Spring 2000 Archives
Tanning Message Forum

The messages below are postings related to tanning techniques, products and procedures as related to taxidermy, posted during the second quarter of 2000. Please feel free to browse.

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• African hides again (6/29/00)
  Size: 5K. Last Modified: Monday, July 3, 2000
• Can you uses antifreeze to tan snakeskin? (6/28/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Thursday, June 29, 2000
• Looking for Tanning Equipment? (6/28/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Wednesday, June 28, 2000
• Need A Pro. Tannery (6/27/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Monday, July 3, 2000
• Pro tanneries! Need Help! (6/26/00)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 27, 2000
• Pickle in auto tanner? (6/25/00)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Monday, June 26, 2000
• Need help in converting electric dryer into tumbler (6/25/00)
  Size: 5K. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 27, 2000
• Trying Liqua-Tan, Need Advice On Pickle Thanks (6/25/00)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Monday, June 26, 2000
• Hair Slippage (6/25/00)
  Size: 5K. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 27, 2000
• EZ-100 Pickling Solution Pickle (6/24/00)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Sunday, June 25, 2000
• Need a new pickle recipe (6/20/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Saturday, June 24, 2000
• Soft Tanning? (6/20/00)
  Size: 7K. Last Modified: Friday, June 23, 2000
• Problem rehydrating African capes (6/14/00)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 20, 2000
• Hair Slippage (6/12/00)
  Size: 7K. Last Modified: Wednesday, June 14, 2000
• Growing Tannery (6/12/00)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Sunday, June 25, 2000
• Rehydration problem(I already checked the archives) (6/10/00)
  Size: 6K. Last Modified: Monday, June 12, 2000
• Is Salting A Must? (6/7/00)
  Size: 5K. Last Modified: Saturday, June 10, 2000
• Reputable Tannery (6/4/00)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Wednesday, June 7, 2000
• Toxic tanning methods and health threat? (6/3/00)
  Size: 5K. Last Modified: Sunday, June 4, 2000
• Help needed for buffalo hide (6/2/00)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Saturday, June 3, 2000
• Slippage after alum tan (5/31/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Friday, June 2, 2000
• Looking for someone to make a coat (5/31/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Wednesday, May 31, 2000
• Tanning bear for rug (5/27/00)
  Size: 7K. Last Modified: Wednesday, May 31, 2000
• Red fox tip (5/26/00)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Monday, May 29, 2000
• Wet or Dry Tan (5/25/00)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Friday, May 26, 2000
• Dirty Creek Tannery -- Price List (5/24/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Thursday, June 1, 2000
• Best time to degrease when using Liqua-Tan? (5/23/00)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Monday, May 29, 2000
• One Hour Tans (5/23/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Wednesday, May 24, 2000
• Need Help (5/22/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Tuesday, May 23, 2000
• Lutan in Auto Tanner? (5/22/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Tuesday, May 23, 2000
• Need To Tan A Gator (5/21/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Monday, May 22, 2000
• Liqua-Tan question (5/20/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Sunday, May 21, 2000
• Do you sew before or after tanning? (5/20/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Saturday, May 20, 2000
• Slipping after tanned (5/17/00)
  Size: 5K. Last Modified: Sunday, May 21, 2000
• Birds - How long in Lutan? (5/16/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Wednesday, May 17, 2000
• Lutan F Directions (5/14/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Tuesday, May 16, 2000
• Need Rittel's catalog (5/13/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Sunday, May 14, 2000
• Pickled antelope frizz (5/11/00)
  Size: 5K. Last Modified: Monday, May 22, 2000
• Dry preservatives (5/11/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Monday, May 15, 2000
• Another question for Rittel or anyone that can help (5/10/00)
  Size: 8K. Last Modified: Friday, May 12, 2000
• Hide tumbler plans? (5/10/00)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Thursday, May 11, 2000
• Question for Bruce Rittel (5/10/00)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Wednesday, May 10, 2000
• Looking for co. who fleshes, turns, and tans white tail cape (5/10/00)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Sunday, May 14, 2000
• Advice on rehydrating an African bufallo cape (5/10/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Wednesday, May 10, 2000
• Tanning oil Lutan F method (5/9/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Wednesday, May 10, 2000
• Rehydrate more than once?? (5/8/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Tuesday, May 9, 2000
• Rug makers (5/7/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Monday, May 8, 2000
• Looking for good tanner for lynx (5/6/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Thursday, June 8, 2000
• Micro-Tan (5/4/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Saturday, May 6, 2000
• Thank you Bruce & Thank you Merv @nhorizon (5/2/00)
  Size: 2K. Last Modified: Thursday, May 4, 2000
• Looking for good tannery (5/2/00)
  Size: 6K. Last Modified: Wednesday, May 3, 2000
