Thank you for the video. Knowledge being passed down is extremely important to me. I'm new to hunting. And I will use this knowledge to help with my deer hides. Great video. Please keep sharing your knowledge with us
Dude, thank you so so much for uploading this, I accidentally sent my good rabbit fur lined leather gloves through the washer and they turned hard as a rock, but your advice was so helpful that they're almost back to being brand new!
Just tanned my deer hide yesterday. Going to start breaking it before it fully dries tonight. Thank you for the tips! The not doing it bone dry makes perfect sense to avoid ripping or puncturing it
It's possible you left some of the fascia on, next time you can stretch it sooner or even use some mild sandpaper. Just be careful on depth and pressure depending on the thickness of the leather.
This video helped me with doing hides a lot. I always got the where it was dry, then I didnt know what to do after that, but now I know how to do it because of this video👍👍👍
Nice vid Mike! Your so right about this being a lot of work but just like you said, there really isn't anything nicer when you're all done! I find Neatsfoot is pretty strong myself...it likes to bleed through the skin and leaves a pretty strong smell on everything too....Take care....Ben
Thanks for the video, it`s of so much help right now that i have a goat hide that I wondered how to soften, but I am so sorry - i could not understand what kind of soap did you use in the warm water. Thanks in advance
Good demo mate but when it comes to oil and materials you should use the same oil as the material eg Mineral oil with Steel, Vegetable oil with Wood and Animal oil/fat with Leather But other wise great video
would that work with really old hide or is it not worth the trouble? we have a bunch of hides in our homestead from last year's season but we kinda forgot about them. should I try that method for them or just throw them away and wait for this year's season to get new hides?
Sir, I got a bobcat hide, but I couldn’t flesh it before it dried out...if I soften it, could I flesh it then? Or would I have to let it soak in water to get it pliable enough?
@@samreynolds3789 This is what I did. When I first sound it 3 years ago I watched it with hot water and a mild shampoo. The hot water made it stiff when it dried. This past weekend I soaked it in cold water and kneaded it with my hands. It was MUCH more flexible afterwards. Although I think the original taxidermist didn't do a great job with the hide as there were still thick chunky spots of dried skin and an overall poor attempt at making it into a rug. Considering the skin not being tanned that well this method proved successful anyway
This question is probably going to sound a bit silly, but do you know if you can stretch an already tanned and dyed commercial fox pelt? I know nothing of tanning but have purchased a beautiful winter pelt processed commercially to use for moccasins. A bit small.
I have an old rabbit skin I have had for well over 10+ years that has hardened up and it real stiff and was wondering the meathead your used of the raccoon skin world work to soften it up as well?
just came across this while learning how to tan and soften my recent harvesting hides, would like to ask if you are from bland county virginia by chance?
I was given an old full cowhide with fur. It is old, and really nice, but has been over a large chair. It's really stiff around the edges. I did know if i can soak/ spray it enough with water? Or use something else like saddle soap? Obviously i haven't worked with hides much.
Mike Reed Outdoors thx for the rapid reply! It has the hair on one side( very nice, so worth the effort), and is rough and thick on the inside. Not smooth or finished. Wish i knew the right terminology.
I am a newbie, after tannin my hide (sheep skin) with a vegetable tannin (acacia nilotica pods), I stretch and hang it on a frame and allow it to dry. After this the product I got is extremely stiff ( like a paper). perhaps there are some important steps that I skipped. Please how can I soften it. Thank you
I have 2 beaver hides I tanned with an alum tanning kit, the kit instructed scraping it with the tool in the kit and sand it. I did as instructed but is still crackly and is actually tearing in the thin areas so I can't stake it or it will tear. I have tried oiling the crap out of it also. the hides had been dried for quite some time, I am wondering if it is due to how long it was left dried or if I can do anything else to soften it. Thank you!!
