tanning rabbit hide

[lakker 0]

dose enyone no a simple, cheep way of taniing rabbit pelts?

 

jack

[SHOTGUNSNIPER 47]

Google - Brain Tanning - I have brain tanned many fox & coyote it is a very simple process and the pelts I have done I gave as gift's to friends and family. Never did a rabbit! There is enough brain in every animal to tan its own hide. I purchased cow brain for some of the pelts I did and also used deer and elk brain on the others.

It sounds pretty gross but the method I used was to heat the brain with a little water and used a potato masher on the brain - it was the consitancey of watery oatmeal. Then I spread/ smeared it on the dried and stretched hide by hand - not on the hair side on the leather side. After the hide has absorbed the brain solution I work the hide twisting it and piching it as it dries out and it remains supple. Just puttng the brain solution on and allowing it to dry is not enough, the hide must be worked and stressed as it dry's this is what makes it supple. The brain has amino acids in it and this is what tans the hide.

This is the method the North American Indians use. They also smoke the hide as a final treament with cedar smoke this water proofs the hide.

 

:secret: SGS

[oohmydog 82]

Google - Brain Tanning - I have brain tanned many fox & coyote it is a very simple process and the pelts I have done I gave as gift's to friends and family. Never did a rabbit! There is enough brain in every animal to tan its own hide. I purchased cow brain for some of the pelts I did and also used deer and elk brain on the others.

It sounds pretty gross but the method I used was to heat the brain with a little water and used a potato masher on the brain - it was the consitancey of watery oatmeal. Then I spread/ smeared it on the dried and stretched hide by hand - not on the hair side on the leather side. After the hide has absorbed the brain solution I work the hide twisting it and piching it as it dries out and it remains supple. Just puttng the brain solution on and allowing it to dry is not enough, the hide must be worked and stressed as it dry's this is what makes it supple. The brain has amino acids in it and this is what tans the hide.

This is the method the North American Indians use. They also smoke the hide as a final treament with cedar smoke this water proofs the hide.

 

:secret: SGS

What if it has shit for brains

[Born Hunter 17,907]

Google - Brain Tanning - I have brain tanned many fox & coyote it is a very simple process and the pelts I have done I gave as gift's to friends and family. Never did a rabbit! There is enough brain in every animal to tan its own hide. I purchased cow brain for some of the pelts I did and also used deer and elk brain on the others.

It sounds pretty gross but the method I used was to heat the brain with a little water and used a potato masher on the brain - it was the consitancey of watery oatmeal. Then I spread/ smeared it on the dried and stretched hide by hand - not on the hair side on the leather side. After the hide has absorbed the brain solution I work the hide twisting it and piching it as it dries out and it remains supple. Just puttng the brain solution on and allowing it to dry is not enough, the hide must be worked and stressed as it dry's this is what makes it supple. The brain has amino acids in it and this is what tans the hide.

This is the method the North American Indians use. They also smoke the hide as a final treament with cedar smoke this water proofs the hide.

 

:secret: SGS

 

Would you salt the skin to dry it first? Or simple apply the 'brain mush' to the fresh skin once it has been scraped?

[kill um with crisps 7]

Its a long time since i preserved any rabbit skins but i nailed um to a board to avoid um folding up as they dried and used a 50% mixture of salt and allum. Just rubbed it well in and hung it in the airing cupboard for a couple of weeks.

[clint 45]

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[SHOTGUNSNIPER 47]

Google - Brain Tanning - I have brain tanned many fox & coyote it is a very simple process and the pelts I have done I gave as gift's to friends and family. Never did a rabbit! There is enough brain in every animal to tan its own hide. I purchased cow brain for some of the pelts I did and also used deer and elk brain on the others.

It sounds pretty gross but the method I used was to heat the brain with a little water and used a potato masher on the brain - it was the consitancey of watery oatmeal. Then I spread/ smeared it on the dried and stretched hide by hand - not on the hair side on the leather side. After the hide has absorbed the brain solution I work the hide twisting it and piching it as it dries out and it remains supple. Just puttng the brain solution on and allowing it to dry is not enough, the hide must be worked and stressed as it dry's this is what makes it supple. The brain has amino acids in it and this is what tans the hide.

This is the method the North American Indians use. They also smoke the hide as a final treament with cedar smoke this water proofs the hide.

 

:secret: SGS

 

Would you salt the skin to dry it first? Or simple apply the 'brain mush' to the fresh skin once it has been scraped?

 

We tube skin our critters this is allso called casing them out. These fresh pelts are turned inside out like a big sock then placed on a fleshing beam to be scraped free of excess fat and flesh. Then I rub Borax on them and turn them right side out (hair out) Then I let them dry on the stretcher in a cool dry place. When this process is complete the hides can be stored and are ready to be sold as raw fur. They are also ready for the tanning process at this point. I would love to post some pictues of my hides/furs - I have been a little sluggish about learning the picture posting process. I could do a post on casing out a fox , fleshing it, strectching it and then the brain tanning on another post. Just don't know how to post pics - I think you have to be a donator to post pics? Those red fox over there have beautifull pelts in the winter I bet.

Thanks SGS

[SHOTGUNSNIPER 47]

Google - Brain Tanning - I have brain tanned many fox & coyote it is a very simple process and the pelts I have done I gave as gift's to friends and family. Never did a rabbit! There is enough brain in every animal to tan its own hide. I purchased cow brain for some of the pelts I did and also used deer and elk brain on the others.

It sounds pretty gross but the method I used was to heat the brain with a little water and used a potato masher on the brain - it was the consitancey of watery oatmeal. Then I spread/ smeared it on the dried and stretched hide by hand - not on the hair side on the leather side. After the hide has absorbed the brain solution I work the hide twisting it and piching it as it dries out and it remains supple. Just puttng the brain solution on and allowing it to dry is not enough, the hide must be worked and stressed as it dry's this is what makes it supple. The brain has amino acids in it and this is what tans the hide.

This is the method the North American Indians use. They also smoke the hide as a final treament with cedar smoke this water proofs the hide.

 

:secret:

What if it has shit for brains

I can't give you and experienced answer to that as I have never skinned or tanned an Englishman!

[mossyh07 64]

Google - Brain Tanning - I have brain tanned many fox & coyote it is a very simple process and the pelts I have done I gave as gift's to friends and family. Never did a rabbit! There is enough brain in every animal to tan its own hide. I purchased cow brain for some of the pelts I did and also used deer and elk brain on the others.

It sounds pretty gross but the method I used was to heat the brain with a little water and used a potato masher on the brain - it was the consitancey of watery oatmeal. Then I spread/ smeared it on the dried and stretched hide by hand - not on the hair side on the leather side. After the hide has absorbed the brain solution I work the hide twisting it and piching it as it dries out and it remains supple. Just puttng the brain solution on and allowing it to dry is not enough, the hide must be worked and stressed as it dry's this is what makes it supple. The brain has amino acids in it and this is what tans the hide.

This is the method the North American Indians use. They also smoke the hide as a final treament with cedar smoke this water proofs the hide.

 

:secret:

What if it has shit for brains

I can't give you and experienced answer to that as I have never skinned or tanned an Englishman!