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gallon plastic garbage can for all soaking and tanning processes. Never use a metal
container, as the salt and tanning chemicals can react with the metal. While a
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Alum and Borax Tanning","text":"Things needed for alum and borax tanning\n1 pound
of borax\n1 pound of ammonia alum or potassum alum\n\nI had trouble finding the
alum but i seen it on ebay but i had some leftover from a old crystal growing kit i
got years
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Borax Tanning","text":"\n\tMake a paste of 4 oz. of Borax and 4 oz. alum, with a
little water added. Mix the paste well to remove any lumps.Coat the inside of the
pelt with the Borax paste, using a knife to spread it to a thickness of 1/8 inch.
Put on rubber gloves and
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Option 2 Alcohol Turpentine Things Needed","text":"I have never atempted tanning a
pelt this way so there will be no pictures untill i do but i have been told how to
do this though afew people and lots of internet searches. This method is best for
small skins like rabbit and squirrel. The things
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Option 2 Alcohol Turpentine","text":"Mix the tanning solution in the jar add equall
parts alcohol and turpentine one half pint each should be enough for squrriel or
rabbit skins. Then put the skins in the solution and shake it atleast once a day
because the alcohol and turpentine will
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nclusion","text":"I did not explane all of the ways to tann hides i might in future
instructables or just add them on to this instructable. In afew days i am gonna put
up an instructable on how to tann a deerhide with store bought tanning solution. I
have not tried
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you how to properly flesh, salt, and tann a animal pelt and driffernt ways of doing
it. If you buy tanning solution follow the instructions that should come with it
before you follow mine. sorry about the lack of pictures i will add my own pictures
when i shoot more game. </p></div><div class="step-toolbar" data-
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data-stepid="S7FGWPWGV9SPLC5"><h2 class="step-title">Step 1: Things Needed</h2><div
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alt="Things Needed" src="{{ file.large_url|add:'auto=webp&frame=1&height=300'
%}"></div></noscript><div class="step-body"><p>Salt about 3 pounds for a squirrel
or rabbit and up to 15 pounds for a deer hide from my expernce. 1pound 10oz of salt
sells for 44cents at walmart.<br/>
Nails or a staple gun to pin the pelt down to a peace of wood<br/>
Wood to nail your hide down to.</p></div><div class="step-toolbar" data-
data-stepid="SXK3XNNGVO98VS7"><h2 class="step-title">Step 2: Fleshing the
Pelt</h2><div class="mediaset"></div><noscript><div class="no-js-photoset"><img
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%}"></div></noscript><div class="step-body"><p style="background: white;"><span
lang="EN" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;
mso-ansi-language: EN;'><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size:
10pt;"><o:p><span lang="EN" style='color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family:
"Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-
family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-
SA;'>Pin the pelt, fur side down, to a board with satples or small nails. Scrape
away as much flesh from the inside of the pelt as possible with the blade of a
knife. Take care not to cut holes in the skin. This process is known as fleshing
the pelt. A good video showing this process is<br/><span style='font-family:
"Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=9EuZ5rXbllU</span></span></o:p></span></span><br/></p></div><div class="step-
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id="step3" class="step" data-stepid="SOZPTS6GVO98VSE"><h2 class="step-title">Step
3: Salting the Pelt</h2><div class="mediaset"></div><noscript><div class="no-js-
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class="step-body"><p>After you got all the flesh off the pelt now you got to salt
the pelt. For a small pelt like squirrel and rabbits you will need only about 2 or
3 contaners of salt but for a deer hide or bigger you will need atleast 15
contaners of salt. Now you pour the salt on the pelt and rub it in to all of the
edges and folds that might be in the pelt. Any unsalted place in the pelt will
start to rot. Check on your pelt every morning and every nigjt when the salt is wet
to the tuch scrape it off with a dull knife and replace it. The amount of time it
takes for the pelt to dry depends on alot of factors when you dont need to change
the salt for afew days its mostlikely dry and you can move on to the next
step.<br/><br/>
A good video for this is<br/><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj9SNGaSshI"
rel="nofollow noopener">http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=sj9SNGaSshI</a></p></div><div class="step-toolbar" data-
data-stepid="SRW0NQFGVO98VSO"><h2 class="step-title">Step 4: Soaking the
Pelt</h2><div class="step-body"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;
line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style='font-family:
"Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;'><font color="#000000"><span style='font-
family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;'><span style='font-family: "Arial",
"sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;'><span style='font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";
font-size: 9pt;'><o:p><span lang="EN" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial",
"sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";'>Soak the skin in several changes of cool water. Use a 5 gallon
plastic garbage can for all soaking and tanning processes. Never use a metal
container, as the salt and tanning chemicals can react with the metal. While a skin
must be soaked until soft, do not allow it to stay wet longer than necessary
because the hair may start to slip. Soaking time depends upon the condition of the
skin; some skins require only about two hours while others need a much longer time.
