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A few more finished. #7329934
08/14/21 01:16 PM
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Finished tanning a few more skins last couple days.

[Linked Image]

Still got 3 mink an otter,2 fox and a beaver in the pipeline.

And a bunch more in the freezer to do until I get bored with it,or until nuisance beaver picks up in sept.


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Re: A few more finished. [Re: Boco] #7329936
08/14/21 01:18 PM
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Looks very nice. Once again showing your talent.

Re: A few more finished. [Re: Boco] #7329940
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Just like the last batch, beautifully done


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Re: A few more finished. [Re: Boco] #7329944
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Boco , do you have any photos of the leather side ?

Re: A few more finished. [Re: Boco] #7329949
08/14/21 01:29 PM
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Keep posting please. Those look great.

Re: A few more finished. [Re: VH60] #7329955
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Originally Posted by VH60
Boco , do you have any photos of the leather side ?


[Linked Image]
[Linked Image]


Last edited by Boco; 08/14/21 01:42 PM.

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Re: A few more finished. [Re: Boco] #7329962
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They look good . Thanks Boco . I can't get mine to come out that white . They come out a very tan color

Re: A few more finished. [Re: Boco] #7329963
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I sand the leather with corn starch to cut off the bloom-makes them look white.


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Re: A few more finished. [Re: Boco] #7329965
08/14/21 01:53 PM
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Ill try that on my next batch . Thanks Boco

Re: A few more finished. [Re: Boco] #7329966
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Beautiful!

Re: A few more finished. [Re: Boco] #7329997
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You've sure got a talent for tanning hides, Boco. They look great.

Re: A few more finished. [Re: Boco] #7330007
08/14/21 02:57 PM
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The look much more softer than mine. The only way I can get beaver sort of soft is to break them over an old 7 1/4 inch plywood blade held in a vise. And I attack them with that = sort of decent results so far. But I keep on trying. Oh I did some mink this past winter and they did trun out nice and they were easy to do, I was surprised about that. How do you thin your hides, I am not going to buy a machine......jk


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Re: A few more finished. [Re: Boco] #7330019
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I use a spokeshave to thin the leather on the beaver around the cheeks and shoulders.
Beaver are the hardest to do,because of all the shaving to thin the leather.I ship big beaver to the tannery,I do smaller beavers since they are not much shaving needed.


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Re: A few more finished. [Re: Boco] #7330020
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Very nice work!!!


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Re: A few more finished. [Re: Boco] #7330050
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I've tried to tan a few pelts and not one turned out even usable. Your work there is amazing Boco!


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Re: A few more finished. [Re: Boco] #7330063
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Dont give up,trapsetter,It takes a while to figure it out.
I had a lot of fails when starting out and still the odd pelt doesnt come out as planned.
There are a bunch of steps involved where a mistake at any stage will affect the finished product.


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Re: A few more finished. [Re: Boco] #7330068
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Boco, I wish you would do a video or a write up to teach us how to do that. They don't get any better than that.

Re: A few more finished. [Re: Boco] #7330105
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Man those look good.

Re: A few more finished. [Re: Jasper69] #7330159
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Originally Posted by Jasper69
Boco, I wish you would do a video or a write up to teach us how to do that. They don't get any better than that.


X2, and they do look great.

Re: A few more finished. [Re: Boco] #7330169
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Nice looking work, Robert. You got skills.

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