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tanning coyote hide, hair on

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tristan:
you can do all of the above with eggs also. just replace the brains with a dozen eggs. its what i use . theres too many damn diseases crawlin around the critters head these days to risk it anymore. also when tanning where gloves.

leapingbare:
gloves? Blood poisoning is cool! i like to see how far i can get the red line to go up my arm befor the wife makes me soke my hand in hot ebsion salt. 8)

tristan:
 ;D

juniper junkie:
how long should I leave the eggs on the hide?

Hillbilly:
Severall hours at least. The goal is to get the oils saturated completely through the hide. It's easier with hair-off hides, as you can wring them out good to open the skin and they will soak it up from both sides. With the fur-on hide, you will probably have to repeatedly apply eggs/brains/whatever until you get complete penetration through the hide, then wring it out and work/pull/stretch it continuously until it is completely dry. If you let it dry without working it the whole time, it will be stiff as a board; but if you have good oil penetration and work it until it dries, it should turn out nice and soft. Smoking will then help it to stay soft without stiffening if it gets wet again. I would be careful with letting the hair stay wet for too long, as it could make it start slipping. You can keep the skin itself damp but dry the hair with a blowdryer, shop vac, whatever.

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