Tanning

[EdS]

Thought i might have a go at tanning some rabbit & squirle skins this year. So how do I go about it.

I know that I've got to clean the skin and remove the fat. Peg it out and leave it to dry. But what to use as a tanning agent?

I was also thinking of smoking the hide (got a nice chimney so might as well use it) after the tanning - is it worth it?

[Buckshot]

There's been a fair amount of threads on tanning, have a search...

Brain is a favorite, egg is also possible, bark. The list goes on.

Cheers

Mark

[EdS]

forgot about the search option - to early in the morning for my brain.

[Ogri the trog]

For the simplest explanation I can find, try:-

http://members.aol.com/Ambrejem/Tanning.html

Pulled from an airgun site yesterday ;)

ATB

Ogri the trog

[Realgar]

It's a nice method but has one problem - acid tanned skins absorb water easily and go clammy on cold damp days. Of course you can oil them to get round that, does neat's food oil still exist?

[Buckshot]

How would you get rid of the acid afterwards?