5 Steps to Successful
Preservation
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Step
1 - Removal
To
remove the hide use a sharp knife only to start and finish the job.
Use your hands to pry and pull the hide off. Leave the tallow on the
hide to help keep the skin soft. |
Step 2 -
Curing
Lay hide down flesh side up in a cool dry place.
Spread 3-5 lbs. of table salt on the flesh side. Let sit for 3-4
days until a crust forms and noticeable weeping stops. If a
locker plant is processing it, be sure to request salting and that
it be kept cool for you. DO NOT
FREEZE. (If
Frozen, Thaw & Salt)
Step 3
- Packing
Fold sides toward center and roll
up hair side out, keeping salt on the hide. Wrap in paper
and put in a cardboard box with your name, address, phone number
and how you want it tanned : leather or hair-on.
DO NOT USE
PLASTIC BAGS.
Lack of air circulation can cause rot. If you
have stretched and dried the hide, gently roll it into a loose
cylinder to avoid cracking.
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Step 4 -
Shipping
Hides are accepted for leather tanning all year, for
hair-on tanning from October 1 through
March 1. UPS WILL DISCARD AND NOT DELIVER OR RETURN
ANY PACKAGE SHOWING SIGNS OF BLOOD ON OR ABOUT THE PACKAGE.
W.B. PLACE WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PACKAGES DEEMED
UNDELIVERABLE BY UPS OR ANY OTHER CARRIER. Include identification both inside and outside
of package clearly labeled: "ATTN:MARKING ROOM".
Send to: W. B. Place
368
W. Sumner
St.
Hartford, WI 53027 |
Step 5 -
Payment
We
do not accept payments prior to billing. When your tanning is
complete, the hide is measured and you are billed accordingly. Hides
will be shipped when complete payment is received. You may pay
with check, money order, MasterCard, or Visa.
(Leather tanning prices
$11.95-$27.95 Hair-on tanning $49.95) |
Timing
It takes approximately 2 to 3 months to return
your hide depending on the time of year we receive it. Cow,
elk, moose, and buffalo can take
longer. |
(NOTE: Due to the
scale of our production process, we cannot provide special handling
of Individual hides. We suggest unusual or prize-winning hides be
taken
elsewhere) | |
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Hides We Tan Into
Leather
Deer, Elk, Moose, Buffalo, and
Cow.
All deerskin and cowhide are tanned to a
thickness suitable for use in our products. Elk, moose, buffalo and
cow may be sided (split from head to tail) so they can be placed safely
through our tanning equipment. This will mean that if you ship one
cowhide, you will have two "sides" returned to
you.
Hides We Tan
with the Hair On
DEER
ONLY
Hair-on tanning carries no guarantee for the
outcome. The condition of the animal, how it was skinned, and how it was
preserved are beyond our control and can affect the final result.
Tails are fragile and often come off during the tanning process. We
do not tan capes for taxidermy.
| Step into the past in
Authentic Buckskins! |
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Color of Tanned
Leather
The tanned skins are returned
to you with their natural color (pearl). You may exchange
your hide for colored hide at $1.50 per sq.
ft. | |
