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Brain-tan
Hello again Tracker friends.
A few weeks ago I found something I'd been looking for since the Standard and even before. Usable roadkill. This time it was in the form of a squirrel. Yesterday I took it out of the freezer and began what I hope will be a successful brain-tanning process.
Once I had begun skinning it I wished I'd let it thaw a bit longer. It's an interesting thing, trying to cut around the "anus and reproductive organs" when the animal's legs are still frozen in place. However, the squirrel and I persevered and aside from some cut tendons, skewered muscle, and one or two other 'interesting' occurrences, its beautiful skin came off without a hitch. Both squirrel body, and squirrel skin are now residing comfortably in the freezer once again.
The next step is scraping. Now... if anyone reading this has done it before, I would greatly appreciate a suggestion or two as for what I might use to scrape this little-bitty squirrel hide. Thank you so much, and happy tracking.
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Comment by Rebecca Zeff on July 23, 2007 at 12:34pm -
I've now scraped it. It went pretty well and it was very fun. (So nice to have other people who think this kind of thing is fun). I used a dull serated steak knife and sand paper.
Now I'm trying to remember the brain sequence. Do you brain, then rack, then stretch? I think that's how it goes, but I'm not sure. Thanks for the encouragement guys!
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Comment by Jimmy Doll on July 23, 2007 at 12:34am
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... cool!
Good luck. A spoon should work well.
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Comment by victorD on July 22, 2007 at 10:31pm
- Nice, keep us updated on how it's going. I have been wanting to do the same.
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