Question about tanning pelts.

1469 Views 15 Replies 5 Participants Last post by ACEarcher, Jan 7, 2013

Callmaker60

Discussion Starter · Jan 4, 2013

I was thinking about doing some trapping next season, I have looked at many youtube video's, but had a question.

1. living in the harrisburg area, where could i send skins to get tanned?

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charman03

· #2 · Jan 4, 2013

you could ship them to any tannery or johnsons furs in enola will take care of it all for you.

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Callmaker60

Discussion Starter · #3 · Jan 4, 2013

charman03 said:
you could ship them to any tannery or johnsons furs in enola will take care of it all for you.

Thanks, i know where that is...

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ACEarcher

· #4 · Jan 4, 2013

You can tan them yourself with Krowtann2000. I use it and it works great.

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Callmaker60

Discussion Starter · #5 · Jan 4, 2013

Thanks ACE, i'll check out that product as well.

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walkercoonhunter

· #6 · Jan 4, 2013

ACEarcher said:
You can tan them yourself with Krowtann2000. I use it and it works great.

i also use this product but if you want a soft supple leather you better get it professionally tanned...

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buckmasters243

· #7 · Jan 4, 2013

If its wallhangers it doesn't really matter.

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walkercoonhunter

· #8 · Jan 5, 2013

buckmasters243 said:
If its wallhangers it doesn't really matter.

may not to you but it does to me, a soft supple wall hanger looks alot better than a home tanned pelt hanging....a home tanned pelt will still have that stretcher look to it somewhat....and when someone comes and looks at it and they touch it or hold it ,it just represents the animal better...IMO

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buckmasters243

· #9 · Jan 5, 2013

I guess its "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" type thing. I don't mind breaking the hide and working soft.

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ACEarcher

· #10 · Jan 5, 2013

Callmaker-
Something I really should of pointed out that other members have already. If you use Krowtann 2000 you will have to either break the hide yourself or use a softning cream. If you just plan on hanging the hide on the wall then yeah it prob won't matter to much, but if you want to sleep with it or say maybe drape it over a chair it will need to be worked. I've done a coyote, fox and a bobcat with Krowtann 2000 and the only difficulty in the entire process is breaking the hide. IMO the price of the krowtann, the satisfaction of doing it yourself and the option of tanning it exactly how you want out weigh the price it is to have it sent away to tan ( IMO ).

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Callmaker60

Discussion Starter · #11 · Jan 5, 2013

Thanks ace

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ACEarcher

· #12 · Jan 5, 2013

Here is a finished product from using crow tan:
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Only areas is hair pulling are behind the ears. You can see a small spot in the pic. I left it to dry hair out, hair in, then hair out. Well, I left it to dry hair in to long and I had some slight slipping. Learning experience.

Here is a view of what it looks like when you breaking the hide. The darker colors are were the hide needs to be broken more. The white looking areas are the soft, plush leather everybody knows and loves. You can get it, but it just takes some elbow grease.
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