first tanning project

[Jacklaroo]

Using a salt and alum recipe i have completed my first tanning project. Still have a lot of learning and perfecting to do but im feeling rather proud of myself. I kept postponing it thinking it was gonna be hard to do. It wasn't that hard at all just need some more bunnies to practice on.

[Jonathan_S]

Nice, got any pics of the leather?

[Jacklaroo]

No i will post the leather later today. I dont know why didnt i take a pic of the leather.

[Smossy]

If you dont mind sharing that recipe Id love to see how you did i, I also was going to try it with pickeling salt and alum but I thought it to be too hard.

[n_mathews13]

I'm learning also. Been fun. I use salt & aluminum sulfate also. Been workn

[kisfish]

tagging along

[jasnt]

[fast1]

Is the hair still tight? Where are you finding your alum or the aluminum sulfate? Looks great tho.

[Jacklaroo]

Sorry this is so late.

[Jacklaroo]

If you dont mind sharing that recipe Id love to see how you did i, I also was going to try it with pickeling salt and alum but I thought it to be too hard.

I thought it was going to be difficult also but its actually pretty simple.
I decided on a recipe provided by motherearthnews.com

[Jacklaroo]

Is the hair still tight? Where are you finding your alum or the aluminum sulfate? Looks great tho.

I eventually found the alum at our local health food store. The hair is holding strong though next time i need to do better at stretching. I decided since i only had one i could hand stretch it which i would do again just longer. It was a fun experience and cant wait to do again.

[stevemiller]

There are a couple of recipes on the mother earth site.What is yours?The hides look very good and I think they look very soft as well.

[Jacklaroo]

i choose the salt and alum recipe.

[stevemiller]

Ok,yeah thats what I do as well.I havnt done it yet but I would guess the battery acid one is one that you would use for no fur?I use the plant stuff at the home depot for the aluminum.

[Jacklaroo]

Id like to know about brain tanning. Is it hard to do? Sounds gross but im curious.