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Hi everyone. I just wanted to share my first experiences and thank everyone here for being so helpful. I've been reading as much as possible on the subject of hides (a lot of which came from this...
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Hey robbi, glad you're here! First off, congratulations! We're always glad to find another who will take the things that most people don't even have the guts to look at, let alone touch, and peel it...
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I don't know if I am doing it wrong but I usually cut around the paw or foot and keep them for other uses. If you cut around them it should allow your hide not to tear just thinking about skinning out...
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Ma, all three were roadkill! I was incredibly lucky to get the mink...the animal was almost flawless, and I'm really hoping to do justice to such a beautiful animal. The fleshing went well, and now...
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That's excellent! First things first: You're gonna need to get all the salt out of the hide. Rinse in warm water and manipulate for atleast 20 minutes once it gets soft enough to squish around. Then...
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The back are most just skinned to the ankle then just pulled (evenly) they will come right of. The front are just peeled untill you can get your finger under the armpit then just peel and pull. you...
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so Ma..a question..... Do you use your good blender to mix up brains .I do ......same one that does pumpkin pie filling makes brain shakes when I am tanning.....how about you other gals..squeamish or...
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Thanks for the tips folks! I think I'm just about ready to brain and tan the mink. My only other concern with this case skin is the area around the face. As part of the fleshing, I've been...
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It will probably just dry and get hard...noses are very hard to get softened up as are cheeks and ears and the top of the head between the ears. the thinning will help . But even with commerically...
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Quills, The only blender I have is my good blender... It makes no differnce to me, brains or pumpkin! I have to wash it after pumpkin just the same as washin it after brains. (probly don...Read More
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I have a separate brain blender! That way I don't have to wash it very well and can leave it laying around outside. But I have soaked things in the bathtub, bucked hides in buckets by the woodstove,...
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Yes Ive brained hide in a 5 gallon bucket in my bathtub in the winter time.not my favorite way of doing it but when its 5 below zero ..its the only place I have to do it so I can freeze in the brains...
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That's funny! I've soaked and brained in my front bathtub too. At least in the tub, you can put a strainer in the drain and change water easily. Give it a spritz of vinigar and baking soda to c...Read...
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**UPDATE**...and a couple more questions I applied my first round of brains to the mink and raccoon skins! The mink is pretty soft, but something unexpected has happened: the skin is covered in what I...
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The "pilling" is probably membrane. You can pick it off with your fingers if you like or lightly sand it off. I usually just break it up at some point in the process-working the hide over a thin cable...
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Ok, so it sounds like you worked the mink really well. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that. If the pilling is tough to pull off with my fingers, I get a pair of needle nose pliers and slowly...
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Thanks ma and pa! The raccoons are not quite as soft...but they have a lot less pilling I've been sanding and pulling as much off the mink as I can. I'm wondering if the brains we...Read More
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If it's flannel-ly and like a nice soft thick fuzz, I think you got a good amount of brain in there. I would just make sure to smoke it. To me, a hide isn't finished till it's smoked. I know there are...
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No pics yet...but soon I hope! I'll hopefully be able to smoke these skins in the next couple of weeks.
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