questions

feeds@yuku.com (dacian) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:46:56 GMT

I've been braintanning fopr a couple years now with good sucess mostly deer and elk I now have a couple bear and coyote that are fleshed buyt they seem to be pretty greasy is this normal if so is there any extra steps i need to take before braining? Also my brother wants me to walk him tru tanning but apparently has turned into a sqeemish child and refuses to use brain, he has a pamphlet on soap tanning, has anyone used this method and if so how did it turn out, also for hair on is it...

Salmon Skins?

feeds@yuku.com (blair) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:05:16 GMT

Hi! My brother is chef in a fancy restaurant and he can get me salmon skins. I can't find much info on tanning them online. I tried scraping them and soaking them overnight in urine (wife was on holiday), with a view to further soaking them in bark and tea leaves, but they turned to jelly in their first "bath". Anyone have any tips?

sumac liquor tanning

feeds@yuku.com (dbcooper) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:27:12 GMT

i have done fairly extensive ready on how to hair-on tan hides. i have collected, id say, 50lbs of sumac leaves this fall. i am attempting to tan a recently acquired squirrel hide. i have read that the hide should be pickled first for 6-10hrs or so before tanning in a mixture of water and vinegar (to take ph near 1). then the hide must be rinsed for how long, or how well? then i have found several ways to make tanning liquors but dont know which one to settle on. is it just as well to simply...

Got skunked

feeds@yuku.com (madcrow6969) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:11:28 GMT

I know someone read the title and is hoping to read a story about me getting sprayed by a skunk. Sorry to disappoint you, but here is a skunk possibles bag made with buckskin. I made the buckskin and left the epidermis intact just so it would not be so stretchy. When I sewed everything together, I put the flesh side out. Because the tail is so long, I left an opening between the hide and buckskin about two and a half inches wide so the tail can be tucked into the skunks butt.

NEED FURS?

feeds@yuku.com (BlueRidgeTrapper) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:31:39 GMT

I have them....if I don't have what you're looking for I can most likely get it. I also posted this on the Trade Blanket but I figured I would post here as well. Looking to trade for goods...

sole material?

feeds@yuku.com (aurox) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:12:37 GMT

i am looking for a sole material source for a buckskin moc, and wanting some kind of rubber sole, and a source, i have used clothe belted tire and such,

any ideas or experience?

even designs would be helpful, as i have seen several and mainly now use deerhide mocs and put on tire sandals under them when on dirt/paved roads thanx tim

hair on elk hide slippage on hair aaaaggghhh!!!!

feeds@yuku.com (rockbuster) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:25:21 GMT

Hi I was trying to do a hair on elk hide with my friend which turned awful today, to begin he shot it in colorado and we live in louisiana, he rolled it up without fleshing or salting and put it in a bag and put it on ice. He traveled for 2 days to get home, then we waited another 2 days for weather to clear up while it was still on ice. I did not know it wasnt frozen until today. Well we fleshed it and brained it last thursday, let sit over night, then the weather turned nasty on Friday with...

NEW TO THE FORUM, THANKS TO ALL

feeds@yuku.com (BlueRidgeTrapper) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:27:59 GMT

Hi, new fella in town here. I'm a trapper by trade but recently got into the Primitive Rondy scene and stumbled upon this site. I'll be slowly reading every last thing I can...lots of great info here! I have PLENTY of fur to practice on so I'm going to be attempting some different tanning methods this year.

Just figured I would introduce myself, look forward to chatting with you all!

Buffalo Hides Price?

feeds@yuku.com (YounGrasshopper) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:37:43 GMT

I do a lot of 1840's camping through out the year. I was looking at buffalo hides for my camp. I have a buffalo ranch near by. The owner said "shoot him a price for a hide". What should that price be???????? I went to Fox Fur USA and it is going to be $500 to tan the hide already!

Four wet scrape methods...

feeds@yuku.com (Sitting Coyote) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:47:55 GMT

I do a fair amount of brain tanning, and have used several wet scrape methods. I thought, for the benefit of beginners and more experienced tanners alike, I'd list them. I'd encourage others to add additional methods or offer thoughts on the ones I've listed.

Method 1: Grudge method. This involves taking the hide, scraping the flesh off and then flipping the hide over and scraping off the epidermis and hair. No fancy preparation, just brute force doing it. I call this...

