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 tanning a hide
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01/19/10 03:48 AM
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i tanned my deer hide and its been hard for a couple of month. can i now make it soft even though its really hard? also if i can how? thanks in advance.
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Re: tanning a hide
[Re: big rack hunter 137]
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01/19/10 04:00 AM
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RMR
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i remember seeing on a show once that all you have to do is rub the bottom side on a hard surface that has an edge.
The beauty of the Second Ammendment is it won't be needed until they try and take it.
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[Re: RMR]
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01/19/10 04:08 AM
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ChickenWilly
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You can also just kinda work the hide back and forth and it will loosen it up but its not gonna be a very fast process that way lol
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Re: tanning a hide
[Re: big rack hunter 137]
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01/19/10 04:27 AM
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West Fork Armory
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i tanned my deer hide and its been hard for a couple of month. can i now make it soft even though its really hard? also if i can how? thanks in advance. I have the same problem, I used Krowtann on mine and there really hard, but I have also heard from my taxidermist that rubbing it on the corner of a old desk and it will soften up.
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Re: tanning a hide
[Re: West Fork Armory]
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01/19/10 06:30 AM
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devildog28
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Neats foot oil is a godsend for softening!
That and a little elbow grease will get you on going.
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Re: tanning a hide
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01/19/10 03:14 PM
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TxTechsan
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Neats foot oil is a godsend for softening!
That and a little elbow grease will get you on going. x2
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Re: tanning a hide
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01/19/10 03:52 PM
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tx_basser
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i don't know this to be true, but I am currently tanning one and read that you need to let the hide and oil sit out in the sun, then rub it in. The hide will absorb the oil and keep it pliable.
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Re: tanning a hide
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01/19/10 03:56 PM
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RICK O'SHAY
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i tanned my deer hide and its been hard for a couple of month. can i now make it soft even though its really hard? also if i can how? thanks in advance. I have the same problem, I used Krowtann on mine and there really hard, but I have also heard from my taxidermist that rubbing it on the corner of a old desk and it will soften up. Oh this discussion is LOADED with jokes!!! 
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Re: tanning a hide
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01/19/10 04:17 PM
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yanta61
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i think the reason its getting hard is because you have to play with it a little every day to keep it soft....
in tanneries they put the hides into large tumblers to dry....the tumblers keep the hide moving as they dry thus making a soft tan....
try and break it over the back of a chair or edge of a table
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Re: tanning a hide
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01/19/10 04:26 PM
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d.g.ruff
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Yep. There's some quoted material right here ^^^ for the taking!
Mmmm Hmmm
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Re: tanning a hide
[Re: d.g.ruff]
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01/19/10 05:10 PM
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yanta61
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yeah i figured ya'll would like that one
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Re: tanning a hide
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01/20/10 01:55 AM
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dridril
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wait till the wife goes shopping then put it in the dryer with several golf balls - no heat just air
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Re: tanning a hide
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01/20/10 02:03 AM
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Curly
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When I was a kid, all I ever had to do was misbehave to get my hide tanned!
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Re: tanning a hide
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01/20/10 03:42 AM
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West Fork Armory
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Yep. There's some quoted material right here ^^^ for the taking! Lol, I didn't even realize I wrote that good ole T-Shirt material.
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Re: tanning a hide
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01/20/10 03:43 AM
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West Fork Armory
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wait till the wife goes shopping then put it in the dryer with several golf balls - no heat just air How long does it take doing it that way?
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Re: tanning a hide
[Re: West Fork Armory]
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01/20/10 04:08 AM
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tannerlst
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just send em to North Texas Tannery in Denton its only 30 bucks to soft tan... got my blackbuck hide back today
Last edited by tannerlst; 01/20/10 04:08 AM.
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Re: tanning a hide
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01/20/10 04:29 AM
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rsquared
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if you are not near denton, can you send them via the mail
and do you just pack them in dry ice or freezer packs...
my axis pelt is in the freezer still
i live in austin area, but the only things i have seen down here are over $100 for tanning a hide
Stuff my dad said in the deer blind
"I can dive deeper and come up drier"
"did you do that?"
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Re: tanning a hide
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#1190205
01/22/10 02:59 PM
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anyone ever tanned a coyote hide?
Is it even worth it?
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Re: tanning a hide
[Re: tannerlst]
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01/24/10 04:13 AM
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Halfadozen
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just send em to North Texas Tannery in Denton its only 30 bucks to soft tan... got my blackbuck hide back today do you know what they charge for bobcat?
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Re: tanning a hide
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#1194452
01/24/10 09:45 PM
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Re: tanning a hide
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01/24/10 11:15 PM
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i called them and they said they will take them frozen via mail or to lay them out and scrape salt them at least twice prior to sending in to them
$35 either way plus shipping back to you
Stuff my dad said in the deer blind
"I can dive deeper and come up drier"
"did you do that?"
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Re: tanning a hide
[Re: dridril]
#1198475
01/26/10 03:09 PM
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wait till the wife goes shopping then put it in the dryer with several golf balls - no heat just air I have heard of this one. It could be more expensive if you get caught. In more ways than one. LOL
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