fleshing before sending to tannery

Submitted by Jeff on 1/28/01. ( ) 216.41.225.214

Do I have to split lips eyes & nose. And thin before sending to get hide tanned.
Also please recommend good tannerys

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Yes, eyes ear, lips and nose

This response submitted by John C on 1/28/01. ( ) 208.44.115.44

plus remove the red meat, i.e scrape the inside of the hide. salt for 24 hours, resalt for 24 more, be sure the body fluids can drain, i.e. head up hill on a slanted board. then dry it almost stiff roll it up and ship to the tannery of yur choice. JOHN C


Commercial Tannery

This response submitted by Gary Kies on 1/28/01. ( gdkies@dmic.net ) 216.93.118.236

We are a family-owned commercial tannery located in southern Michigan. We use Rittel's EZ-100 tan and are extremely pleased. We can provide references. If you think we can be of service, please e-mail us your address and we will send you our price list, etc.


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