shockwave Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 are there any home brew tanning soultions anyone can recomend ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timberlandtaxi Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 I suppose Krowtann would probably be the easiest, but without a large tumbler your hide is going to dry hard. If you want a nice soft tan you will want to have it professionally done. JMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shockwave Posted February 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 I suppose Krowtann would probably be the easiest, but without a large tumbler your hide is going to dry hard. If you want a nice soft tan you will want to have it professionally done. JMO I`ve used Krowtann, i like it, everything i did with it last year turned out great.. I was just looking for something i could make up myself, just to experiment.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasDeerHunter Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 Tannin.....The Indians used oak chips soaked several days in water which created tannin, you soak the hid in it for a while. Don't know all the details, but you could do some research. I have heard anti-freeze will work, but probably cost as much as a chemical from Van Dykes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aksheephuntress Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 Use your urine... or, I'm sure you have heard the saying " every animal has enough brains to tan his own hide." Try looking for The Book of Buckskinning manuals (1 and 2). You can use diluted lye,to soak the hid in for a few days, then rinse. (for hair removal).Then soak and saturate with 1 pt lard, 2 parts flour. Roll up and put in a cool place or a few days( check on it so it doesn't dry out).Rinse thoroughly several times, then squeeze it dry. you can beam (work soft) or smoke it .(This would be the most time-intensive part of working a moose hide, up when we lived at the cabin...and moose hide is so thick).The Ak natives here used to make a huge stretcher, stretch & work the scarf skin off it with rocks, over a green smokey fire,making it more supple. Egg whites and cod oil can make your hide really soft. ...Just a basic start, general info for you. Also, check out the Dixie Gunworks catalog,(also, online) for their extensive product line on this, and related subjects....I know some people don't have all the extra time to do all this other...Hope this helps!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aksheephuntress Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 ...I forgot Dixie gunworks doesn't have a lot of the home tan products in their catalog....but it is an excellent cat. and resource to have, anyway!!!......One of the trapping catalogs we get, R-P Outdoors out of LA. has some excellent solutions for sale. www.rpoutdoors.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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