Being a teenager, I sometimes do things on impulse. Earlier today on my way home from school I saw a dead groundhog that I know wasn't there when I left for school. I went back and got it and skinned it.
My question is this: I only have what stuff you might find around the house to take care of this skin, and I was wondering if I could in any way tan it so that it would at least be softer than it normally would from just salting it; and if so, what stuff should I use?
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Do a search for Alum Tan using the orange search button on your left...You can find all you need to know. Alum tan uses chemicals that are found locally that are also very cheap.
look up brain or egg tanning on the internet. Good luck
braintan.com
will tell you all about brain tanning and other fat-based methods, like eggs.
instant preserve its in Van Dykes
Some years ago, I uset sandpaper on a marten skin(at the inside), and it turned soft.
Ok, I have another question. The braintan sites just said basically what they did, not exactly how to do it. I'd like specific instructions if I could get them.
I was wondering: how dry exactly is the skin supposed to be before tanning? Mine is now very dry, yet still bendable. I was wondering what I should do next.