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How about when the hide is broke, tanned and soft, except the shoulder & neck area where it is really thick? I have seen how they shave the hide in a factory tannery but I can't afford a hide shaver. You will never get it as soft as they do with a hide shaver, but I am sure there is a way to do that at home, I just haven't see a video to show me how.
parrot bill Iv'e used a slow moving belt sander to soften mine before but be careful not to burn thru the hide..i used coarse grit paper..it's the lazy man way but I made a rug piece out of it and it is pliable and has looked awesome on the floor for a long time!
I got a deer hide through trade and the hair is still on it but falling off thats why he didnt want it anymore but I dnt want the hair on it anyways... He said it was tanned and all that when I got it I opened it up and it has dark dry spots on it how wld I go about making ir all soft and make sure its right and Ill be able to make a shirt from it?
Thanks for the videos! As a homesteading women,its hard to find guys who take my questions seriously! What do u tan with? I've tried batt acid ,but so far like the salt and baking powder brine! Happy hiding🤗
I use alum and salt. 1kg salt and 100 grams alum per gallon of water. It holds the hair in really well and can be stored in the solution for months. Make sure it gets a good coating of the solution by turning the hide every few hours for the first day or so to prevent hair slip. This method isn't damaging to the environment.
I got a moose head mount. there is one horn that is broke but not detached from head , it's loose and also the ears have split as they are shrinking how can I fix these two things I am not finding any thing that seems to help me
Angie Hackett. I have some also dryed out ...not fleshed yet...put them in 5 gal bucket water for 1/2 Day then flesh ed....looks ok no slipping Does it work all time ???? Just have to try ...if any other way to do this to dryed fur. Would like the info..
Tried tanning a deer hide, getting hair slippage in different spots. This first one was my practice one and I have two more to try. Is there a way to salvage it?
Thumper Joe That means you cut too close. Leave a little more fat on the skin. You must be doing a really good job! Keep at it. Each time you'll improve.
I used neutrogena sesame oil on a fox hide and it seems to be doing alright, you could experiment on a small part of a hide and see what it does overtime
I work at a drum shop. You use dog clippers or a single edge razor to shave off the hair. Best to do when stretched out. You can also sand the hide when stretched and dry. Removing hair can be done when skin is wet or dry. Andis AGC2 Pro Clippers are good, use a #10 blade for a fuzzy shave down, or #30 blade for close shave, or #50 for surgical close shave. Razor actually scrapes some skin off so closest shave yet.
Hello Many thanks for the video..i would like to ask you question . do you have skill how to make a rabbit skin glue ? perhaps you my know it ,,i need it for soften canvas to start painting many thanks
Yes you can tan human hide the same as this only problem with human hide is that when you are trying to flesh the hide it tends to rip very easy. This is because the flesh really sticks to the skin. I find it easier to allow it to dry just a very small amount and then the flesh comes of a lot easier with less ripping of the skin. Good luck pal
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Thank you for the video. Knowledge being passed down is extremely important to me. I'm new to hunting. And I will use this knowledge to help with my deer hides. Great video. Please keep sharing your knowledge with us
Oh yeah I forgot to tell you. Don't worry about some of these Jokers on here. Some people just can't take anything seriously
@@codykern6220 Do not use mineral oil. Use ProPlus oil.
Dude, thank you so so much for uploading this, I accidentally sent my good rabbit fur lined leather gloves through the washer and they turned hard as a rock, but your advice was so helpful that they're almost back to being brand new!
thanks a lot
Thanks Mike. We've got several sheep hides that need some conditioning and this was a great video.
I got so anxious when he stretched that deer hide, I thought for sure it would rip Haha
Holy shit me too my heart sank lol
Nobody:
Me at 1:30am: i wonder how people get hide so soft
🤣🤣👌 you and me both it's so random lol
I work nights so I’m nobody👍
Just tanned my deer hide yesterday. Going to start breaking it before it fully dries tonight. Thank you for the tips! The not doing it bone dry makes perfect sense to avoid ripping or puncturing it
Glad I could help! you the man
Can the hide be worked while rubbing mineral oil into it instead of water? Wouldnt it moisturize the hide as you worked amd keep it soft?
Thank you! I thought I had failed since my rabbit hide was crackling like you said. Now I can save it!
