Re: Krowtann question
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Yup, gotta shave that hide down and get all the grease out. I tan beaver at home and I've discovered that what I use to tan with is less important than how thin I can get that hide. They never come out as good as the pros but dang close and and certainly good enough for a blanket.
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Re: Krowtann question
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I was thinking maybe as the pelt dries after it’s oiled I could stretch it back out on a board and use an orbital sander with sand paper to thin the hide out . Would this work ? I do have access to a shaving machine . The guy that gave me the krowtann to try is a taxidermist, but he has only tanned to mount stuff never for a blanket or throw . Orbital will work. I like to use a little die grinder with 50 grit on it. Very aggressive but very controllable. There is lot of variation in thickness so I like to hold the hide and feel it while I'm thinning it. I thin before I tan and after. Sometimes on skins like beaver it's hard to get the tan into the thicker parts if you don't thin it first.
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Re: Krowtann question
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I was thinking maybe as the pelt dries after it’s oiled I could stretch it back out on a board and use an orbital sander with sand paper to thin the hide out . Would this work ? I do have access to a shaving machine . The guy that gave me the krowtann to try is a taxidermist, but he has only tanned to mount stuff never for a blanket or throw . One thing to remember about taxidermy is that what they call tanned is not what the fur/leather market calls tanned.
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Re: Krowtann question
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I was thinking maybe as the pelt dries after it’s oiled I could stretch it back out on a board and use an orbital sander with sand paper to thin the hide out . Would this work ? I do have access to a shaving machine . The guy that gave me the krowtann to try is a taxidermist, but he has only tanned to mount stuff never for a blanket or throw . Orbital will work. I like to use a little die grinder with 50 grit on it. Very aggressive but very controllable. There is lot of variation in thickness so I like to hold the hide and feel it while I'm thinning it. I thin before I tan and after. Sometimes on skins like beaver it's hard to get the tan into the thicker parts if you don't thin it first. I’m assuming your talking about sanding a dried hide before you rehydrate correct? What about a freshly fleashed one ?
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Re: Krowtann question
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I was thinking maybe as the pelt dries after it’s oiled I could stretch it back out on a board and use an orbital sander with sand paper to thin the hide out . Would this work ? I do have access to a shaving machine . The guy that gave me the krowtann to try is a taxidermist, but he has only tanned to mount stuff never for a blanket or throw . One thing to remember about taxidermy is that what they call tanned is not what the fur/leather market calls tanned. Could you explain this ? I think I understand what your saying but im not sure . I know how to skin flesh and dry for the auctions , but I have never tried to take the process further .
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Re: Krowtann question
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Taxidermists don't need to make their hides soft, they need them to stretch so they can fit on the forms correctly. So there's a lot of steps at the end of the process that garment tanneries don't do. As far as what they call breaking the fur correct ?
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