December 2002 Archives
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• I need a good buckskin tannery (12/31/2002)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Monday, January 06, 2003
• The Best way to flesh beaver hides and tann them (12/30/2002)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Friday, January 03, 2003
• WD608 wool degreaser (12/30/2002)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 31, 2002
• Tanol (12/30/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 31, 2002
• Local tannery (12/30/2002)
  Size: 2K. Last Modified: Monday, December 30, 2002
• Pickling (12/30/2002)
  Size: 8K. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 31, 2002
• Fleshing /shaving - sanding after dry (12/29/2002)
  Size: 5K. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 31, 2002
• Hide shrunk wont fit form (12/28/2002)
  Size: 7K. Last Modified: Sunday, December 29, 2002
• Where do I go to learn how to tan domeastic sheep hides? (12/28/2002)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Sunday, December 29, 2002
• Safety Acid and hard water (12/28/2002)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Saturday, December 28, 2002
• Softing a tanned hide (12/27/2002)
  Size: 7K. Last Modified: Sunday, December 29, 2002
• Rock salt ... Why not? (12/27/2002)
  Size: 7K. Last Modified: Friday, December 27, 2002
• Coyote Wall Hanger (12/27/2002)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Saturday, December 28, 2002
• Quality Fur Dressing? (12/26/2002)
  Size: 7K. Last Modified: Thursday, January 02, 2003
• Loose Hair on tanned bear hide (12/26/2002)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Saturday, December 28, 2002
• Deer hides needed (12/26/2002)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Wednesday, January 01, 2003
• Auto Tanner question (12/25/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Wednesday, January 01, 2003
• Another sewing question (12/25/2002)
  Size: 6K. Last Modified: Thursday, December 26, 2002
• EZ-100 (12/25/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Wednesday, December 25, 2002
• To Bruce Rittel (12/25/2002)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Friday, December 27, 2002
• Help With Squirrel (12/24/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Wednesday, December 25, 2002
• Citric acid (12/24/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 24, 2002
• Leather sewing (12/24/2002)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Wednesday, December 25, 2002
• The Wildlife Gallery (12/23/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 24, 2002
• Sheep skin! What have I gotten myself in to... (12/23/2002)
  Size: 6K. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 31, 2002
• Water Ain't Water! (12/23/2002)
  Size: 17K. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 24, 2002
• Thank you George (12/22/2002)
  Size: 5K. Last Modified: Monday, December 23, 2002
• Seminole Fur Dressing in Alabama. Need opinions please (12/22/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Monday, December 23, 2002
• Hey George (12/22/2002)
  Size: 5K. Last Modified: Monday, December 23, 2002
• Safety Acid (12/21/2002)
  Size: 27K. Last Modified: Sunday, January 05, 2003
• Silly Fleshing Question (12/21/2002)
  Size: 7K. Last Modified: Sunday, December 29, 2002
• Spray Tan (12/21/2002)
  Size: 7K. Last Modified: Monday, December 23, 2002
• Auto Tanner purchase (12/19/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Saturday, December 21, 2002
• Bear Blues (12/19/2002)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Saturday, December 21, 2002
• Is there a tan that you can make rugs w/o having to tumble? (12/19/2002)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Saturday, December 21, 2002
• Is curatan a wet tan or dry tan (12/19/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Thursday, December 19, 2002
• East Coast Tannery (12/19/2002)
  Size: 10K. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 31, 2002
• Commercial tanned fox skin preparation. (12/19/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Thursday, December 19, 2002
• EZ 100 Tan (12/19/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Thursday, December 19, 2002
• Salt Dried capes (12/19/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Thursday, December 19, 2002
• Thinking of farming out some tanning next year... (12/18/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Thursday, December 19, 2002
• Tanning air dried muskrat and mink furs (12/18/2002)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Wednesday, December 18, 2002
• Cow hide problems (12/18/2002)
  Size: 5K. Last Modified: Thursday, December 19, 2002
• Need advice on making a fleshing beam. (12/18/2002)
  Size: 9K. Last Modified: Thursday, January 02, 2003
• Any input on borax tanning? (12/18/2002)
  Size: 8K. Last Modified: Saturday, December 28, 2002
• Tanning oil substitute? (12/17/2002)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Thursday, December 19, 2002
• Fleshing Aid needed (12/17/2002)
  Size: 7K. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 17, 2002
• Conflicting directions for Lutan-F (12/16/2002)
  Size: 5K. Last Modified: Sunday, December 22, 2002
• Learning the trade (12/16/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 17, 2002
• Wet tan vs. dry tan (12/16/2002)
  Size: 14K. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 17, 2002
• Oil or Not? (12/16/2002)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 17, 2002
• Tannery Near Houston (12/16/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Monday, December 16, 2002
• Help ... Need Phone # for Hershey Fur in Pa. (12/16/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Saturday, December 28, 2002
• Midwest Tannery? (12/15/2002)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 17, 2002
• Intrested! (12/15/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Monday, December 16, 2002
• How long? (12/15/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Sunday, December 15, 2002
• Slippage on skins (12/14/2002)
  Size: 9K. Last Modified: Sunday, December 15, 2002
• Air-dried goat skin (12/14/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Sunday, December 15, 2002
• Goatskin (12/14/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Sunday, December 15, 2002
