Anyone interested in a tanning/skin prep thread?

[H Wally]

would like to make some skin on skin for the ladies.

I don't know why, but I find the tassles on the bikini bottoms disconcerting

 

[Unleashed]

I for one would certainly appreciate it!

 

[Workin Man]

I would especially like to see a tutorial on how to do a bear hide with the hair on, but I will follow along with the thread whatever you end up doing.

Jim

 

[H Wally]

I would especially like to see a tutorial on how to do a bear hide with the hair on, but I will follow along with the thread whatever you end up doing.

Jim

Well, first thing that would require is a bear skin, and possibly someone with more experience.

Oh, and a pressure washer...

If anyone fulfills two of the three of those on the south Island, I'd like to talk to you...

 

[Levi Garrett]

Modern fleshing tool at work
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and the old way

 

[H Wally]

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NOTE!!! don't make the same mistake I did. You take it down to just ABOVE the hair follicles. If you go too deep you will expose, or cut the base of the hair's roots and they will pull free... it's a really aggravating mistake to make.

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[Workin Man]

Well, first thing that would require is a bear skin, and possibly someone with more experience.

Oh, and a pressure washer...

If anyone fulfills two of the three of those on the south Island, I'd like to talk to you...

I have a pressure washer and will work on getting the bear skin. More experience, you're on your own. Is south island in Lake Ontario or possibly Georgian bay?

Jim

 

[H Wally]

Unfortunately I'm thinking south Vancouver Island.

 

[Noel]

Did my elk hide four years ago.... make sure you can dedicate the time to do it right, mine got too dry on me and I had to use my truck to flatten it out, still has a big ridge in it.
Used water and alum to cure it but I can't say it worked all that well.
Since sent my black wolf and bighorn sheep hide to Halfords in Edmonton, finished results are much better now and pretty reasonable considering how many hours it takes me to do it. I do want to learn the trade though as my great Uncles did alot of trapping...
Need recipes for keeping the hair on!

 

[Northman999]

Great idea!

I've got last year's black bear pelt all de-fleshed and salted, waiting for tanning. Your proposed thread would likely make it happen!

 

[H Wally]

Alrighty - I'm set up for tanning, however I can't get out of the city to hunt! If anyone is in the Victoria area I could use a lift out and back to the woods... don't mind about hunting by myself, I just don't have transport. I'm willing to split gas to make your trip cheaper too.

 

[Mr. Friendly]

I'm just going to give them to my mom and a friend of mine to chew. they both have dentures, so they'll be able to make them soft for making moccasins and such.

 

[lone-wolf]

how much do taxidermists charge?

 

[H Wally]

Honestly not a clue...


Anyone out there got their hides yet? Stilllllllllll looking!