Tanning rabbit hides

Tanning your first hide at home is easier that you think. Whether it's a rabbit hide, deer hide, or a moose hide, hide tanning is possible with this guide.

Want to honor the whole rabbit and save its beautiful fur? Here's how to master the art of preserving and tanning the pelts of rabbits and other animals.

Turn a deer hide into soft, supple buckskin with your own two hands. We walk you through the brain tanning method of how to tan a hide.

If you raise rabbits, you might want to learn to tan rabbit hides. You use more of the animal, and you can make cool things with rabbit hides.

Curing Small Animal Pelts, Squirrels Rabbits Etc..: To preserve small animal pelts leading to tanning and finishing. In this Instructable I'm using to excellent Fox Squirrels shot Thanksgiving morning. Some pictures may be graphic :Materials:" Sharp knife" Large flat working surface such as an old w…

Tanning hides is something that I have always wanted to master. Tanning is an art. In the past I have tanned a few rabbit hides and many ground squirrel hides but never something so large as a cow hide. … Continued

The whole process, excluding the drying, only takes about an hour from start to finish. It was very simple, and the hide came out beautifully. So, don’t toss those bunny furs next time you bag a few…save and tan them! You can tan the hides fresh, or put them in a Ziploc bag and freeze them until you’re ready to start the process. Thaw 24 hours prior to tanning.

This is the process that we used to make our rabbit foot key-chains. You can also see the video version of this How-To here: How to make a rabbit foot key chain Items needed: (affiliate links

Fur Tanning I don’t know about you, but I’ve always had somewhat mediocre luck with brain tanning furs. I turn out a serviceable buckskin, but when I leave the hair on they always turn out a little on the stiff side. Time to try a different method! This weeks episode with Jessie Watson Brown from […]

Everything You Need to Know About Tanning Animal Pelts.: This instructable will show you how to properly flesh, salt, and tann a animal pelt and driffernt ways of doing it. If you buy tanning solution follow the instructions that should come with it before you follow mine. sorry about the lack o…