Hair-on Elk

feeds@yuku.com (Joanne2) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:24:38 GMT

This is my latest project.

I got a machine flesher.. I use a pw'r to flesh and now a Dakota Pro to shave. I have a WHOLE lot to learn about machine fleshing.. my second type skin was these two cow elkskins. Now I need a jacuzzi!.. ya right, I wish!!

Hopefully these skins will dry soon....

Buffalo tanning: Help on various aspects

feeds@yuku.com (ninpo532) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:08:17 GMT

Ok, I have been looking through most of the threads in the Leather/ hides and tannning questions and haven't found what I am looking for. There is some really cool, helpful information on here but, I still need more.

I want to know how big your frames are. I will be getting some buffalo hides soon (fingers crossed) and already have my 2X4". I have watched the Larry Belitz DVD on buffalo robes and still haven't got it all. I want to be fully prepared so I...

New Bag

feeds@yuku.com (Michael Bootz) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:16:29 GMT

Here's a little bag I made this weekend:

The beadwork is inspired by a Bulgarian embroidery design.
I'm not really happy with the leather I used. I mail-ordered some suede because I couldn't get the...

I have a deer skin. . .

feeds@yuku.com (beaglebow) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:12:42 GMT

. . . in my freezer, now what? I'm not sure if I want to try this on my own (since time will be an issue). But what is the first steps, what do I need, etc. I'm not completely clueless, but I need someone to get me started. My biggest problem (as I mentioned) is time. About how much am I getting myself into? I'm wanting a nice fur-on tanned hide. What kind of time will this take (on average)?

deer teeth?

feeds@yuku.com (montanadolphin) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 08:55:00 GMT

I wasn't sure which section of the forum to put this in, so i chose this one. I have a buck skull that still had flesh on it that i let sit in the elements since last fall, and i've decided to remove the teeth to use for some projects. My question is, how do i clean up the teeth? the roots are still a little pliable, not fully dried out i guess (weird, since it's been sitting outside for almost a year), and the teeth are filthy...looks like tartar build-up near the gumline of the...

2 braintanning questions

feeds@yuku.com (montanadolphin) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:13:07 GMT

Can you use brain mixture (water and brains liquified as shown in deerskins into buckskins dvd) for more than one hide? I have brain liquid left over, and have more hides ready for the braining step. Do i need to make a new mixture with a new brain for each hide? or can i use the brain liquid for more of my hides that I have ready?

Also, any suggestions on graining the neck? It's so hard for me...scrape, scrape, scrape for an hour and still can't get the stuff off. I would...

Need advise solving "minor" problem

feeds@yuku.com (tsetso) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:32:53 GMT

Hello! I made new registration after 3 years.
I and friend tried to make a rawhide out of domestic buffalo skin but due to misprocessing - instead of putting the hide in water in order to loosen hair he put it in plastic and the whole in metal barrel in the bright sun for 3 days. There were worms and bad, bad smell. Anyway we actually removed the hair with unbelievable ease but when stretched it and started scraping...

scrap leather uses?

feeds@yuku.com (montanadolphin) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:21:32 GMT

I was wondering if anyone has any ideas for what to do with pieces of scrap leather...I have a basket full of pieces, various sizes from tiny (the size of a bandaid) to about the length of a kleenex box...but most are in between, and of no symetrical shape. They are varying types as well...some are soft on both sides, some on one, some are thin, some are thick, and of different colors, from black to light tan to dark brown. Is there anything, not too complicated, that I could make with them?...

Fox question?

feeds@yuku.com (trad archer72) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:37:51 GMT

Hello folks, I would like to tan some fur on fox hides from this winter. I have made buckskin only once and what i had to do to open the hide would tear up a thin fox. Any suggestions on how to tan a thin fox hide with hair on? I have seen all the tanning kits sold but not sure what would work or not and i would rather do it more primitive for lack of better words. Thanks for any advice....shane

Newbie with a Racoon

feeds@yuku.com (shark2492) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:22:45 GMT

Hello, Im completely new to the world of tanning and in need of some information.
Ive been wanting to tan a hide recently just to try it out, but I havent gotten the chance until yesterday. When I went to get the mail, I noticed a racoon that had been hit by a car in the grass by my driveway. It was cold and he was still fresh, so I got on youtube and looked up how to skin one. Long story short, Ive got him skinned, but his head was obliterated when he got hit and brain tanning isnt...

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