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Is baking soda safe for squirrel fur?

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Pappy:
Yep,smoked rawhide. You can still tan them,just wash the salt out,also to get some of the smoke smell out after tanned and smoked you can rinse the tanned hide in water and a little[just a little] drop of dish washing liquid then stretch again until dry.  :) I use brains to tan but I am sure their are other options,egg white for sure. :)
   Pappy

Slackbunny:
Okay, I may do just that.

Also just to be clear, do I need to dry and salt the hide before I brain tan it, or do I apply the brains right away?

anasazi:
You can do the brains right away just make sure you clean it well first salting and drying are just a way to preserve a hide till you can get to it later

madcrow:
I mix egg yokes, ivory soap and a little murphys oil soap just for good measure.  for hair on, I add a little flour to make a paste and smear it on the flesh side.  for one squirrel, maybe two or three eggs and half a bar of melted soap.  anyway, smear the mess on the flesh side of the hide and rub it in real good.  throw it in a large ziplock and hide it in the fridge over night.  Work it over a cable the next day, being careful not to stretch the hide too much or the hair will turn loose.

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