• Help! Does anyone tan feral sheep heads to be mounted? (5/2/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Tuesday, May 2, 2000
• Salted and dried rock hard (5/2/00)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Tuesday, May 2, 2000
• Seperate salting building (5/1/00)
  Size: 6K. Last Modified: Wednesday, May 3, 2000
• Where did you get your Auto Tanner? (5/1/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Monday, May 1, 2000
• Washing a tanned hide (4/28/00)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Monday, May 1, 2000
• I need some fur tanned!!!! (4/28/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Tuesday, May 2, 2000
• Ugh! @&*#$% rabbit skins (4/26/00)
  Size: 6K. Last Modified: Friday, April 28, 2000
• Does anyone know where i can get good leg hold traps? (4/25/00)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Tuesday, May 2, 2000
• No strech on tanned deer capes, what to do? (4/25/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Tuesday, April 25, 2000
• What Brand of Mini-flesher Do You Advise (4/25/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Tuesday, April 25, 2000
• Lutan-F in the Automatic Tanner (4/25/00)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Thursday, April 27, 2000
• No shrink tanning (4/24/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Tuesday, April 25, 2000
• Beetles used for cleaning skulls and bones (4/24/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Monday, April 24, 2000
• How My Tanning Machine Works (4/24/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Wednesday, May 3, 2000
• Wholesale fleshing service www.wildlifecreations.net (4/24/00)
  Size: 2K. Last Modified: Monday, April 24, 2000
• New web site for K&K Tannery and Fur Dressing (4/23/00)
  Size: 2K. Last Modified: Monday, April 24, 2000
• Pickle (4/23/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Tuesday, April 25, 2000
• Tanning rust stain Help ! (4/22/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Wednesday, May 3, 2000
• I See No Difference W Or W/O Pressure In Auto-Tanner! (4/21/00)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Wednesday, April 26, 2000
• Extra Liqua Tan (4/21/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Friday, April 21, 2000
• Air dried skins (4/18/00)
  Size: 7K. Last Modified: Saturday, April 22, 2000
• Need A Tannery in Eastern Canada. (4/18/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Tuesday, April 18, 2000
• Question for Bruce Rittel -- Refrigerate or Freeze (4/18/00)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Tuesday, April 18, 2000
• Metal stretchers (4/16/00)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Friday, June 9, 2000
• Question for Bruce Rittel -- EZ100 in Auto-Tanner (4/16/00)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Monday, April 17, 2000
• Liqua Tan (4/15/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Tuesday, April 18, 2000
• What about Curatan? (4/14/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Saturday, April 15, 2000
• Which to use (4/13/00)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Friday, April 14, 2000
• Tan Porcupines??? (4/11/00)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Sunday, April 16, 2000
• Bacteriacide in tanning solution? (4/11/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Wednesday, April 12, 2000
• Trying to contact Dirty Creek (4/10/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Tuesday, April 11, 2000
• What is the best way to tan a hide for a rug? (4/10/00)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Monday, April 10, 2000
• Mold in the pickle (4/9/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Monday, April 10, 2000
• Where's the Grip?? (4/9/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Sunday, April 9, 2000
• Friends, need answer for buy hide of bear (4/9/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Wednesday, April 12, 2000
• Tanning Bear hide (4/9/00)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Friday, April 14, 2000
• Saftee acid question for Bruce (4/9/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Sunday, April 9, 2000
• Time in the Pickle (4/8/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Sunday, April 9, 2000
• Taxidermy quality hides/dyeing leather (4/8/00)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Sunday, April 9, 2000
• Liqua-tan in Auto-Tanner? (4/7/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Monday, April 10, 2000
• Is it too thin? (4/7/00)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Friday, April 7, 2000
• Question to bruce Rittel!! (4/7/00)
  Size: 6K. Last Modified: Thursday, April 13, 2000
• Freeze after 2nd salting. No time to go on for two weeks (4/6/00)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Friday, April 7, 2000
• Rotting tan (4/6/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Friday, April 7, 2000
• Citric Acid (4/6/00)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Friday, April 7, 2000
• Tanning PH Level (4/6/00)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Friday, April 7, 2000
• How Bout Liqua-Tan? (4/6/00)
  Size: 5K. Last Modified: Thursday, April 6, 2000
• Auto tanner and birds? (4/5/00)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Saturday, May 13, 2000
• Small Game In The Automatic Tanner? (4/5/00)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Monday, April 10, 2000
• Submerged (4/4/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Wednesday, April 5, 2000
• Auto tanner??? (4/4/00)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Thursday, April 27, 2000
• Salt disposal (4/3/00)
  Size: 4K. Last Modified: Tuesday, April 4, 2000
• EZ Rehydration (4/1/00)
  Size: 3K. Last Modified: Sunday, April 2, 2000