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fur on tanning with egg?

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GlisGlis:

--- Quote from: Mo_coon-catcher on November 07, 2025, 05:03:51 pm ---Here’s a video I did on tanning a fox hide. Same basic steps for most fur on pelts. Just add a thinning step for otter, beaver, and the shoulders and hips of raccoon. I use an angle grinder with sanding disk.

https://youtu.be/LvYBbcW7giQ?si=p_wFCtRELv6mbuNh


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nice informative video there kyle. thankyou  :OK

Perkinator:
I did a doe hide with eggs and acorn broth (for the tannins). I did just the flesh side. Took a lot of scraping and breaking and working, but turned soft. It did mold a bit, but it scraped off. The hair is just now starting to shed a little. That was a decade or so ago that I made it.

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