• Beware the begger (12/14/2002)
  Size: 8K. Last Modified: Monday, December 16, 2002
• Hide prep (12/14/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Saturday, December 14, 2002
• Proper pH (12/14/2002)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Saturday, December 14, 2002
• Question about oiling ? (12/14/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Saturday, December 14, 2002
• Question on tannery again ... (12/14/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Wednesday, December 18, 2002
• Interstate Tannery question? (12/13/2002)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Saturday, December 14, 2002
• Question about sending hides to the tannery (12/13/2002)
  Size: 5K. Last Modified: Sunday, December 15, 2002
• Tannery in Louisiana (12/13/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Friday, December 13, 2002
• Removing hair from goat skins (12/12/2002)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Friday, December 13, 2002
• Georgia Tannery (12/12/2002)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Thursday, December 19, 2002
• Steer hide (12/12/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Thursday, December 12, 2002
• Local Tannery (12/11/2002)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Thursday, December 12, 2002
• Quality Wood Fiber for fur processing - factory direct (12/11/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Wednesday, December 11, 2002
• Tannary (12/11/2002)
  Size: 2K. Last Modified: Thursday, December 12, 2002
• Tannage With Alum (12/11/2002)
  Size: 2K. Last Modified: Wednesday, December 11, 2002
• Stainless steel blades (12/11/2002)
  Size: 5K. Last Modified: Wednesday, December 11, 2002
• Another pesky beginner question about hair slippage (12/10/2002)
  Size: 6K. Last Modified: Thursday, December 12, 2002
• Need oil/water ratio (12/10/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Wednesday, December 11, 2002
• Cold shop (12/10/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
• Has Anybody tried Krowtan 2000? (12/09/2002)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
• Freeze Liqua Tanned capes? (12/09/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
• Bruce are you out there? (12/09/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
• New EZ-TAN Instructions ? (12/09/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Monday, December 09, 2002
• Hair fell completly off ! (12/09/2002)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
• Advantage Fur Dressing (12/09/2002)
  Size: 2K. Last Modified: Monday, December 09, 2002
• Deer Skin Rug (12/09/2002)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Monday, December 09, 2002
• Beginner tanning deer hide, All suggestions appreciated! (12/09/2002)
  Size: 5K. Last Modified: Monday, December 09, 2002
• I Need A Fool Proof (Me) Reciepe For Cougar W/The Hair In (12/09/2002)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Monday, December 09, 2002
• Salt Question (12/08/2002)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
• Beaver tails (12/08/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Monday, December 09, 2002
• No strech need insite (12/08/2002)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Monday, December 09, 2002
• Qwik N Eze Tan (12/07/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Sunday, December 08, 2002
• Hair slippage on deer? (12/07/2002)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Saturday, December 07, 2002
• Beavers (12/07/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Monday, December 09, 2002
• Washing with Kwik-N-Eze (12/07/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Saturday, December 07, 2002
• Pissin People Off! (12/06/2002)
  Size: 10K. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 24, 2002
• Buffalo Hide Tanning in Texas (12/06/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Saturday, December 07, 2002
• Are these hides still workable? (12/06/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Friday, December 06, 2002
• Elk hides (12/05/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Friday, December 06, 2002
• Auto Tanner info (12/05/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Sunday, December 08, 2002
• Need help for deer hides (12/05/2002)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Thursday, December 05, 2002
• "Help" tanning deer hides (12/04/2002)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Thursday, December 05, 2002
• How to care for a cowhide rug? (12/04/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Wednesday, December 04, 2002
• Over-Degreasing? (12/04/2002)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Thursday, December 05, 2002
• Custom Tanning service in WI (12/04/2002)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Thursday, December 05, 2002
• Is there a tannery in MN (12/04/2002)
  Size: 2K. Last Modified: Wednesday, December 04, 2002
• Cream tanning question (12/03/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Wednesday, December 04, 2002
• Old Dominion Tannery (12/03/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Sunday, December 15, 2002
• Sawdust in Antelope Hair (12/03/2002)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 03, 2002
• Looking for a tannery in Oklahoma to do cow hides (12/03/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 03, 2002
• What is the website for Steve's Auto Tanner? (12/03/2002)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Wednesday, December 04, 2002
• Auto Tanner question (12/03/2002)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 03, 2002
• Lutan-F Tanning (12/03/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Wednesday, December 04, 2002
• Fleshing / Tanning Wild Boar (12/02/2002)
  Size: 2K. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 03, 2002
• Tanning air dryed pelt? (12/02/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Friday, December 06, 2002
• Buck Tail Prep (12/02/2002)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 03, 2002
• Tanning Question for Bruce? (12/02/2002)
  Size: 5K. Last Modified: Friday, December 27, 2002
• Another tanning oil question (12/01/2002)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Monday, December 02, 2002
• Question on tanning oil (12/01/2002)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Sunday, December 01, 2002