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How do you braintan with the fur on?

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arthur_the_great:
what do you mean egg? can you tan a hide with egg or something? ??? ???

hatcha:

--- Quote from: arthur_the_great on April 22, 2012, 03:07:01 pm ---what do you mean egg? can you tan a hide with egg or something? ??? ???

--- End quote ---

Yup.  Beat a dozen eggs in some water - it homogenises the enzymes/proteins and the water helps to "carry" them into the hide where they do their work.

Check out "Deerskins to Buckskins" by Matt Richards - a good instructional book/dvd set that covers all areas of working a hide.

Don't forget pictures whan you've done it!! :)

WolfPupTee:
Thanks for the info guys!

aaron:
here's what i do:
lay the scraped hide fur side down
apply brain or egg mixture to the flesh side
cover with a towel which is wet with the solution
leave overnight
squeegee off any excess solution, possibly repeat
i soften on a "staker"- it's a wooden stake set in the ground vertically with the tip at waist level- the tip has the look of a rounded chisel.
I use eggs and olive oil, lately.

WolfPupTee:
aaron, a towel! That's the idea that I was missing. I was thinking put the solution on and cover with something... lol thanks.  Couldn't quite think of towel.  ::)

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