Difference between wet and dry tanned?

Hello,

quick question, what is the difference between a wet and dry commercially tanned cape? Which way are most capes done?

Thanks.

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Wet Tan vs Dry Tan

I'm not an expert as I generally tan my own. Dry tanned items come back to you dried. They don't have to be shipped or stored frozen. An example of a dry tanned item is a wall hanger fur. This tan is used for skins to be mounted as well. Wet tanned skins come back to you frozen. Generally, all you have to do to a wet taned skin prior to mounting is run it over the fleshing machine (if needed), rinse, drain, and mount.

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Thanks! I have only used dry tanned capes then. Wasn't sure what they were as I didn't know what it meant. thanks again. I will stick to dry since storage of wet would be a problem for me.

I told you

it would make you feel better to help someone instead of bickering about our messed up gov.

looks to me...

that it got answered pretty quickly after it got asked. Oh and it also appears you posted here before you posted the other comment about bickering.

but to answer your question- wet tanned is tanned but wet. dry tanned is tanned but dried. I tan my own but i have always mounted them wet.