Thread: Rabbit Fur?

cheers guys...now need to just get out and get some skins to practice.

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I used gum tree bark to tan a goat skin, took a good long while for it to tan through and I had to keep going back to the park and nicking more bark to mix up more solution. I have done a rabbit skin with the leftovers too. Look up skill cult on youtube for bark tanning info and long jibberjabbery videos. If you are really interested I can probably get off my bum and post some pictures.

kero and baking soda tans a skin,but as others said if it gets damp it will go off.I had to clean my walls at Mum and Dads house after I was away in the NZ Army one winter and the skins went bad. Drying it is easy like @P38 said but rabbit and hare skins are paper thin when dryed and will tear easy.The last small skin I got tanned professionally only cost $5 but that was a few years back. And welcome to the forum @mehtat

Finally got round to getting out again for a quick shoot and now will have a go with this. let's see how it turns out.

Originally Posted by mehtat

Finally got round to getting out again for a quick shoot and now will have a go with this. let's see how it turns out.Attachment 67200

Might find it easier to tube skin it next time.

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Originally Posted by SlowElliot

Look up alum and borax tanning.
I got both products from mitre 10 for under $25.
I've used this method on a couple of goat skins and they turned out nice and soft.

Yep

Ive used this method on goats too.

Works great

Leder kits work great too
http://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.n...p-water-14303/

Cheers
Pete

Anyone tryed brain tanning with any success?
It's always intrested me but yet to try it myself.

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@mehtat have a look at fly tying supplies like complete angler you may get a skin cheaper than tanning it yourslef

Originally Posted by SlowElliot

Anyone tryed brain tanning with any success?
It's always intrested me but yet to try it myself.

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I was thinking of trying that for the next one I do and see how it turns out

LEDER TANNING UTILITY KIT | Trade Me

I use one of these kits, done heaps of skins and lasted about 15 years to date. The chemicals don't go off.

Well here is the outcome of my fist rabbit I skinned and prepped. I decided to play around and make a keyring using some of my used shotgun shells as well
It's pretty rough but was fun to play experiment with.

Originally Posted by mehtat

Well here is the outcome of my fist rabbit I skinned and prepped. I decided to play around and make a keyring using some of my used shotgun shells as well
It's pretty rough but was fun to play experiment with.Attachment 67781

Pretty cool, good job.

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Awesome job, make up a dozen and chuck them on trade me

Good on you. Well done.