I had to work late yesterday and was just too lazy to brain it last night. Think it will be fine in the fridge til tonight though.
Obviously these rats are not even close to prime, thus the dark...
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I had to work late yesterday and was just too lazy to brain it last night. Think it will be fine in the fridge til tonight though.
Obviously these rats are not even close to prime, thus the dark...
Ok here is the second attempt, think I did much better. (Hopefully the pictures work this time)
Here it is after an hour and a half soaking, was much "whiter" though was hard to tell under...
ok will give that a try, going to do one tomorrow :)
When I get them all done, if they turn out well, am going to tan an arctic fox I have (was a much much better fleshing job) and then trade them to a native I know up here in exchange for showing me...
Sorry for the delay, got some pictures here, wish i had more to show you, will take more this weekend.
Never posted pics to a forum before, hope this works, if not just follow the link to...
Smoked it last night, seems to have turned out ok, but of course it isn't great, this weekend's will be better, just gotta keep experimenting til I get it perfect. Unfortunately I forgot the camera...
Fleshing was the hard part, have fleshed MANY hides before but always when they were fresh, with all this dried on it was a real pain. I looked at the hide again today and notice the fur that I am...
well I have been working on the hide for a couple hours now, it only took half an hour of soaking to get soft. Fleshing it took a while, and due to poor lighting where I was doing it I think I got a...
Muskrat is a little thicker then rabbit a little thinner then the squirrel you did.
Going to soak it tomorrow night for 2 hours, then check it, if it isn't soft enough change the water and do it...
Figured the 1/2" outside edge would be rough no matter if I did hand stretching or if I punched holes in it to frame it, so no real loss there. Not expecting my first one to turn out great anyway,...
Well, finally have some fur to work with, I picked up a 10 muskrats for practice at the auction this weekend. I also got a beautiful arctic fox to tan after I get good lol.
The rats unfortunately...
Yeah, will be just using my hands so I dont over do it (hopefully). Keep hoping for a roadkill, but there just isn't much here in Anchorage.
Lol, sounds like something I would do for sure.
Gonna ask him to salt the ones he is holding for me. The ones we are selling they will get however they want them hehe. Now I just can't wait til...
Sorry for the delay in responding, my weekends are busier then my weekdays (when all I have to deal with is work).
I appreciate the help, I like to know everything I can before giving something a...
This is a very well written guide YCC, thank you for the effort involved.
I am a trapper at heart and have fleshed and stretched many hides, but never knew how to tan it myself. I sent some out...
Born in SW Michigan, not far from south end of Lake Michigan, moved to norther end of the mitt when I was 2 and lived there til 13, then moved to Marquette area(Upper Penninsula near the base of the...
I have never tanned a hide before, though I am going to try tanning a fur in a few weeks when I can find a decent roadkill or something. And I know this is too little too late, but I always used...
Thanks again.
Hello everyone,
My name is Michael Lingle, I live in Anchorage, Alaska now, though I grew up in Northern Michigan and have lived in different places throughout Michigan and Chicagoland.
I found...
Thanks Rick, I went with Michael1 for now, and appreciate the help.
Glad you were able to replicate the error, least it wasn't just me.
Ok off to get a bit more work done then introduce...