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Beaver tail handle wrap

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crooketarrow:
  I've used warm water and also denatured ALC. I've also got one that had been taned useing a kit I was told.

Stiks-N-Strings:
I got some soaking in a snake skin tan (Glycerin and alcohol). If it works out I'll let everybody know. I caught some beavers this winter that where over 70lbs and have a freezer full of tails and hude I need to take care of.

 Stiks

bootboy:
I saw a link here to a guy that did a few years ago. I loved the way It looked. So I got a tail and and skinned the beaver and all. and now I still have the dried leather from the tail with a little of the rawhide or fat still on it. And yes removing it without cutting the leather is no fun..

How do you treat the beaver tail so it can be used. I dont have any beaver brain to tan with and dont no any other method. Well maybe that eggs,oil and mayonaise method from youtube. but I havent tried that.

Stiks-N-Strings:
I finished one up in the glycerin solution. worked pretty good. I'm gonna try it in a tanning solution I got from a trapper supply and see which is better. I'll let you know.

 Stiks

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