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Cured Rabit skins [Wanted]


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Lol, iv set a new business off here! my garage might be packed with em soon :D

Does anyone know what fox pelts fetch these days,during the 70's they could fetch £15-20 ,rabbit skins

you couldn't sell,so if rabbit pelts have gone up,what's fox pelts going to be at that rate,or is their less demand for them now? :hmm:

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Once the skin is cured, is it plyable or does it go hard and unmanageable? did something similar with a pheasant skin (feathers and all) once and it was very rigid. If the pelt does stay hard how do you go about getting it softer?

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I once dried out a rabbit skin, with pure salt.

 

It went very stiff, I just rubbed, crushed, scrumpled, rolled it etc and it soon came soft and easy to handle.

 

Took ages, as I only did it occasionally, and the Pup got hold of it and chewed it up :cry: Was going to be a toy for her anyway....

 

I think you can also remove the Brain of the animal and rubb it into the pelt and it will soften it, something like that anyway.

 

Good topic this :good:

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