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Marten damage #7467716
01/21/22 02:49 AM
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First year putting up marten and while turning a marten fur out I tore the pelt so now what?
Should I re hydrate the area and sew? If yes what to use for thread ?The pelt will be tanned for personal use.

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Re: Marten damage [Re: chasing eyes] #7467718
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I’ve done that before too so you’re not alone. I wet the area and sew it up with a glovers needle and I use dental floss for thread and a whip stitch. Marten dry fast and in low humidity high temp can get brittle. Watch them closely and if they get too dry dampen them before trying to turn. Good luck

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Yup
I use a spray bottle on all fur before turning .Saved me from alot of ripped lynx, fox, and marten.

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Just checking to make sure you are turning it by starting at the nose (pushing it inward) rather than starting at the skirt end.


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Re: Marten damage [Re: chasing eyes] #7468041
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never wait too long before turn, try to do it just before hide become dry, always with wet towel moisty arm pit and base of bellies and each side of the base tail. yes begin by nose to the tail,do not shake too much also after turning like a whip, 2 or 3 times maximum.

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Marten skin being thin they are easy to sew. Go to a bead store and get some thin ‘nymo’ which I think is beading thread, and some beading needles (not super long or thin ones but something that looks like it will work) which are thin and pass thru without cutting. Glovers needles have a cutting point and work well while beading needles make the smallest hole possible.
That said there is no need to turn anything going to the tannery, except of course if you want to admire it!


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Originally Posted by drasselt
Marten skin being thin they are easy to sew. Go to a bead store and get some thin ‘nymo’ which I think is beading thread, and some beading needles (not super long or thin ones but something that looks like it will work) which are thin and pass thru without cutting. Glovers needles have a cutting point and work well while beading needles make the smallest hole possible.
That said there is no need to turn anything going to the tannery, except of course if you want to admire it!


Good info here. I do the same, leaving anything I intend to tan, skin out. Expedites the drying process.

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Thanks for all the good info will definitely be paying better attention now to the dryness. And yes turning from the nose in. Good to know about not turning for the tannery but love to see them fur out.

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I do exactly like Yukon Jeff on every skin including wolf.
Makes turning skins a breeze.
I also use 3 keys on the skin when replaced on the board after turning to prevent sticking and promote drying.One in the belly and two in the back.


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I use a damp towel rather than a spray bottle, wrap them in a damp towel and leave for a bit and they will turn easily. I don't do it on every fur, but most. Coyotes I tend to turn pretty dang early and I put them on the board after snapping all the excess water out of them, so the dampness in the fur tends to keep them limber and easy to turn. Things like marten and cats get the damp towel treatment almost always.

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This week I picked up a couple marten and this one had tiny little holes thru the hide. Circled in red.
I’m curious is anyone would know what could have caused something like this?

They seem to small and irregular to be bite marks.

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02/11/22 12:46 AM
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Thanks for the help I went with a damp cloth to hydrate and used floss to sew but had a heck of a time with that it kept wanting to separate and the little strands would tangle and knot up. But it's all sewn up now and taken care of.
Fishinak maybe a porky?
Good tip Boco on the extra spacers

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For sewing furs try very lightweight fishing monofilament.

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I do thing a little different after skiing a marten I drape it over a ladder wrung in the shop for about 15 min with a fan blowing in them then drop them in a bucket of dry borax . After I coat them well I board them fur out and with a fan on them . Seem to dry up just fine never had a problem I have started to do all my animals that way even wolves. But the bigger ones I built a commercial exhaust fan setup that moves lots of air that blowers in to the cavity and dries them pretty fast . After years of flipping skins I like the new way better. The secret is borax keep a good dusting between the skin and stretcher.

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