It's possible you left some of the fascia on, next time you can stretch it sooner or even use some mild sandpaper. Just be careful on depth and pressure depending on the thickness of the leather.
This video helped me with doing hides a lot. I always got the where it was dry, then I didnt know what to do after that, but now I know how to do it because of this video👍👍👍
cool
Excellent demonstration visually.
Wonderful workmanship on the knife as well.
thank you for the vid, I just harvested my first coues deer and want to preserve every thing I can out of it.
This is so great. Thank you for uploading this Mike!
This was incredible.
I learned way more than expected. Good wisdom indeed and oh man labor intensive.
you bet it is Jessica
Nice vid Mike! Your so right about this being a lot of work but just like you said, there really isn't anything nicer when you're all done! I find Neatsfoot is pretty strong myself...it likes to bleed through the skin and leaves a pretty strong smell on everything too....Take care....Ben
I have a coyote cape i got ready to mount but it got really misshapen n hard n out of shape, how can i make it soft again so i can put it ona mount ?
good video thankyou. ps would have been nice to have seen the end product. ps where would i get mineral oil from?thankyou shaz
Thanks for the video, it`s of so much help right now that i have a goat hide that I wondered how to soften, but I am so sorry - i could not understand what kind of soap did you use in the warm water. Thanks in advance
No worries! any kind will work
hi! Will dawn dish soap work?? My husband is doing his first hyde, and we don't have lye soap
I have a Beaver skin, and its still a little rough, what I'm trying to do is make it pliable to use as string silencers on my bows
Loved the instruction!
This video was extremely helpful, Thank you for this video it has helped me a lot, God bless.
Great info, thanks. Never have had any issues with neatsfoot oil but I will give mineral oil a try.
Good demo mate but when it comes to oil and materials you should use the same oil as the material eg Mineral oil with Steel, Vegetable oil with Wood and Animal oil/fat with Leather
But other wise great video
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Where buy animal fat in the city? I no longer Farm !
@@samreynolds3789 lard...walmart
You seem very wise! Thank you sir!
Hey Mike, it ain't only "fellers" who tan hides :D Us ladies are pretty good at it too!
***** Yep, I'm using your videos to do my first rabbit pelt. It's harder than it looks, because the skin is so thin. Thank you for your help!
surreal reality
used this video to process a few squirrel skins!
Yea we are!!!!
Yea we are!
Sensitive much?
everywhere I look online its saying not to use mineral oil Im confused, also is oil ok when u want to keep the fur on?
would that work with really old hide or is it not worth the trouble? we have a bunch of hides in our homestead from last year's season but we kinda forgot about them. should I try that method for them or just throw them away and wait for this year's season to get new hides?
RESOAK THEM AND TRY IT BUT YOU WILL NEED TO TAN THEM
Hi! What do you use if you don't have lye soap?
Sir, I got a bobcat hide, but I couldn’t flesh it before it dried out...if I soften it, could I flesh it then? Or would I have to let it soak in water to get it pliable enough?
Thank you this really helped
Great video, thanks for posting.
Is it really that easy?
I will give it a shot on an old bear hide I found in an abandoned house.
Josh Purdy
Did it work ?
@@samreynolds3789 This is what I did.
When I first sound it 3 years ago I watched it with hot water and a mild shampoo. The hot water made it stiff when it dried.
This past weekend I soaked it in cold water and kneaded it with my hands. It was MUCH more flexible afterwards.
Although I think the original taxidermist didn't do a great job with the hide as there were still thick chunky spots of dried skin and an overall poor attempt at making it into a rug.
Considering the skin not being tanned that well this method proved successful anyway
Wait so is the raccoon hide tanned or will you still need to tan it before you use it
Pretty cool. I really want to try this
Hi Mike
Im not sure I've understood correctly, have you already tanned this hide? So this wouldn't work on an unprocessed rawhide correct?
right tanned already
This question is probably going to sound a bit silly, but do you know if you can stretch an already tanned and dyed commercial fox pelt? I know nothing of tanning but have purchased a beautiful winter pelt processed commercially to use for moccasins. A bit small.
you would half to wet it down and stretch it in place that will work
I have an old rabbit skin I have had for well over 10+ years that has hardened up and it real stiff and was wondering the meathead your used of the raccoon skin world work to soften it up as well?
just came across this while learning how to tan and soften my recent harvesting hides, would like to ask if you are from bland county virginia by chance?
