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Post by bigugly on Aug 20, 2005 11:31:09 GMT -5
In Ontario we use to have places to drop of our hides. The would then be distrubuted to natives and leather workers to be used. The cost of leather has went down so much that they can't get anyone to take the hides anymore. Only a few olaces will take hides and they have to be of larger animals. Can anyone tell me a good easy way to tan a hide myself. I'd hate to see it go to waste.
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Post by Woody Williams on Aug 20, 2005 12:08:14 GMT -5
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Post by bigugly on Aug 21, 2005 20:45:58 GMT -5
Thanks Woody I'll look around my area to see if I can get info from Ontario sorces. After taxes and dollar conversion it may be cheaper to get it done professionaly. My wife would really like a buckskin throw so maybe I'll stop being so cheap and just get one made.lol
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Post by steiny on Aug 22, 2005 20:32:58 GMT -5
I've done several "hair on" which turned out pretty nice for wall hanging. That process is very simple.
Lay the hide hair down on a sheet of plywood, stretch it and nail it in place, stretched out. Requires nails about every couple inches around the perimeter. Scrape off any meat / flesh still attached. Give it a heavy dusting of half salt & half baking soda and rub it in thoroughly. Let sit for a couple days. Sweep the nasty salt off and scrape it again, getting all meat off the hide. Give it a heavy dusting of half salt & half baking soda and rub it in thoroughly again.
Just keep repeating this process of salting and scraping. It will be pretty dried out and nice and white after about the third or fourth salt / soda application.
Then just take a razor knife and trim off the narrow perimeter that has all the nail holes in it.
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