Fox brushes

[sussexpoacher 45]

as above

[WelshDigger 0]

i think they do or they rot mate. Sure someone on here will be able to give you a better answer.

[noisey 1]

i would defo. soak it in meths for a couple of weeks

[sounder 9]

just around at the base of the tail and pull it off, and leave the bone on the fox

atb sounder

[sussexpoacher 45]

Terrierman mate says they dont need anything as long as they dry out without getting fly blown, another mate says to soak in meths for a while....

[lurcher lass 9]

i've always left them to dry out with no probs,, use them for pup toys

[comanche 2,988]

White spirit ,petrol ,parraffin,acetone or similar poured down the hole should help tighten the skin and hold the hair better .

[stubby 175]

Ive got two, both done different ways, both fully intact and not rotting

 

1st, cut around base of tail, pull out bone, flushed through with methylated spirt, dry out in shed

 

2nd, cut around base and pulled off bone, whittled a hazel stick and pushed that back in where bone would be, again, dried out in shed

 

the one washed with meths, may be a little more supple, but thats about it....

[steve109 43]

you gotta pull the bone out, then you can either put borax in it or soak in a salt/borax brine [make a small hole at the tip so the brine runs through]

after a min of 3 days take out and rinse and soak in lenor or simular. you get a supple nice smelling brush

[Malt 379]

I done one a few years back, just filled it up with meths and hung it in the shed for a few weeks. Then I gave it a wash & rinse with the wife's best shampoo!

[steviemann 5]

I done one a few years back, just filled it up with meths and hung it in the shed for a few weeks. Then I gave it a wash & rinse with the wife's best shampoo!

Whilst she was in the bath?

[Guest mk3]

i dont bother with meths or owt just hang them after removing fom the bone

[Matt 160]

Remove the bone, fill with salt and then plug with a cork. Will last forever without stinking and look good.

[Simoman 110]

I bone them and soak them in white spirit and then hang them on the washing line...........

[Guest Bubbleduck]

Does the meths make the skin supple and soft like it's been properly tanned?

I tried doing a squirrel tail recently by slitting it all the way along to get the bone out and then covering it with salt till dry but it just made the skin go stiff and the fur went all flat instead of looking nice and fluffy.

I've got a squirrel skin from a small one I shot yesterday and want to have a go at tanning it without using all those nasty chemicals, what would be the best way to go about it?