</span><span lang="EN" style='color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Times New
Roman", "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New
Roman";'><o:p></o:p></span></o:p></span></span></span></font></span></p><o:p><p
class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-
align: none;"><span style='font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size:
9pt;'><font color="#000000"><span style='font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-
size: 9pt;'><span style='font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;'><span
style='font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;'><span lang="EN"
style='color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-
ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>When the skin
begins to soften, lay it on a smooth board and begin working over the flesh side to
break up the adhering tissue and fat. All dried skins have a shiny tight layer of
tissue that must be broken up and entirely removed this can be done by alternately
scraping and soaking the hide. Take care not to injure the true skin or expose the
hair roots, especially on thin skins like squirrel and rabbit. When the skin is
almost soft, put it in lukewarm water containing an ounce of baking soda or Borax
per gallon. For greasy skins, adding a tablespoon of dishwashing soap per gallon of
water may help clean the skin. Use a stick or somthing made from wood to stir the
skin around in the solution. Doing this cleans the skin so it will accept the
tanning better. Now you rinse the pelt in warm water and squese the water out DO
NOT WRING THE PELT</span><span lang="EN" style='color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-
family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-
fareast-font-family: "Times New
Roman";'><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></font></span></p><p
class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-
align: none;"></p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-
height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"></p><span style='font-family:
"Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;'><font
color="#000000"><o:p></o:p></font></span></div><div class="step-toolbar" data-
data-stepid="SVQO1TYGVO98VW3"><h2 class="step-title">Step 5: Tanning Option 1 Alum
and Borax Tanning</h2><div class="mediaset"></div><noscript><div class="no-js-
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src="{{ file.large_url|add:'auto=webp&frame=1&height=300' %}"><img alt="Tanning
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add:'auto=webp&frame=1&height=300' %}"></div></noscript><div class="step-
body"><p>Things needed for alum and borax tanning<br/>
1 pound of borax<br/>
1 pound of ammonia alum or potassum alum<br/><br/>
I had trouble finding the alum but i seen it on ebay but i had some leftover from a
old crystal growing kit i got years ago.</p></div><div class="step-toolbar" data-
data-stepid="S3DX49XGVO98VVM"><h2 class="step-title">Step 6: Alum and Borax
Tanning</h2><div class="mediaset"></div><noscript><div class="no-js-photoset"><img
alt="Alum and Borax Tanning" src="{{ file.large_url|
add:'auto=webp&frame=1&height=300' %}"></div></noscript><div class="step-body"><p
class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 7.5pt 0in; line-height:
normal;"><span style='color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial", "sans-
serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times
New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span
style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span lang="EN" style='color: black; font-family:
"Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-
family: "Times New Roman";'>Make a paste of 4 oz. of Borax and 4 oz. alum, with a
little water added. Mix the paste well to remove any lumps.Coat the inside of the
pelt with the Borax paste, using a knife to spread it to a thickness of 1/8 inch.
Put on rubber gloves and work the paste with your fingers, rubbing it firmly into
the skin. Leave the paste on the skin until the next day, then scrape it off and
apply another coating. Repeat this procedure three more times, leaving the last
coating in place for three to four days.</span><span lang="EN" style='color:
rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-
ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New
Roman";'><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"
style="background: white; margin: 7.5pt 0in; line-height: normal;"><span
style='color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-
size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span style="mso-tab-count:
1;"><span lang="EN" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-
size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New
Roman";'>Scrape off the paste and rinse the pelt repeatedly under running water
until there is no trace of Borax. Hang the pelt up and leave it until it is nearly
dry.</span><span lang="EN" style='color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Times New
Roman", "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";'><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"
style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span
style='color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-
size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span style="mso-tab-count:
1;"><span lang="EN" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-
size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New
Roman";'>Pin the slightly damp pelt to the board, fur side down. Rub a little
neatsfoot oil into the the inside of the pelt. Keep doing this until the pelt is
soft and supple. From time to time, remove the pelt from the board and stretch it
vigorously in all directions. This helps your finished hide remain flexible and
soft.<br/><br/>
After this your done Tanning your hide </span><span lang="EN" style='color:
rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-
ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New
Roman";'><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"
style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: normal; mso-margin-
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height: 115%; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-
language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language:
EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span lang="EN"
style='color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size:
10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New
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height: 115%; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-
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have never atempted tanning a pelt this way so there will be no pictures untill i
do but i have been told how to do this though afew people and lots of internet
searches. This method is best for small skins like rabbit and squirrel. The things
you will need are...<br/><br/>
large mouthed gallon jar<br/><span style='font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-
size: 9pt;'><font color="#000000">Wood alcohol (methanol paint remover) available
at local hardware stores<br/><span style='font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-
size: 9pt;'>Turpentine available at local hardware stores<br/>
Dishwashing soap</span></font></span><br/></p></div><div class="step-toolbar" data-
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turpentine one half pint each should be enough for squrriel or rabbit skins. Then
put the skins in the solution and shake it atleast once a day because the alcohol
and turpentine will seperate after awhile. After 7 to 10 days take the pelt out of
the solution and wash it in dishwashing soap to get all of the alcohol and
turpentine out of the pelt. Rinse the pelt afew times and squeeze do not wring.
