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Tanning #7749790 12/21/22 01:16 PM 12/21/22 01:16 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 23,833 Wisconsin T The Beav OP trapper
The Beav OP trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 23,833 Wisconsin	Hey Boco when you send a fur out hide to the tannery do they hydrate and then turn It before tanning? The forum Know It All according to Muskrat

Re: Tanning [Re: The Beav] #7749914 12/21/22 03:15 PM 12/21/22 03:15 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 45,491 james bay frontierOnt. B Boco trapper
Boco trapper B Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 45,491 james bay frontierOnt.	I dont know for sure but when I tan something I turn it fur in during the re hydration. I assume they do the same there. I believe they also give them a scraping/scarification during the hydration process to help speed up the hydration(especially with stale or greasy skins that are not taking up the water) to lessen the risk of hairslip or other problems down the line. Last edited by Boco; 12/21/22 03:17 PM. Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.