I just reeived my wolf back from the tanner and am ready to mount the head,rug.The head and paws are a little stiff,how long should i soak the head in salt water for andwhen that is all done do i soak the feet and nail them out?Well the feet turn hard again when i am ready to felt him up?.
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James, Click on orange button to the left, enter "rehydrating tanned skin" or similar search- many posts on this. The feet are hard because there is still tissue in the pad area. Once you rehydrate you can go back in and thin the pads better and the feet will be a little softer but they are not going to soften up like the rest of the skin.I would not soak the whole skin-head and feet only, 1/2 hour,sweat in bag/refrigerator over night, sponge wet the rest next day.Enjoy, Aaron H.