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Aluminum sulfate/pickling salt tan for fur on hides

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DV IN MN:
Ed,

Love the displays. Thanks for the info. We will see time permitting, I will get a new selfbow made this summer and a couple of hides tanned. Probably should work on some opossum first to get the hang of it. Thin skinned critters shouldn't take long for them.

Mounter:
Very nice job!! Thanks for. Sharing.

I trap a few beaver every year for local farmers... this year I'm on number 6 with a few weeks of season yet... darn things ate about a 1/2 acre of corn in one river bottom field. I make them into hoops like yours to give or trade.. I usually just flesh , cream tan then stretch till dry. They are a tad stiff but works good for hoops. Also have a few muskrats and will probably get more before it's over. Might try making a hat?

bjrogg:
Love to see a hat build along  (-P
Bjrogg

BowEd:
Sometime I will BJ.Not a whole lot to it though.A couple of 4" bands of hide fur the go around your head comfortably.Then an egg shaped top the same circumference.Face and tail optional.Mounty style ear flaps optional too....Ha Ha Ha.Just a lot of hand sewing is all.Takes me 4 to 5 hours.About the length of an average snow storm...Ha Ha Ha.
At one time I had a surging sewing machine for fur sewing.Then the hat would only take 45 minutes to make.Sold the machine though.Just got a slave sweat shop singer from a band suit making factory that'll sew 5 to 6 layers of canvas easily now.A little heavier duty is all that means.Kinda cool machine though.It's got it's own oil pan that circulates oil through the machine.No need to oil it by hand any.
I've got a nice Viking zig zag sewing machine for sale here too that I don't need any more.

Mounter:
I was thinking the same bjrogg.  We're not in any hurry Bow...we'll maybe I don't know ? I hate searching the webs".".........

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