After thats done rub neatsfeet oil into the skin and your done.</p></div><div
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did not explane all of the ways to tann hides i might in future instructables or
just add them on to this instructable. In afew days i am gonna put up an
instructable on how to tann a deerhide with store bought tanning solution. I have
not tried these methods of tanning a hide i got tanning solution off of ebay. I got
all of this info from internet research and plan on improving this instructable as
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have a faint fishy smell when its finished tanning?</p></div><div class="js-edit-
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young we used gloves made of goat skin. At the end of the work day our hands were
baby bottom soft from the oil left in the goat skin gloves. If the gloves got wet
and then dried out they became very stiff again until we put them on and made them
pliable again. To make this type of goat skin leather, would there be any changes
in your procedures as listed above?</p></div><div class="js-edit-
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with the alum and borax will the pelt produced be waterproof or rather wont mold
when exposed to the conditions of winter as a hat?</p></div><div class="js-edit-
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hide from my grandfather. It was "tanned" but not very well and is falling apart.
Can it be "re-tanned" ???</p></div><div class="js-edit-
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btn">Upvote</button></div></div><div class="text js-text"><p>i find that i can do
this a lot easier but it may not have the best outcome. i skin and flesh it. then i
wash it in warm water and tack it to a board and salt it. then i take it of and
shake it out and comb it. next i wok it by braking the fibers. this works for me
but as i say, it may not have the best outcome</p></div><div class="js-edit-
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btn">Upvote</button></div></div><div class="text js-text"><p>putting your hard
skins in a big tumbler with hard balls and turning it for a few hours will work
quite nicely too. If you can get a 55 gallon metal drum, then you can make a good
tumbler for cow/cattle skins.</p><p> Ive make a metal drum into a bulk fish scaler
by pounding hole into the drum and tumbling in water. making a base with some
cheepo wheels from harbor freight and a big riding lawnmower belt with a 1/4 hp
motor is not only cheep but works wonders.</p><p>forget the shoulder busting branch
breaking method, process the skin and tumble it. it is how the commercial industry
does it and for good reason.</p></div><div class="js-edit-
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method on a raccoon to later mount as taxidermy. I was going to use the borax and
alum solution. How many oz of each product do you think I'll need? I was trying to
order the alum off amazon and I wondered how much I should purchase to
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btn">Upvote</button></div></div><div class="text js-text"><p>Taxidermy furs dont
need to be clothing quality. If your just going to process it and then put it over
a mount, you can treat it and then let it dry. it will be stiff as cardboard, but
with taxadermy, it doesnt matter.</p><p> You cant figure out down to the ounce as
to how much you need. no two animals will have the same square inches. Doing the
alum way, I buy the items by the pound. Borax is by the box but a box will be way
more than enough for raccoons, possums, fox's ect. </p><p> Work it by
experimentation, make a bowls worth and test it, if it is way to much, then cut
back a little the next batch you make.</p><p>When you get it processed, I usually
put mine on a frame and stretch them to dry hard. You want to use the alum-borax
to process the skin to keep it from rotting or getting eaten by bugs.</p><p>When
you get your form, I will use some alcohol to wet the skin so I can work it, though
not wet- soaking. just enough to soften the skin a little.</p><p>Once you folded
and pinned your fur on the form to verify proper size form, then tie the fur over
it to let it dry again. It will be stiff, but then you can work it off the form and
continue your glue down and taxidermy process.</p><p>It is worth it to take
taxidermy classes, even if only online. part of a good taxidermist is to find you
own processes for skin-fur-feather-scale processing. Taxidermy is far more than
just slopping a skin on a form.</p></div><div class="js-edit-
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method but but more then you think you will ever need. Better to have too much then
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that i folded skin to skin after removing from the meat. I have the hide in a
garbage bag in the garage. I am in Michigan where it is usually below freezing,
however last week the temperatures rose above 40 for a few days. I have done
nothing to the hide but fold it. How do I know if it is still good to attempt to
tann for my first time or is the hide ruined? </p></div><div class="js-edit-
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btn">Upvote</button></div></div><div class="text js-text"><p>I know this is old,
but good for future....</p><p>If you want just the leather, your hide is fine. If
you want a fur, then it is toast. The best thing to do is to always salt the heck
out of it, then roll it up and stick in freezer until you can process it. I usually
roll mine into burlap so the freezer can help dry it by way of evaporation. if it
is in a bag, it cant get dry very well while frozen.</p><p>I find commercial
products to be easiest as they have everything there and instructions with better
pictures to follow than this .. rehashed . not much for experience . ible.
