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Old 01-29-2005 | 03:33 PM
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Bill Yox
 
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Default RE: tanning a deer hide at home how?

The above directions are not as detailed as youll need, thus the suggestion to get directions with a kit in the form of a video!

Youll wanna scrape the fat before salting, as salt does nothing to skin with fat still there. Also, add acid not by volume, but by pH level. Also, after the pickle comes shaving, but most importantly, it needs to be neutralized. Also, after the tan and oil the skin needs to be broke, or soften, manually.

Take my advice, get the kit, youll really enjoy it! Or, like the previous post suggested, if you wanna persue it yourself, the taxinet forums has help...similar to here, but its worth a try.
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