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Tanning a dried beaver tail

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Kidder:
So I picked up a dried whole beaver tail and I’d like to process it and tan it. I was expecting it to be skinned out and dried like rawhide but this was a whole tail bone in and all. Can someone walk me through what I need to do? Never tanned anything before either. Thanks!

BowEd:
What are your plans for it?Most uses of it can be used in a salted/dried rawhide state rehydrated and glued on.
Slice it along the edges to get 2 halves.I usually use a beaver skinning knife for those but not totally necessary.If patiently done it can be fleshed as you skin it.

Sharpen it down to 600 grit on my work sharp is usually good enough.

Kidder:
I’m looking to do bow handle grips so probably want it tanned I would think.

Morgan:
Hope you get some info. I skinned and fleshed one out a while back. It is sitting dried waiting on me to figure out how I’m going to tan it.

BowEd:
It does not need to be tanned for handle grips.Glueing an extra strip of thin leather along the edges to be sewn can help keep it from tearing.

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