Personally, unless you did the work and can show it, you shouldn't be posting an
ible. taking info you took from other sources and rehashing it out is not the
point of this website... just my opinion.</p><p>The turpentine way works quite
well for small furs. Mine usually come out stiff. The author eluded to parts of the
finish work on furs but from lack of doing it, never finished this ible.</p><p>Once
you have processed your furs, you put them in a big drum, or in my case, a 5 gallon
bucket with a lid, as well as sawdust, some rubber / plastic dryer balls and tumble
them for an hour for small or 2 hours for larger furs. The point of this is to beat
up the skin and make the whole thing very soft and workable. I use 2-1 by volume of
sawdust to fur skins. 4 balls per square foot of fur. </p><p>after tumbling, I
will take out the furs and check them. if the skin is soft enough for my needs,
then it is done, if not, it goes back in for another half hour at a time until
complete.</p><p>then you just shake off the dust, vacuum it till nice and clean.
You can wash them if you choose, but make sure you dry them completely as fast as
you can, the skin is now tanned, but it can still rot if wet for too long, or it
will/can dry hard.</p><p>Do your own research or read the instructions from a
commercial package. This ible is almost useless and will leave you with a rotting,
stinky, chemically scary mess. It is not complete enough to properly process a
fur.</p><p>Sorry if I offended anyone - truth hurts.</p></div><div class="js-edit-
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btn">Upvote</button></div></div><div class="text js-text"><p>I have 2 caribou hides
I just fleshed out & laid flat to dry; can I soak and salt them to do a
processing? And which process would be best to use. Or will I just be experimenting
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btn">Upvote</button></div></div><div class="text js-text"><p>Sorry for the late
reply. I have been doing deer skins for a butcher shop and the best method i have
came up with is to buy hunters and trappers hide tanning solution and follow the
bottles instrutions. If you cannot do that brain tanning may be the best for you.
Jyst a tip when fleshing tack the hide down and use a powerwasher pointed at a 45
degree angle. You will have the hide fleshed within 20 minutes!</p></div><div
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btn">Upvote</button></div></div><div class="text js-text"><p>I am a deer hunter and
we have always thrown away the pelts after skinning. I want to make buckskin out of
them instead. How do I need to prepare the pelt at camp until I can get it home
(about 5 days)? I don't want to come home with ruined pelts. thanks</p></div><div
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btn">Upvote</button></div></div><div class="text js-text"><p>The best way to save
the pelt intill you get home is to get all the meat off the hide with a dull knife
being careful not to cut the skin. Then apply a think coat of salt to the hide and
roll it up. Try to keep as cool as possble. Check the salt every few days. If it
looks nasty change the salt out. Im glad your going to use the skin! Honor the
animals by useing every scrap!</p></div><div class="js-edit-
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reply. I have never tried brain tanning and will do so this season. I think that my
wood burning stove that I use in my wall tent will work perfectly for smoking the
hides.<br/><br/>Follow up questions: I have heard mixed reviews about using iodized
salt versus noniodized salt. I can buy iodized salt in bulk pretty easily. Not so
easy to find noniodized salt in Dallas. What is your take on the subject? AND,
about how much salt will I need to salt one typical sized deer?
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btn">Upvote</button></div></div><div class="text js-text"><p>The worst Idoized salt
will do is stain your pelt. I never had any trouble with it before. It can take up
to 10 to 15 pounds of salt to dry a skin out depending on the thickness of the
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btn">Upvote</button></div></div><div class="text js-text"><p>Thanks for the info. I
feel comfortable going out to the field now and coming back with workable hides. I
bought a book called Deerskins into Buckskins by Matt Richards. It is pretty
informative too.</p></div><div class="js-edit-container"></div></article><article
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want to start producing cowhide rugs wide hides of cows from my local community.
Please take me through the step by step process of the production line. From
machinery to chemicals to be used. . my production will be 500 rugs per
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producing cowhide rugs wide hides of cows from my local community. Please take me
through the step by step process of the production line. From machinery to
chemicals to be used. I.e fleshing machines, drums etc. Im looking at minimum
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var view = new Ibles.views.DesktopInstructableView({

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