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waltherpp
PostPosted: Fri Oct 05, 2018 3:01 pm 
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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
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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......

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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?
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gth
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I have always ordered from the states

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G where do you get your ez 100 in the states?
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you can get it from Trapper Gords out west.
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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.

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Just called Trapper Gord. He does have have it.
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Does he have just the ez 100 tanning agent, not the kits? I emailed them and am awaiting a response
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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.
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Will ez100 or C4 work if I want to tan hair on?
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