I was given an old full cowhide with fur. It is old, and really nice, but has been over a large chair. It's really stiff around the edges. I did know if i can soak/ spray it enough with water? Or use something else like saddle soap? Obviously i haven't worked with hides much.
Cheryl i dont know if its tanned or just dried and made into rawhide do you know thanks for watching
Mike Reed Outdoors thx for the rapid reply! It has the hair on one side( very nice, so worth the effort), and is rough and thick on the inside. Not smooth or finished. Wish i knew the right terminology.
Mike Reed Outdoors i would guess dried.
How would I go about softening a fish skin after letting dry out. I have gar skin that doesnt stretch much
i dont know
@@mike451 no worries, I think I got it figured out anyhow. Thanks for the reply
Is it easy to split the white hide sections by putting too much pressure on it. Any tips on how to not over stretch the skin?
there probably damaged while fleshing to thin is my guess i have done it as well
I am a newbie, after tannin my hide (sheep skin) with a vegetable tannin (acacia nilotica pods), I stretch and hang it on a frame and allow it to dry. After this the product I got is extremely stiff ( like a paper). perhaps there are some important steps that I skipped. Please how can I soften it.
Thank you
to soften get it moist and stretchy then pull it over a plank till soft you can watch my play list on tanning
@@mike451 i will watch the videos now, thank you very much Sir.
I have 2 beaver hides I tanned with an alum tanning kit, the kit instructed scraping it with the tool in the kit and sand it. I did as instructed but is still crackly and is actually tearing in the thin areas so I can't stake it or it will tear. I have tried oiling the crap out of it also. the hides had been dried for quite some time, I am wondering if it is due to how long it was left dried or if I can do anything else to soften it. Thank you!!
Great vids. U in Bland county Va.?
Awesome👍thanks for the tip
thanks a lot friend
I freaking love your videos. Why you have not gone viral I do not know. Thank you for taking the time to make them . watch your top knot and thank you again. Angus" Swamp-Fox. "
whats the easiest way to preserve and soften rabbit furs?
How about when the hide is broke, tanned and soft, except the shoulder & neck area where it is really thick? I have seen how they shave the hide in a factory tannery but I can't afford a hide shaver. You will never get it as soft as they do with a hide shaver, but I am sure there is a way to do that at home, I just haven't see a video to show me how.
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+Parrot Bill I use my 5" orbital sander with about 150 grit disk. Works great.
parrot bill Iv'e used a slow moving belt sander to soften mine before but be careful not to burn thru the hide..i used coarse grit paper..it's the lazy man way but I made a rug piece out of it and it is pliable and has looked awesome on the floor for a long time!
I got a deer hide through trade and the hair is still on it but falling off thats why he didnt want it anymore but I dnt want the hair on it anyways... He said it was tanned and all that when I got it I opened it up and it has dark dry spots on it how wld I go about making ir all soft and make sure its right and Ill be able to make a shirt from it?
Hi John,
I just put this out on my other networks in hopes there's a good answer for you out there.
Sry I thought he wrote back RitaAnn Evans but thank you so much.
Whats the best way to do a aligator hide for final use?
Thanks for the videos! As a homesteading women,its hard to find guys who take my questions seriously! What do u tan with? I've tried batt acid ,but so far like the salt and baking powder brine!
Happy hiding🤗
I use alum and salt. 1kg salt and 100 grams alum per gallon of water. It holds the hair in really well and can be stored in the solution for months. Make sure it gets a good coating of the solution by turning the hide every few hours for the first day or so to prevent hair slip. This method isn't damaging to the environment.
Wont that make the hair fall out?
I got a moose head mount. there is one horn that is broke but not detached from head , it's loose and also the ears have split as they are shrinking how can I fix these two things I am not finding any thing that seems to help me
what if the skin is completely dried and stiff? do I just rewet it and work it? The skin seems really delicate.
