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Re: Moose hide tanning with out chemicals?

Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 12:09 am
by Bear hounder
I looked up some fleashing machines the Dakota shure is nice but not in the budget .their was also a redneck a proved and hillbilly certified angle grinder with wire brush fleashing method video I don't think I'll let the kids try this one yet lol thanks again

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Re: Moose hide tanning with out chemicals?

Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2016 12:00 am
by Bear hounder
I tried the wire grinder idea it works sweat got all the meat and fat off the 80 percent of the hide before the grinder started to smoking very bad and then shaking like crazy I thought wow that could of been my elbows smoking like that hide goes in freezer for tomorrow I'm heading Noth 20 hrs drive to try and fill our bull moose tag thanks I'll keep u posted on how the dogs are doing keep looking up

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Re: Moose hide tanning with out chemicals?

Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2016 2:24 pm
by duck duck goose
You can freeze and thaw the hide quite a few times without any issues. I froze a deer hide no less than 5 times before and it was fine.