help with gator hide

Submitted by bill mcnamara on 1/29/06 at 2:04 PM. ( wmac72000@yahoo.com ) 24.230.30.56

my friend has a 4 ft.gator hide and wants to know where to go for help curing n preparing it for wall hanger.ive heard diff stuff like borax but not sure if that is good for gator.

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Use the

This response submitted by Todd on 1/29/06 at 3:55 PM. ( sawtoothtaxidermy@netzero.net ) 64.136.27.227

search button to the left. Every week someone asks about a gator. There should be plenty of info available


Just typed

This response submitted by Todd on 1/29/06 at 3:56 PM. ( ) 64.136.27.227

in gator tanning and got 55 hits...lots of info. Good luck


Email me & I can walk you through it

This response submitted by RJ Simington on 1/30/06 at 2:33 PM. ( animalartsnw@charter.net ) 66.190.240.12

I have done several of them.
DO NOT put borax on it.
Freeze it until you get the dirrections from me.
You will find that it is not that big of a deal to tan , but if you do it wrong you might as well throw it out.

Email me.

RJ Simington


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