do I need to shave a fox hide,

I have notice that the red fox is quite thin, this is my fist time tannig a fox and I was wondering is it is necasary to shave it at all

Leon

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Yes there is a membraine on it too

All hides must be shaved to remove flesh and the membraine that remains. this will speed tanning, if not rmoved it can stop chemical penetration. JOhn C./

I like to shave my thin skins on a.....

wire wheel, you can shave them on a flesher but I've had much better luck doing them on a wire wheel. My particular wheel has the wire cut short so it's stiff and breaks through the membrane easily.

definitly wire wheel

definitly try a wire wheel on the foxes, i use it on them all the time and they usually come out good, you also my want to try a knot wheel , which is stiffer than a regular one for the tough spots