I need help softening the edges of buckskin I tanned

wolfshadow · January 09, 2022, 07:51:17 PM

Maybe will have to use pm since this question is off topic.

arrow30 · January 09, 2022, 08:24:18 PM

rehydrate with a spray bottle and rebrake as needed, over a sharp edge.

wolfshadow · January 09, 2022, 08:54:37 PM

Thanks!
No more tanning solution-right?
After rehydrating and braking, would Neatsfoot oil help?

arrow30 · January 09, 2022, 09:17:08 PM

i wouldnt think so, if it was thoroughly tanned.

Bowguy67 · January 10, 2022, 04:48:52 AM

You need to break it as arrow30 said. It's work. Coulda had it garment tanned for almost nothing and they woulda tumbled it.

HornHunter · January 10, 2022, 09:04:23 AM

Do a facebook search on Laughing coyote project, they show how to soften hides and it works very well, some of the finest brain tanned buckskin I have ever seen.

wolfshadow · January 10, 2022, 08:55:54 PM

Thanks for the tips, guys. Where do I go for the tumbling processing?

Bowguy67 · January 11, 2022, 04:59:08 AM

You need to tumble when it's still wet after the regular tanning process. Best thing now is break over table or something I'd think

mjh · January 11, 2022, 05:33:21 PM

Cable it.

Get a 1/4 inch or so braided steel cable--NO OIL. About 5, 6 feet or so depending upon set up needs. Fix one end up high the other end down low. Wrap hide around cable once like a towel around your back. One end of hide in each hand. Pull back and forth with some vigor. Aline the rough/hard edges as best yea can so they are getting worked properly.