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How do I remove hair from a tanned deer hide
seantOH:
I will thanks!!
seantOH
seantOH:
Here is what I have found out:
1) Shaving the tanned hide is not a good way to remove the hair. :)
2) It does seem like the hair is starting to slip after24 hours in a hydrated lime solution.
I basically added 2 Tbs of hydrated lime to 5 quarts of water and stirred and then let the lime settle to the bottom of the bucket. I then siphoned off the clear solution on top and put a rock on the hide scraps in the bucket. I put the bucket in the fridge. I plan to leave them in the solution until I can remove the hair easily.
How do I tell if I have damaged/ "untanned" the hide after I have removed the hair? Thanks!
sean
otis.drum:
hi, new here, but...
women (and i'm sure some men) sometimes use a hair removal cream that disolves the hair. a product here in oz that we have is "Nair" i suppose it's probably an abriaviation for ' No Hair', but many companies make it and it is readily available in chemists/supermarkets. it might take a large dose to do tanned leather but i would think it would work. spread it on thick, rubbibng right down into the base of the hairs, leave for 5-10min and scrape off and rinse well. it would be worth giving a go.
it would pay to shave the majority of hair off first with elec clippers to reduce time, mess and the ammount of hair removal gel needed.
i have some scraps of leather. i might try it. if it works i'll report back. just have to make sure a certain someone doesn't catch me using her hair removal gel ;)
El Destructo:
If You are speaking of a doing this to a Deer Hide...think again! A Deers Hair is Coarse and Hollow....and a Pain it the Arse to cut with Clippers....plus it will ruin a good Pair of Walls Clippers....I know.... :-[....Unless You have access to a Commercial Pair of Clipping Shears....I would advise that You either Dry Scrape or Soak the Hair off in a Lye Solution and then Wet Scrape what doesn't slip.....JMO
otis.drum:
i have cow hide. will see how it goes. can't hurt to try. the cow hide certainly hasn't hurt my clippers in the past. never tried deer hide.
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