After tanning will hide last forever

[mikey88]

I know this will probably be and easy question for you all but I am new and have a ton of questions that I need to have answered. Anyways if I was to tan a whitetail using krowtann and did everything correctly would I have to do anything to the hide after that to be able to like hang it on a wall or try making a rug or something. Or will it go bad? I am lost on what seems like an easy question but i know someone has the answer for me and I want to thank everyone for there help. 8Mikey*

[deer4ager]

I have never used Krowtan. Try this link, about half way down the page is the tanning info.
www.mckenziesp.com/training.asp

[mikey88]

Well I mean i am going to use krowtann but i guess what i was really trying to ask is once the whitetail is tanned no matter which tan is being used, does it need to be stored or can it sit out and that wont harm it. Thanks Alot

[Hoosier Taxidermist]

Mikey, i do belive the hide will last for a long time.I have a cat hide that was tanned back in 1900 that is still in great shape if you are going to do a flat rug of a deer you should be fine.

[jrosbor]

The trouble is when the climate changes for the skin. For example, The cat mike has will more than likely fall apart if it gets wet. Reason is because some of the acids that are used in tanning can stay in the skin and leach out or be "activated" when they get wet. This causes the skin to chemically decompose (within seconds). I too have some hides that were tanned using things like alum that were stored in the basement. When I picked them up to move them they fell apart and they were only a couple years old. You must remember that garment leather is different than taxidermy leather. With the exception of some syn-tans, most chemicals will leach out with water (or sweat).

[mikey88]

I just wanted to say Thank You to everyone who has helped me with this question and anymore responses would be great too. Thanks Again Mikey

[oldterryr]

should last til you are dead and gone

[riverrat]

AS stated it should last your life time, you could have leaching problems. I found bugs could be a bigger problem. How many times have you heard about a woman having mouths attack her fur coat, or a customer having hair loss on his mounts. Carpet beatles are a big problem, this year I have a lot of black beatles the size of a tick comeing in from outside. When I started freeze drying I was told to treat my freeze dried mounts with a product called SEVEN. Now I treat all of my mounts freeze dried and conventional with this and tell my customers to put a light mist on once a year.

[hoss]

after you tan with krowtan ,you will need to oil and break the hide. that is if you want a rug or wall hanger. if not it will dry and shrivel up some. you will need to get some krow oil or some other type. then you need to break it - stretch the fibers- for it to be soft an plyable.

[taxidermyman57]

Krowtan will not produce a soft supple leather like you are describing for a wall hanger also it is an alum tan and they are not known for thier longevity, try some of Bruce Rittles tanning products you will be happy with the results.

[I once was thirtyeightspread]

yes over a million years

[I once was thirtyeightspread]

(\__/)
(='.'=)...eleven blue stars for the dirty old wasserly wabbit
(")_(")