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Outbackbob48:
bjrogg, the only tanning that I have done is braintanninng hair off, I have trapped a ton of fur and put up air dryed, I do know that if you want hair to slip just add water, When I do my deer hides I don't use ashes to remove hair and grain just throw in a barrel of water for a few days and it will start to slip, same think happens when water comes up in river and can't remove animals for some time. The warmer the water the quicker thinks seem to slip. Good luck with your tanning and keep us informed with your progress. Bob
Zuma:
--- Quote from: Outbackbob48 on December 04, 2016, 12:31:02 pm ---bjrogg, the only tanning that I have done is braintanninng hair off, I have trapped a ton of fur and put up air dryed, I do know that if you want hair to slip just add water, When I do my deer hides I don't use ashes to remove hair and grain just throw in a barrel of water for a few days and it will start to slip, same think happens when water comes up in river and can't remove animals for some time. The warmer the water the quicker thinks seem to slip. Good luck with your tanning and keep us informed with your progress. Bob
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Bob,
Are you saying you can de-hair a deer hide in just a couple days in a barrel of water? If so would fleshing work better after the hair is gone?
What I have read is it takes months with ash in the water?
Thanks Zuma
Outbackbob48:
Don , It works better for me to flesh first prefably when fresh, if done after hair is removed it seems to bunch up on fleshing beam and end up with a cut, I have done hides in ashes and they were ready to go in 4 or5 days after a month would be pretty ripe :o :(, I know that for everyday ash or water is froze ya need to add a day. Basically you have a controlled rot going on, the higher the temp of water the quicker bacteria grow or rot. When I do my deer hides in just water I don't get that really slippery effect as with ash or lye. It is a little tuffer to scrape grain with just water but I prefer it to the swollen slipperiness. I know a lot of places try to get you to use salt to dry hides, IMO salt draws moisture out of the air also and keeps hides moist. I only use salt to store hides for future use with out using up freezer space. I flesh deer hide lay out flat and salt over nite pour of any pooling the next day roll up flesh to flesh and put in a 5 gal pail and seal with a airtight lid. Make sure and label for reuse. Lg. buck Sm. doe and I usually date and store behind garage, most of the hides that I remove as much as a yr. later are still fresh wet and pliable, once and a while a dry spot needs to re hydrated. I probably have 15 or so stored, sure saves on freezer space and works for me , more than one way to skin a cat :o :o ;D Bob
Zuma:
Awesome Bob. You da man. :)
Our brothers did good in ND. :)
Thanks for the info. :)
Zuma
bjrogg:
Thanks for all the tips Bob, especially how you store your deer hides it's always nice to save freezer space. The only hair off rawhide I made was actually muskrat that I used to back my mini bow for Marshall. I used a little white ash ashes mixed in water put in fridge for about 5 days till hair just slipped right off. Then cleaned real good to stop the lye reaction. It really swells up the hide and loosens the hair great.
Bjrogg
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