I’m going deer hunting in a month or so, I’m going to try to tan a hide. I am wondering if it would be a good idea to practice on something small first? There are chipmunks in my area or I could try fish skin…
Does anyone know of a way to smoke the hides using two holes connected?In theory the fire would be in one of the holes and the smoke would travel through the connection and comes through the second hole. So theoretically the smoke could saturate the hides but one wouldn’t have to worry about the fire burning it.
I’m trying to figure out if this would even be physically possible.
I skinned this rattlesnake, how do I get the leftover fat/membrane off before I soak it? Do I need to let the underside dry out in the sun so I can peel it off?
Hi, i'd like to tan my first moose hide. I've read some books and youtube ect... my husband is going in the bush and hopefully gets a moose or deer (if not in rut). I am not going as i have to take care of the kids. What do we do with the hide before it gets to me. I could be a few days/week. He would not do the fleshing. It might be cold (usually gets first snow) but it may not... What should he do to the hide before i get it. i have no clue and i dont want it to go bad. We cant freeze it, or flesh it. Roll it up and hope for the best? Does he salt it until it gets to me? Im really lost. Thanks !
This is a buck skin that sat in a pickle at 2.5 ph from last November til about 3 weeks ago. I just scudded it on the bear so it’s a bit dark and streaky in the photo.
I was going to try my first brain tan but the grain was so well bonded that I couldn’t get it to separate. I pivoted to a bark tan and tried mimosa extract for the first time. I let it steep for about 2.5 weeks with almost daily mixing. I followed the instructions from braintan.com and checked with a barkometer. I only use non-iodized feed salt and I neutralized overnight with a hose trickling into a bucket. Our tap water doesn’t have iron but we do have calcium in the water. Those 2 really dark areas are from a period of about a month when the hide was in the pickle and they were above the surface - oops!
So what’s going on here and how do I avoid it? I don’t like this color and I was hoping for the light pink that mimosa is known for.
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Hey everyone! I’m looking for some advice on building a good bodycare routine.
My face and body have gotten quite tanned, so I’m planning to start using glycolic acid to help with uneven skin tone. I’d love some recommendations on:
Which glycolic acid product is good for beginners?
What body wash would you recommend?
A good body sunscreen that actually works for daily use?
Are body scrubs worth using, or should I avoid them while using glycolic acid?
Any detan products/treatments that you’ve personally found helpful?
And what would you recommend for the face vs. body? I’m guessing the routine should be different.
●Which products are worth buying? Only glycolic acid + any normal bodywash or glycolic acid + bodywash like chemist at play, or mcaffine + body sunscreen and all?
I’m especially interested in products that are bit affordable and suitable for regular use.
Would really appreciate any product recommendations, routine tips, or things I should avoid! 🙏
Buenos días,
Anteayer abatí mi primer Corzo (Capreolus capreolus). Es un cérvido de medida pequeña, de unos 25kg de media muy común en Europa.
Me gustaría curtir la piel. ¿me podrías ayudar y aconsejar en mis primeros pasos?
Se que se puede curtir con una solución echa del propio cerebro del animal, en este caso sería imposible, pues le di en la cabeza y perdí esa parte del animal.
Ahora mismo tengo la piel en sal, mientras decido cómo lo hago.
Entiendo que el siguiente paso sería descarnar cualquier grasa, carne que haya podido quedar en la piel.
¿Y luego? Me gustaría curtirlo con corteza de roble y que el pelo aguantase. ¿Como va lo de la corteza de roble?
Cualquier ayuda y sugerencia será bienvenida :)
Muchas gracias
Bandicoot skin so far. I have permission from the government don't worry. But what we think so far?
I don’t want a self tanner I don’t like them and the way they feel I’m a really pale girly too
I removed as much mold as I could. The rest is stuck.
And if so can I still remove it? I’ve already rehydrated it once because it turned into rawhide 😅 used yolk and oil, I have not smoked it yet
Hi everyone,
This community has been so helpful that I thought I’d share my first experience tanning a hide and the steps I followed. Hopefully this can be useful for someone else new to this.
Here are the steps that I followed:
Overall I am super happy with the result. The leather is a bit rigid but that’s exactly what I was looking for as I want to craft sheaths with it. I wasn’t able to find a whole lot of examples of bark tanned deer hide with the grain on so I’m really surprised by how beautiful it turned out and the leather is a nice thickness for things such as wallets.
This is my first time attempting to tan a hide. I applied tanning solution yesterday and began to stretch and some of the hide is turning white and soft as expected but a large portion is hard and cannot be stretched. Feels like raw hide.
I'm not sure how to get these sections to soften up.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated
I did not kill the fawn, she got hit by a car and didn't want her to rot