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How do you prepare your fur?
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<blockquote data-quote="dogdinger" data-source="post: 920435" data-attributes="member: 9616"><p><span style="font-size: 15px">My Advice is , if you are only killing the odd coyote/cat here and there, sell them in the round.....meaning find a buyer that will do the skinning and prep work, because there is a LOT of work to prepping hides for sale. But....if you are killing lots of fur, you can make lots more $$ doing it yourself. Think of it as a beauty contest.....you want that fur buyer to love them when he sees them , so anything you do will make them better. As B&G said, if you are just skinning/drying them for the fur market there is no need to turn lips and ears or skin the paws. ok just to cut the paws off at the ankles. Heres a basic prep plan for fur you are going to sell to a fur buyer:</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Case skin the critter...IE: cut from ankle to ankle thru the anus and peel like a banana. you should split the hide on the tail and remove the bone starting at the tip and pulling back. cut from elbow to ankle on the front legs to make it easier to peel them off.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Now that the hide is off, wash thoroughly with cold water to remove all blood etc. sling all the water you can out of the fur....heres where a spin cycle on a washer works pretty good <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">turn the hide inside out now and install sorta loosely on a stretcher. remove all excess meat and fat, sew up any holes with dental floss. now leave over night in a room that is above freezing , but not real warm.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">next day, remove from stretcher, turn hide fur side out, and install back on stretcher. Also as B&G said, install a belly board.... I use a strip of molding or something about an inch wide. slide this inside the hide all the way thru to the mouth. This little trick keeps the hide from sticking together and lets air circulate through it. Hang the hide upside down and comb the fur down....depending on the temps, hides need to stay on the stretcher for 5-10 days....week is about average.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">after drying, remove from stretcher and comb out any tangles, burs etc from the hide and fluff them up so they look real nice.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">NEVER use salt on a hide. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Ask your fur buyer when you sell to point out any other little things that will make your fur more valuable to him.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Good luck AJ</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dogdinger, post: 920435, member: 9616"] [SIZE=4]My Advice is , if you are only killing the odd coyote/cat here and there, sell them in the round.....meaning find a buyer that will do the skinning and prep work, because there is a LOT of work to prepping hides for sale. But....if you are killing lots of fur, you can make lots more $$ doing it yourself. Think of it as a beauty contest.....you want that fur buyer to love them when he sees them , so anything you do will make them better. As B&G said, if you are just skinning/drying them for the fur market there is no need to turn lips and ears or skin the paws. ok just to cut the paws off at the ankles. Heres a basic prep plan for fur you are going to sell to a fur buyer:[/SIZE] [SIZE=4][/SIZE] [SIZE=4]Case skin the critter...IE: cut from ankle to ankle thru the anus and peel like a banana. you should split the hide on the tail and remove the bone starting at the tip and pulling back. cut from elbow to ankle on the front legs to make it easier to peel them off.[/SIZE] [SIZE=4][/SIZE] [SIZE=4]Now that the hide is off, wash thoroughly with cold water to remove all blood etc. sling all the water you can out of the fur....heres where a spin cycle on a washer works pretty good :)[/SIZE] [SIZE=4][/SIZE] [SIZE=4]turn the hide inside out now and install sorta loosely on a stretcher. remove all excess meat and fat, sew up any holes with dental floss. now leave over night in a room that is above freezing , but not real warm.[/SIZE] [SIZE=4][/SIZE] [SIZE=4]next day, remove from stretcher, turn hide fur side out, and install back on stretcher. Also as B&G said, install a belly board.... I use a strip of molding or something about an inch wide. slide this inside the hide all the way thru to the mouth. This little trick keeps the hide from sticking together and lets air circulate through it. Hang the hide upside down and comb the fur down....depending on the temps, hides need to stay on the stretcher for 5-10 days....week is about average.[/SIZE] [SIZE=4][/SIZE] [SIZE=4]after drying, remove from stretcher and comb out any tangles, burs etc from the hide and fluff them up so they look real nice.[/SIZE] [SIZE=4][/SIZE] [SIZE=4]NEVER use salt on a hide. [/SIZE] [SIZE=4][/SIZE] [SIZE=4]Ask your fur buyer when you sell to point out any other little things that will make your fur more valuable to him.[/SIZE] [SIZE=4][/SIZE] [SIZE=4]Good luck AJ[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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