Thread: Tanning / Curing Hides at home cheaply?

Here is a mix I was given that works well, Tanning is a lot of work in my book.
Still if you get into a flow and have the time, these products are cheap the salt is un iodized.
You will still have to work and brake the hide after tanning.
Anything else you what to know ask (the forum)
PM me if you have questions and I will try and answer them.
KH

Pickle
(Keep you mixture at about 20deg C)
100 grams of salt to each litre of water (do about 5 litres for a possum)
Add formic acid until water is ph 2
Add the skin and stir often (not hard)for the first couple of hours
soak small skins for a day or two, remove and see if you can get any more membrane and fat from the skin.

Tanning
Keep at about 20deg C
100 grams of salt per litre of water (do 5litres again)
Add Novaltan until ph 3.5 to 4
Soak for a day for small skins

Remove from the tan and spin dry (or leave to drip for an hour or two)
Should be tanned and ready to mount .