't even have much flesh on them) you know, the big chunks of red meat (if any. Remove the very large pieces of flesh.And bacteria are the main cause of hair slippage. Skin is in it's raw state, unsalted, it is collectingīacteria. Pieces of flesh you can do that after salting. Salting is the very first thing you should do after the animal Leaches out unwanted liquids, sets the hair tight, and kills most bacteria that is on the hide. Large buckets, water, measuring spoons and cups, and a *TANNING OIL (PROTAL, OR RITTELS "PRO PLUS") *PICKLING ACID (USE RITTEL'S SAFETEE-ACID!) Step, through the process of tanning a skin, using EZ-Tan.Ĭlick here for a PRINTER FRIENDLY version!īefore you begin, you will need to have these products:
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My name is Amy Ritchie and I am going to lead you, step by Hi there, and welcome to my tanning instructions page!