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Tanning beginner #7889478 06/21/23 08:48 AM 06/21/23 08:48 AM
Joined: Nov 2021 Posts: 27 North Carolina Terry C OP trapper
Terry C OP trapper Joined: Nov 2021 Posts: 27 North Carolina	This season I will begin the learning process of tanning hides to hopefully make convention and rendevous crafts and novelties. I have been and continue to watch youtube videos to learn the principles. I realize this next question is going to be very subjective but here goes. Do any experienced trappers/tanners have advice or recommendations of resources that will help with the learning curve? By the way, I have been trapping for about 5 years and the fur market just isn't trapper friendly in the southeast. It's time to learn a new skill set for the future. National Trappers Assoc. 2023 sustaining member, N.C. Trappers Assoc., Fur Takers of America Proverbs 27:17 Respectfully TerryC

Re: Tanning beginner [Re: Terry C] #7889662 06/21/23 01:53 PM 06/21/23 01:53 PM
Joined: Sep 2022 Posts: 55 WI W Witrapper715 trapper
Witrapper715 trapper W Joined: Sep 2022 Posts: 55 WI	Trubond has a great instructional pamphlet you can get online, it details step by step the process for tanning your own furs. I would read and learn that as many of the steps are the same among many different tanning products. Trubond Tanning Instructions

Re: Tanning beginner [Re: Terry C] #7889720 06/21/23 03:50 PM 06/21/23 03:50 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 45,564 james bay frontierOnt. B Boco trapper
Boco trapper B Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 45,564 james bay frontierOnt.	When learning how to tan, make sure you record everything you do,all the way from rehydration to final cleaning of the fur and buffing of the leather and everything in between,so when, after many attempts and adjustments, you get one that is right you can repeat it. Last edited by Boco; 06/21/23 03:52 PM. Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.

Re: Tanning beginner [Re: Witrapper715] #7890254 06/22/23 08:30 AM 06/22/23 08:30 AM
Joined: Nov 2021 Posts: 27 North Carolina Terry C OP trapper
Terry C OP trapper Joined: Nov 2021 Posts: 27 North Carolina	Thank you, I have downloaded several of their instruction pamplets. National Trappers Assoc. 2023 sustaining member, N.C. Trappers Assoc., Fur Takers of America Proverbs 27:17 Respectfully TerryC

Re: Tanning beginner [Re: Boco] #7890256 06/22/23 08:30 AM 06/22/23 08:30 AM
Joined: Nov 2021 Posts: 27 North Carolina Terry C OP trapper
Terry C OP trapper Joined: Nov 2021 Posts: 27 North Carolina	Thank you. Sounds like great advice. I will do this. National Trappers Assoc. 2023 sustaining member, N.C. Trappers Assoc., Fur Takers of America Proverbs 27:17 Respectfully TerryC

Re: Tanning beginner [Re: Terry C] #7914588 07/27/23 09:43 PM 07/27/23 09:43 PM
Joined: Jan 2022 Posts: 54 Minnesota B Bus3 trapper
Bus3 trapper B Joined: Jan 2022 Posts: 54 Minnesota	Originally Posted by Terry C This season I will begin the learning process of tanning hides to hopefully make convention and rendevous crafts and novelties. I have been and continue to watch youtube videos to learn the principles. I realize this next question is going to be very subjective but here goes. Do any experienced trappers/tanners have advice or recommendations of resources that will help with the learning curve? By the way, I have been trapping for about 5 years and the fur market just isn't trapper friendly in the southeast. It's time to learn a new skill set for the future. Go check out Pro1 Performance Chemicals website. This is where I learned the process. They explain everything very well.

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