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Home tanning a moose hide.
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Author:  waltherpp [ Fri Oct 05, 2018 4:01 pm ]
Post subject:  Home tanning a moose hide.

I kept a piece of moose hide this year, its a off a front quarter.

Figured Id try to home tan it. Whats my best option? Id like to keep it hair on. Probly wont be for garments, maybe lay it on the floor in front of the wood stive or somthing

Author:  gth [ Fri Oct 05, 2018 8:02 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Home tanning a moose hide.

waltherpp wrote:
I kept a piece of moose hide this year, its a off a front quarter.

Figured Id try to home tan it. Whats my best option? Id like to keep it hair on. Probly wont be for garments, maybe lay it on the floor in front of the wood stive or somthing



The Rittles tanning kits have been my best performers.

Aluminum sulphate worked ok on a couple deer hides I did. But it’s not a waterproof tan.

If you want something that doesn’t resemble plywood when your finished thin with a belt sander and break it a lot.

Pickle, thin, pickle, thin......

Author:  waltherpp [ Sat Oct 06, 2018 12:24 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Home tanning a moose hide.

gth wrote:
waltherpp wrote:
I kept a piece of moose hide this year, its a off a front quarter.

Figured Id try to home tan it. Whats my best option? Id like to keep it hair on. Probly wont be for garments, maybe lay it on the floor in front of the wood stive or somthing



The Rittles tanning kits have been my best performers.

Aluminum sulphate worked ok on a couple deer hides I did. But it’s not a waterproof tan.

If you want something that doesn’t resemble plywood when your finished thin with a belt sander and break it a lot.

Pickle, thin, pickle, thin......


Who carries Rittles in Canada?

Author:  gth [ Sun Oct 07, 2018 1:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Home tanning a moose hide.

I have always ordered from the states

Author:  eagerbeaver [ Sun Oct 07, 2018 10:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Home tanning a moose hide.

G where do you get your ez 100 in the states?

Author:  jdgator [ Mon Oct 08, 2018 8:44 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Home tanning a moose hide.

you can get it from Trapper Gords out west.

Author:  gth [ Mon Oct 08, 2018 2:06 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Home tanning a moose hide.

eagerbeaver wrote:
G where do you get your ez 100 in the states?


I always got it from F&T but if Gords got it I would order there next time.

Author:  waltherpp [ Wed Oct 10, 2018 4:38 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Home tanning a moose hide.

Just called Trapper Gord. He does have have it.

Author:  eagerbeaver [ Wed Oct 10, 2018 6:12 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Home tanning a moose hide.

Does he have just the ez 100 tanning agent, not the kits? I emailed them and am awaiting a response

Author:  waltherpp [ Wed Oct 10, 2018 7:18 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Home tanning a moose hide.

eagerbeaver wrote:
Does he have just the ez 100 tanning agent, not the kits? I emailed them and am awaiting a response


I only asked about the kits.

Author:  waltherpp [ Wed Oct 23, 2019 12:44 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Home tanning a moose hide.

Will ez100 or C4 work if I want to tan hair on?

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