How to use Krowtann

[Thelma Lou]

Since I've been seeing questions again from beginners that can't find instructions, I thought I would post this for the beginners that need this information and can't find it during a search. 

This isn't a pictorial, simply a tutorial.  Copied, pasted and editted from the directions on Ozark Woods website. 



Directions for use (average sized deer cape)

1.  Rough flesh the skin, turning the lips, nose, ears, and eyes. Wash bloody and dirty skins before putting them in the tan. Degrease oily skins by your normal methods before going on to step 2. Wash in clear water before putting the skin in the tan.

2.  Mix up 8 oz of tan, 64 oz salt and 2 1/2 gallon of water in a plastic container and submerge the skin, skin side out, and weigh it down with a water filled milk jug. Keep a lid on your container.

3.  Leave the skin in the tan for 1-4 days, depending on the thickness of the skin. Each day lift the skin out of the tan and stretch it out, and return it to the tan in a new position to insure that the tan is reaching all parts of the skin. Do not stir the skin while in the tan.

4.  Pull the skin out of the tan and wash the skin in clear water for a few minutes.

5.  In a separate bucket add 2 1/2 gallons of water and 10 oz of sodium bicarbonate. Submerge the skin with a water filled milk jug and leave the skin in this mixture for 15 minutes. Agitate the skin occasionally.

6.  Wash the skin, hair side out, in Liquid Tide and rinse well in clear water.

7.  Do your final fleshing at this time. Afterwards, if the skin is not soft and stretchy at this point, then re-neutralize the hide in a fresh batch of sodium bicarbonate and water (step 5) for 5 minutes.

8.  (optional) Shampoo your skin at this time.

9.  The skin is now ready to mount or can be frozen to mount at a later date.

10.  Slowly add sodium bicarbonate to the tanning mixture until ph of 7 is obtained before disposing of it.


If using an auto tanner, follow step 1 and 2, add your cape to the mixture in the tanner and run for approximately 4 hours.  Then follow steps 4 through 10 as normal.

[jcompton]

LOL so just follow the directions that are printed on the side of the bottle?

[Redwolf]

LOL so just follow the directions that are printed on the side of the bottle?

Do a search and see how many people have asked for directions on how to use the stuff. You'd be surprised at how many you find.

[Ray Smith]

ummm past few months i been here 20 if not more  ask George

[Tricia]

The directions aren't on the bottle that I know of.  It's a seperate sheet of paper, easily lost if you're not careful.

Knowledge is power.  Whether we like the kowledge or not. 

[jcompton]

I just can't understand how someone could not understand how to use the stuff.I have a whole stack of printed instructions that use to come with every bottle, now every bottle that I buy has the directions on the bottle'plus WASCO has the directions on their site.I just think its scary to think that someone can't follow directions as simple as KT but they probably have a drivers liscense.

[Redwolf]

Here. Tell him that 

http://www.taxidermy.net/forum/index.php/topic,178872.0.html

[John C]

www.Krowtann.com