sauer Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 heres a thought? any of you guys had your skins/hides treated or thu a "tannery" or such to make them into rugs?? was thinking bout it but dunnoe if anyone can pass advice or places to get it done...??? just a thought im in NE Scotland sauer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 It is fairly common over here to use reindeer skins as rugs and sleeping mats.I treated myself to this hide recently as I found that the modern platic/foam mats weren't keeping the cold out.Only disadvantage is that it's a bit heavier than the modern variants.The tannery that I bought it from has waterproofed it on the leather side so that it doesn't suck water.They also accept/prepare fox,badger,beaver,pine marten,lynx and all deer/sheep/goatskins.-Toby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilishdave Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 Nail skin to a board nice and tight. Scrape all excess tissue from skin Mix Bicarbonate of soda with Diesel until the consistancy of Mayonaise Paint all over about 1/8-1/4 of an inch thick Leave to dry Go back over any thin spots Leave for atleast a month Put grass Edger in vice Work skin back and forwards on the edger untill like the underside of a sheepskin rug Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldon Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 Sauer you can easily do it yourself as I have done. Buy plenty of salt. Peg the skin to a board, nails, pins etc reasonably tight but not a guitar string You have the inside facing up i.e. fur to the board. You want a blunt butter knife or similar. You are scraping not cutting or gouging. scrape the excess meat and fat off . leave any stubborn areas and apply a generous portion of salt. Leave a couple of days or when the salt looks damp. remove the salt, scrape clean and replace with fresh. A milky substance ( fat) comes out of the skin and it is this that you are wanting to drawing out. Keep doing this until the salt stays dry. You can now stretch it or pummel it to make it soft. Done. You can't do this where it is damp or humid, best in a porch, conservatory or loft. The only downside is it is not waterproof and given the chance will reabsorb water. Maybe a silicone spray could be tried? I have a lovely grey and ginger fox skin in the front porch and the tail is on a cane for dusting cobwebs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sauer Posted March 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 thanks guys sauer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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