r/HideTanning

Friend killed a beaver destroying his trees and I figured dont let it go to waste.

It is a goatskin. I'm processing it for drumheads.First time working on a piece that hasn't gone awry yet. I scrapped away most of the membrane and meat or fats with a butter knife, but there are still some brown portions left that are too fine for the knife to scrape(it just keeps facing different directions when my knife goes over them).Not to mention there are some browns on the hide edges.

It is getting physically impossible to remove the browns that is left. Can i move on from fleshing now to the lime solution for de-hairing or will it ruin?

Any advice is greatly appreciated as I'm just starting out.

Hey Folks,

I could use some advice about these hides I just tacked up yesterday. This was my first time processing meat rabbits so I followed Sage Smoke Survivals videos on the butchering and hide tanning but I guess I screwed up and didnt properly flesh the hides. I removed all the fat and meat left on the hides but I didnt fully remove the pink outer membrane which I see now should have also come off.

This morning I use scotch brite to break up that pink membrane to allow the oil and moisture to escape but I am not sure what else to do. Are these savable? They all looked mostly good except two that had small tender areas of skin. I adjusted my fan and put out a dehumidifier to hopefully help the drying process. It hasnt even been 24 hours so I am still hopeful they will dry. Any advice would be appreciated.

Shout out to the people that already asked that hard questions and to the folks with the answers and links. Also shout out to Amy's taxidermy. First hide tanning ever.

this is my grandmothers fur coat that she’s had for years. after I’ve gotten into my taxidermy hobby I’ve speculated this is black bear fur. The fur at the bottom has lightened as if it’s been bleached a little and the fur gets slightly thinner further down. as well as these v-shaped striped on the bottom. the top of the fur looks more bear-like to me though. idk the only other guess I have is dyed fox fur but it’s very thick and doesn’t feel fluffy enough.

Tanning this deer hide in mostly oak bark mixed with some(not alot) of alder and red maple. Anybody know what these spots are?? Appeared in day 2 in the tea

The python is fleshed. No meat on it but this thin white layer in the middle. Do i need to pull it off too?

successfully skinned a 3 meters bastard

hi everyone! I was at an auction today and there some fox pelts and a raccoon that went at a good price as the auction was ending and people were leaving. I decided to bid as I‘ve always wanted to do a project and work with some hides. I’m a complete beginner though and as they are rawhides, I need a little help tanning them. I’ve been trying to find what I can do to be able to tan them and I’m seeing stuff about rehydrating but I’m not too sure how to go about it. Any help or tips would be great! thank you!

Put this piece of hide in bark liquor, topped it up after a few days and then went away for five days. It used the tannins up way quicker than I expected and it’s pretty stinky and the hair has started to slip. Should I put it in lye solution to get the rest of the hair off? It only tanned on the outside 10% or so when I cut into it.

The hair on only slipping in patches so I can’t just scrape it off