perserveing rabbit skins

[markieboi 0]

preserveing rabbit skins how do i do it is the long and short of it salt them dry them scrape them then wax them or is it alot harder cheers mark

[markieboi 0]

and there was a few usa sites that say to soak the skins in petrol or as they say gasolin to get the fat thats left on the skins off

[ferretman22 1]

and there was a few usa sites that say to soak the skins in petrol or as they say gasolin to get the fat thats left on the skins off

either salt them and then the next day shake it off and put more salt on till dry. or just bung them in the freezer till you need them

[BlueCoyote 0]

dunno if i would soak them in gasoline... i am no expert but that just sounds like a bad idea. someone correct me if i'm wrong though!!

 

i found this just now http://survival.com/IVB/lofiversion/index.php?t18537.html

 

one man told me his trick is to put the hides in a dryer with a couple of old shoes. turn the dryer on - no heat - and let them roll around together until the hides are soft. i am still waiting to try that out lol it just so happens i have a dryer with no heating element.... but i havent been able to get away long enough to go hunting.. except for squirrels anyway..

Edited February 11, 2008 by BlueCoyote

[Sirocco 0]

I justsalt mine, the last one i did was before christmas, i had salted it pegged it on a board and left it in my work room, but i forgot all about it till well after christams, i brushed all the salt off, hand washed the whole thing in a mild soap, when dry i rubbed a few coats of leather balm into it, will make some hunting mitts when ive got enough