timbuk7
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Post by timbuk7 on Jan 23, 2017 11:02:03 GMT 10
Can anyone recommend a Tanning kit supplier? I've seen a few online for the novice, but I thought I'd see if anyone had used one successfully on here.
Last week, we had 3 young deer come and graze on our property just outside our house. The hubsta shot one from the front deck, then we (with our teenage daughters) set to skin, gut and butcher him (the deer not the husband). The meat is now in the freezer, but we thought this time we would see what we could do with the hide, since it was so beautiful.
Due to the fact that we do not have the tanning chemicals on hand atm, we have used a method which uses bicarb and kero. We know many people who have successfully preserved hides this way, although everyone's "method" seems to vary slightly. Anyway, we thought we'd give it a go this way, and then if we have a tanning kit on hand next time, we would try that too.
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Post by Ammo9 on Jan 23, 2017 11:32:19 GMT 10
Save the brains of the animal killed. From memory every animal should have enough tannin (unsure if correct term) in the brain to tan the animals hide.
I'm interested in learning to tan so watching this thread
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timbuk7
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Post by timbuk7 on Jan 23, 2017 12:18:40 GMT 10
It has had two coats of bicarb and kero since then. I'll let you know how we go 
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Post by timbuk7 on Jan 23, 2017 12:20:15 GMT 10
Save the brains of the animal killed. From memory every animal should have enough tannin (unsure if correct term) in the brain to tan the animals hide. I'm interested in learning to tan so watching this thread It was a head shot (between the eyes). Even if the brains could have been saved, I'm not sure that I would be up for that!!!  |
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Post by Peter on Jan 23, 2017 22:49:32 GMT 10
...then we... set to skin, gut and butcher him (the deer not the husband)...
Thanks for clarifying  |
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