curiing rabbit skin

[kx100 66]

yesterday we cought a white rabbit and whats the best way to cure the skin ??

[dj.chapman 0]

hello there mate. the way i do mine is clean them up using a sharpe knife, making sure you get rid of all the membrain and loose skin you can. next i use a staple gun and stretch it onto a block of wood and staple the very edge of the fur. next i cover it in salt(lots of) and let it dry out . this makes a stiff fur and thats the way i use them but you can rub them with a oil i think

[Prince_Jimmy 0]

hello there mate. the way i do mine is clean them up using a sharpe knife, making sure you get rid of all the membrain and loose skin you can. next i use a staple gun and stretch it onto a block of wood and staple the very edge of the fur. next i cover it in salt(lots of) and let it dry out . this makes a stiff fur and thats the way i use them but you can rub them with a oil i think

 

Same..

[The one 8,463]

Go to a chemist and ask for a packet of salt peter and use that

[ellir0305 9]

Go to a chemist and ask for a packet of salt peter and use that

 

i have heard a combination of salt and salt petre becuase the salt petre helps kill bacteria

[smokin 0]

hello there mate. the way i do mine is clean them up using a sharpe knife, making sure you get rid of all the membrain and loose skin you can. next i use a staple gun and stretch it onto a block of wood and staple the very edge of the fur. next i cover it in salt(lots of) and let it dry out . this makes a stiff fur and thats the way i use them but you can rub them with a oil i think

 

fur side up or down?

[watchman 256]

down

[Gimlet 0]

When I was farming rabbits for the London restaurant trade we took the skin off by trimming down the inside of the back legs and cutting it free around the vent, then we pulled it down and off like a pullover, cut around the front feet and then around the neck to get a tubular pelt. This is easier to stretch by cutting coffin shaped pieces of cardboard and shoving them into the inside out skin.

 

We then hung them up in an airy shed to dry and sold them for about 10P each to the felt industry. We were butchering about 50 a week so it was a nice little addition to the overal profits.

 

We did try curing a few and found that salt petre was best but they end up very stiff and with an almost water proof sheen which we broke down with a light rubbing with sand paper and then oiled them to make them supple. We used olive oil but I don't know if another oil would work any better.

[stealthy1 3,964]

When I use the skins for dummies I just use table salt, because its cheap

[kx100 66]

i couldent find any wood so i used my dart bord with fur down and rubd lost of salt in and also tackd it down

[stealthy1 3,964]

i couldent find any wood so i used my dart bord with fur down and rubd lost of salt in and also tackd it down

 

Put plenty of salt on, thats what drys the pelt out, if its wet in the morning, shake the pelt then pour more on, keep doing it until the pelt is dry, good luck

[hiluxmk3 1]

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£15 a bottle

[mushroom 12,871]

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£15 a bottle

 

 

That's expensive but if you zoom in it says it will take 3-6 bottles to do an elk, caribou, bear or moose so one bottle is going to do a good few rabbit pelts still wouldn't wanna use it on a mass scale.

[hiluxmk3 1]

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£15 a bottle

 

 

That's expensive but if you zoom in it says it will take 3-6 bottles to do an elk, caribou, bear or moose so one bottle is going to do a good few rabbit pelts still wouldn't wanna use it on a mass scale.

Will do 2 x roe deer 3 - 4 fox and loads and loads of rabbits, you only use what you need from the bottle, this is for a proffetional tanned skin, not one done with salt that goes rock hard, or you can always use the brain of the animal you have in hand, but thats another topic.

[hiluxmk3 1]

BUY THIS

 

 

£15 a bottle

 

 

That's expensive but if you zoom in it says it will take 3-6 bottles to do an elk, caribou, bear or moose so one bottle is going to do a good few rabbit pelts still wouldn't wanna use it on a mass scale.

3 - 4 bottles for Elk Moose or Bear, have you seen the size of those types of animals much much larger than a cow for example