do it yourself or use a tannery
10-09-2006, 02:54 AM
#2
Typical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 612
RE: do it yourself or use a tannery
I've tanned a couple of muskrats and a fox with Protan. Minnesota trapline Products and The Snareshop both carry it. Pretty simple, turns out a good tan, and is a chrome tan so it won't wash out. Thin skinned animals like those are not too bad. I expect thicker skinned animals would be entail alot more work to break the leather. Doing it yourself saves a couple of bucks, gives you the pleasure of having done it yourself and takes a bunch of time. Sending it out has the advantages of a pro doing it (if you choose the right tannery) and save you time, but costs more.
10-09-2006, 06:55 AM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,210
RE: do it yourself or use a tannery
Depends on what you want. For deer I usually do it myself, but with the right tannery you get a better quality tan. For wall hangers and rugs, tannery. If I wanted to take in more work then tannery for all, but i like being small.
