Thread: Tanning some big ole tahr bulls

H all, I have slowly stock-piled some very nice bull skins and sort of need to get onto them. I've tanned multiple skins before and they've come out really nice and soft although these skins have only been thin deer skins and a couple tahr nannys, just by using the ledgers tanning solution and lube. But from my understanding with these thick skinned bull coats, I need to add a few more steps to the process. Such as "pickling" the skin and then thinning out the skin after it's been pickled. To ensure a soft and pliable finish?

Are these steps really necessary? Mainly the thinning the skin part? because that sounds like a stupid amount of work for an average joe like me (and a big risk of creating heaps of cuts and holes in the skin). I've found a few people saying they just wait for the skin to dry and then just sand it down and break it in for the same result.

Any advice would help heaps.


Cheers,