Thread: Tanning some big ole tahr bulls

Yes the thinner you make the hide the softer the hide will be and less shrinkage. Angle grinder with a course flap dick can work or linisher, other wise a good old draw knife and fleshing beam.

Originally Posted by Billbob

Yes the thinner you make the hide the softer the hide will be and less shrinkage. Angle grinder with a course flap dick can work or linisher, other wise a good old draw knife and fleshing beam.

Do you have a mix ratio for that green stuff, got given 4-5l by a friend a while ago. My boy wants to do a rug for himself so kept the hide off the last hind I shot. I use Lutan for the shoulder mounts ,but that Leder stuff should be fine for a 10 year old to mess around with. Once he fleshed and salted I thought I throw the hide in pickle like the capes and shave it on the wheel. Then he can mess around with it again from that stage.
Would you bring up the ph on it to 3-3.5 like Lutan then basify after tanning?
Don't know what's in that green liquid and don't want to flush out things from the hide. @Billbob