Angie Hackett.
I have some also dryed out ...not fleshed yet...put them in 5 gal bucket water for 1/2 Day then flesh ed....looks ok no slipping
Does it work all time ???? Just have to try
...if any other way to do this to dryed fur. Would like the info..
Tried tanning a deer hide, getting hair slippage in different spots. This first one was my practice one and I have two more to try. Is there a way to salvage it?
Thumper Joe That means you cut too close. Leave a little more fat on the skin. You must be doing a really good job! Keep at it. Each time you'll improve.
I dont know about if you want a hair on hide but you can definitely doak it and make a buckskin
Hi mike reed this is TylerJones I wanted to k ow do I need to take trappers class for to trap animals in state of Virginia USA
Thank you so much for sharing your talents with others, GOD BLESS.
thanks Paul
So when do u do this during the tanning process?
+Daniel Frame
As the last step after it's been tanned, but before it's completely dry.
Good stuff.
Thanks!
does the tanning process come before or after the stretching and softening?
Austin Davidson before
Yep, definitely before though I stretch a little by hand as I go
Good info,nice blade
how would you do this to a skin who has had allt he bits taken out by its rear end?
ive got a crackley pelt (also can the snout & ears be softened)
Could I use baby oil instead if mineral oil?
I used neutrogena sesame oil on a fox hide and it seems to be doing alright, you could experiment on a small part of a hide and see what it does overtime
Why wouldn't you use an oil or wax?
how do you remove the hair once the hide is dry is it possible to do?
+Marian Hart
I watched a video of african drum production. They use a razor blade to remove the hair.
I work at a drum shop. You use dog clippers or a single edge razor to shave off the hair. Best to do when stretched out. You can also sand the hide when stretched and dry. Removing hair can be done when skin is wet or dry.
Andis AGC2 Pro Clippers are good, use a #10 blade for a fuzzy shave down, or #30 blade for close shave, or #50 for surgical close shave. Razor actually scrapes some skin off so closest shave yet.
Do you know anything about tanning an iguana? I need some info
well look at my past vids on it or email me sis
how do i soften a dry giraffe hide
Can't repair rotten parts. Green hides are best to work with.
hi Many thanks,
I will have look , but i cant find the video thanks
I wanna do stuff like this hunt animals and skin them this life sounds better than the city life
thanks go for it friend
Mike Reed Outdoors I will one day 🙏🏼
Do professional tanners have a stretching/softening machine to do this process?
is this the same as softening a buffalo brain tanned robe?
yes it is Tammy
Hello
Many thanks for the video..i would like to ask you question . do you have skill how to make a rabbit skin glue ? perhaps you my know it ,,i need it for soften canvas to start painting many thanks
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Are you going to show how you make the moccasins?
What about OLDER GOAT HIDES? Slaughtered them years ago ! Now they are splitting & DRY !
does this work with human skin?
I umm... Presume so?
It puts the cream on
Pervert.
Yes you can tan human hide the same as this only problem with human hide is that when you are trying to flesh the hide it tends to rip very easy. This is because the flesh really sticks to the skin. I find it easier to allow it to dry just a very small amount and then the flesh comes of a lot easier with less ripping of the skin. Good luck pal
Easy there, lil dahmer...
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Why in the world do you disable comments on so many of your videos.
As a native, your video is a rookie at best! I did not click to see a knife! You showed nothing!
THESE HILLJACKS MAKE ME FEEL SO SICK. HOW CAN A HUMAN BE SO IGNORANT
LMFAO!!! Easy snowflake... shit dies... Might as well make the best of it. (Your Man Card is revoked)
Michael Wagner He's using every piece of the animal which is respectful unlike wasting parts of it
Animals hunt and leave the scraps to rot, humans hunt and use every bit. You're the one who is ignorant.
Young Fellers…..LOVE IT!
thanks for watching
Great video thankyou. would have been nice to have seen the end product tho. ps where would i buy mineral oil from?thankyou shaz
You can buy mineral oil at a drug store like walgreens. I believe it's with the laxatives