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3rd Annual Moon Tree Gathering
osage outlaw:
I have a piece of 8" pvc we could use to flesh a hide on.
hedgeapple:
I've tanned probably 20 deer hides. Most turned out pretty well. I've not really tried a "fur-on" tan yet. I have bobcat in the freezer that's been there for 4 to 6 years. I really need to do something with it. Tanning a hide is pretty much a 3 week process with the last 8 or 10 days requiring daily attention at least twice a day. I just have a hard time committing that much time into my schedule.
I, also, have a doe hide from this year, plus a boar skull and buck skull that need attention for a European mount.
What are you tanning, Greg?
hedgeapple:
--- Quote from: osage outlaw on January 24, 2015, 11:04:07 am ---I have a piece of 8" pvc we could use to flesh a hide on.
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I think 8" pvc would be great for fleshing. I've used 4" pvc in the past. It works well but you've got to move the hide a lot because of the narrow work surface. I have 12" pvc pipe 3 foot long; it weighs about 30 pounds. Actually, I have 4 of them. Three are being used as deer feeders.
The trick is figuring out how to mount the pipes on a frame so you can create a work station. I have one with 4" pvc built. I'm not sure of it's condition. I haven't used it in about 7 years. I'll try to get out today, brush the snow off it and take some pictures. I've been thinking that I need to redesign a fleshing bench.
There seems to a 100 different ways to tan a hide; from the chemical Tandy Leather kit, Tannery in a Box, to egg tanning to brain tanning to using tannin from tree bark. I've done the Tannery in a Box most of the time. But, I did an egg tanning on the last set of deer hides. It worked pretty well, but I still need to smoke them and work them out more. All in all, I have 8 to 10 deer hides in various stages of completion. haha
Do we want to do a hide tanning clinic this Gathering? I am far from being an expert, but we can give it a go if there's interest. I bet Bill has some tanning experience, also, and maybe Joe??
Gsulfridge:
I have coyote and bobcats, plus a red fox and a coon that I made a novice attempt at.
Balsatech:
Never tanned anything myself but I did have a buddy of mine pickled a coyote hide for me , turned out real good, and pretty soft for not breaking the fibers down. Joe.
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