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Post by crabbait on Mar 22, 2015 16:52:12 GMT -5
Hello, Was wanting to get some beaver tails tanned and can't find anywhere to do it. Had some rats and mink tanned at Moyles and was really happy with them. But they do not tan beaver tails. Thanks.
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Post by k9goodtimes on Mar 22, 2015 17:48:17 GMT -5
Ive never done one, but should be the same process as tanning a hide... Silverfox will know better than me. I believe vegetable tanning is used on beaver tails.
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Post by Adirondack-Jim on Mar 23, 2015 13:43:17 GMT -5
From some research I did a couple of years ago, very few tanneries will do them and the couple I found were very expensive.
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Post by k9goodtimes on Mar 23, 2015 19:48:58 GMT -5
If you dont mind potentially sacrificing one to the tanning gods, i'd be willing to give it a go. Im curious...
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Post by oldtimer on Mar 23, 2015 19:53:22 GMT -5
use some alum and salt after degreasing. or aluminium sulphate and salt.
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Post by silverfox on Mar 25, 2015 4:07:54 GMT -5
K9 is correct, same process, gotta split the tail and scrape ALL the grisle down to the skin though, otherwise itll be good for nothing but a shoe horn, color also gets dull but can be dye'd after tanned (and as oldtimer stated, degrease, i just use Dawn dish soap, best degreaser out there!!!)
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Post by crabbait on Mar 27, 2015 5:13:05 GMT -5
Thanks for the help, got them frozen for now.
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Post by whistlerwhittler on Mar 27, 2015 6:32:10 GMT -5
Once I tried tanning a beaver tail with that orange bottle solution. After I scraped the gristle off, I was pretty much just left with the scaly stuff. As I worked the leather all of the scales ended up just coming apart from each other. I'm guessing that I thinned it too much. I am curious to hear what the correct method is.
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Post by wintertrapper on Mar 28, 2015 9:46:18 GMT -5
Usa Foxx furs, tans beaver tails!
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