Author Topic: Pelt Tanning (Read 6210 times)

UrbanTrapper · « **on:** February 24, 2016, 10:45:52 PM »

I've seen several people on here asking about where to get pelts tanned. I just got these otter pelts back from Moyle Mink and I'm very pleased with the result. I specified that I wanted them garment tanned. Now I will ask Harts Lake Trading Post to make me an otter fur Russian hat! My wife wants an otter fur vest.

I'm going to try to home tan a beaver pelt this year. Even if it comes out with stiffer leather it will still be good for a willow-hooped cabin wall hanging and maybe pillows for the couch but I'll have to learn to sew. Might be able to sell these too.

JakeLand · « **Reply #1 on:** February 24, 2016, 10:51:55 PM »

Looks great ! I'm sending all mine to moyles

ouchfoss · « **Reply #2 on:** February 24, 2016, 11:11:49 PM »

Quote from: JakeLand on February 24, 2016, 10:51:55 PM

Looks great ! I'm sending all mine to moyles

Same here.
When did you send those to Moyle's? Curious about their turnaround time.

bear hunter · « **Reply #3 on:** February 24, 2016, 11:34:14 PM »

Machias · « **Reply #4 on:** February 25, 2016, 05:55:16 AM »

Their turnaround time right now is 7 to 8 months. Normally it's 3.5 to 4 months but since fur prices are so low, everyone is sending them furs, they are swamped. But IMHO it is worth the wait.

jasnt · « **Reply #5 on:** February 25, 2016, 05:55:34 AM »

Look great. Otter hat would be warm

Kit Carson · « **Reply #6 on:** February 25, 2016, 07:53:25 AM »

Nice!

wags · « **Reply #7 on:** February 25, 2016, 08:24:37 AM »

Otter make great hats imo. Here's a picture of a Yupik style one I made last week.
The pictures could be better, but you'll get the idea.

JakeLand · « **Reply #8 on:** February 25, 2016, 01:30:48 PM »

Quote from: wags on February 25, 2016, 08:24:37 AM

Otter make great hats imo. Here's a picture of a Yupik style one I made last week.
The pictures could be better, but you'll get the idea.

That's awesome post one of the beaver hat

jackelope · « **Reply #9 on:** February 25, 2016, 03:05:57 PM »

Quote from: wags on February 25, 2016, 08:24:37 AM

Otter make great hats imo. Here's a picture of a Yupik style one I made last week.
The pictures could be better, but you'll get the idea.

What is that hat worth?
That thing is sweet.

Woodchuck · « **Reply #10 on:** February 25, 2016, 03:08:51 PM »

wags · « **Reply #11 on:** February 25, 2016, 03:33:36 PM »

What is that hat worth?
That thing is sweet.
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I'm trying to figure that out. I might start making them. It's been suggested that I should charge somewhere between $75 and $100 to make them out of other peoples tanned skins, and maybe $225-$240 retail out of my skins.
Any ideas?

JDHasty · « **Reply #12 on:** February 25, 2016, 04:15:04 PM »

Back in the 1980's or so I had Harts Lake Furrier make a baseball length jacket for me out of some really nice silver color coyote hides I had taken in Montana. These babies had four inches of fur on them and were prime pelts. I waited and waited and paid a pretty penny for it and finally went to pick it up and... I looked like a Q-Tip in that damnable thousand dollar jacket, either that or a pimp.

Anyway I did wear it a few times and low and behold I ran into a guy at a Tacoma Rockets hockey game who just had to have it. Russian or Ukrainian or some such eastern European like Hungarian or something like that. Anyway the long and short of it was that I actually turned a pretty profit on it.

Kit Carson · « **Reply #13 on:** February 25, 2016, 04:18:08 PM »

Wags,

$75-$100 seems fair (providing ones own fur).
I'd pay that

Humptulips · « **Reply #14 on:** February 25, 2016, 04:46:06 PM »

That seems low to me. So, does it take about one otter? value of the otter plus the dressing even at todays low prices you still are going to have $70 in materials. That only leaves you $30 for your labor. Not enough IMO.

wags · « **Reply #15 on:** February 25, 2016, 05:02:37 PM »

^^^^^^
I meant $75-$100 for labor to make one out of your skins.

JakeLand · « **Reply #16 on:** February 25, 2016, 05:26:15 PM »

How many hours to make + what your time is worth me doing side work is $55 an hour + material

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