Andrei
Chillin' with the herd
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All my life I have sold the pelts raw or had somebody else tan them for a cost so I wanted to start tanning myself.
I did some search and found a recipe that looked easy.
So I rolled up the fresh furs and put them in the freezer.
When I got 15 - 20 of them and found the tanning ingredients I started my first batch a week ago.
Defrosted the furs in warm water.
Dissolved salt in a gallon of hot water.
Mix 8 oz of sulfuric acid in a gallon of cold water.
Pour the 2 gallons in clean 5 gallon plastic bucket.
Set 5 furs nice on top of each other.
On top of the furs place a plastic smaller lid and a brick to keep them all submerged.
Put the lid on the bucket and place it in the garage.
Today I will open it up.
Drain the furs one by one and rinse them in cold clean water.
Remove the swollen tissue from the skin side.
Inspect and place back in the solution for 7 more days.
I did some search and found a recipe that looked easy.
So I rolled up the fresh furs and put them in the freezer.
When I got 15 - 20 of them and found the tanning ingredients I started my first batch a week ago.
Defrosted the furs in warm water.
Dissolved salt in a gallon of hot water.
Mix 8 oz of sulfuric acid in a gallon of cold water.
Pour the 2 gallons in clean 5 gallon plastic bucket.
Set 5 furs nice on top of each other.
On top of the furs place a plastic smaller lid and a brick to keep them all submerged.
Put the lid on the bucket and place it in the garage.
Today I will open it up.
Drain the furs one by one and rinse them in cold clean water.
Remove the swollen tissue from the skin side.
Inspect and place back in the solution for 7 more days.