Tan that hide - Page 2

flhidetan · December 11, 2008, 01:02 PM

When we first got into tanning, we started brain tanning. It didn't take but 2 and decided there was no way between the smell and the outcome. We also tried different kits but nothing ever came out consistent. Some you will be very happy with but others you'll want to throw them away.

JonnyReb · December 11, 2008, 01:33 PM

Glad to see this thread. My taxidermist charges me $60.00 or so for a hair off hide tanned. She sends them off somewhere and it always takes until the next season to get them back. I always wondered about the time and money and see that both are justified...J.R.

armedandsafe · December 11, 2008, 01:47 PM

If you are interested in tanning your own, I recommend a copy of FoxFire 3. There are recipes for several methods and a good explanation of how to prep the skin.

I use the soda-alum method and find it rather simple. It does take a little work and careful attention, though.

Pops

e-bear · March 20, 2009, 11:58 AM

Pretty poor "soft tan". Be careful about sending a hide to this company. They claim soft tan but, hard tanned at best. Very poor quality on my wifes piebald hide.

simonkenton · March 20, 2009, 04:01 PM

Are you saying you are unhappy with work done by Sebring Custom Tanning?

e-bear · March 23, 2009, 12:22 PM

I dont know anything about Sebring Custom Tanning. I do know that "Size Doesnt Matter Hide Tannery" promised soft tan, accepted my money then delivered a POOR quality hard tanned hide. I wish I had listened to Simon Kenton and sent the hide to Sebring.
Live and learn.

simonkenton · March 23, 2009, 02:13 PM

OK, glad to get that straightened out.
As I have said, I have gotten 20 hides tanned by Sebring in 20 years, nothing but good results.
I don't know the difference between soft tan and hard tan.
All my hides from Sebring have soft leather, like you would use to make a coat with.
Hair on only.

bswiv · March 23, 2009, 05:10 PM

Now you guys have me worried................

Have a hide off a very nice boar that should be coming back from them in a week or two. And a friend sent them a cow hide......yes a cow hide. And yes he shot it while hunting. And yes it was legal.

I'll post here when I see what comes back. I've got two hog hides here that were done by two different tanneries. Neither one is really "soft" but one of them is done far better than the other.

The nicer one is softer, though not as soft as a deer hide we have, and it's not at all greesie while the other one is stiffer and has a sort of sticky greesieness to it. Neither one looks bad and the hair is firmly attached to both. The softer one smells different, more like regular leather, but the other one does not smell bad, just different.

I'll post a review.....................

And lord I hope that cow hide turns out good because I told him about these folks and he shipped it all the way from Boston!!!!

rcurry · March 27, 2009, 08:41 PM

Interesting thread! I may request that the next cow we slaughter that the hide be set aside for me to have it tanned. If any of you have photos of your hides after you have them processed and displayed please post them.

troy_mclure · March 28, 2009, 02:16 AM

wonder how much a soft "blanket like" buffalo hide would cost?

dixie paint horse · July 1, 2009, 12:00 AM

I just picked up my hides (3) from Sebring Custom Tanning in Sebring Florida and I am very pleased. I dropped off 2 very large cow hides and a much smaller deer hide nearly 10 months ago. I called several times to check on them but they weren't ready yet. It took a couple of days, but they returned my phone calls eventually, if only to tell me they weren't ready yet. I think you just have to be patient. They will get it done. My hides were all "hair on". The fur finished very soft and the hide side was also soft and supple. They were well worth the wait.

No exageration, they must have 10,000 hides of every thing imaginable, gator, elk, moose, caribou, deer, exotics from Africa (stuff I didn't know). I'm told by other people, they are the only commercial "hair on" tanner in the world. Must be true, because internet search doesn't turn up any other names that do "hair on".

I don't make many recommendations, but I feel safe recommending them. I'll definitely use them again.

hogdogs · July 1, 2009, 08:00 AM

They ain't the only one in the world nor even florida for that matter...

Quote:

Size Doesn't Matter Tannery here in Fl

Posted in a thread regarding a hair on hog hide that was tanned...
Brent

simonkenton · July 1, 2009, 09:17 AM

Thanks for that report, Dixie.
I didn't know that Sebring tanned anything other than deer hides.
I would like to take a tour of the tannery. It is at the old Sebring race track, right?

Like I have said, Sebring will do a good job for you, and cheap, you just have to wait 10 months.

W. C. Quantrill · July 2, 2009, 06:42 PM

What color is the hide when you get it back? Is it natural or is it dyed some pee-yellow color that isnt usable for any projects?

johnwilliamson062 · January 7, 2010, 10:25 AM

I dug this up because I have a hide I want tanned.
I called the number given for Sebring and got through immediately. Spoke to a woman who seemed pretty knowledgeable. She certainly was not a poorly trained receptionist or such you run into some places. She was able to answer all my questions without any problems.
Told me up front it is a 10 month wait, which is a little inconvenient since i don't know where I will be in 10 months, but I will just have to have my parents hang on to it or something.

$25+return shipping.

December 11, 2008, 01:47 PM	#28
armedandsafe Senior Member Join Date: January 9, 2005 Location: Moses Lake WA Posts: 1,001	If you are interested in tanning your own, I recommend a copy of FoxFire 3. There are recipes for several methods and a good explanation of how to prep the skin. I use the soda-alum method and find it rather simple. It does take a little work and careful attention, though. Pops __________________ Armed and Safe: Not just a theory If it time to bury them, it is time to dig them up. Remember, "Behind every blade of grass."

March 20, 2009, 11:58 AM	#29
e-bear Member Join Date: October 18, 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 95	bringing it up to date Pretty poor "soft tan". Be careful about sending a hide to this company. They claim soft tan but, hard tanned at best. Very poor quality on my wifes piebald hide. __________________ 'If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under.'- Ronald Reagan "Denying me a gun because idiots kill is like getting castrated because your neighbor has too many kids." - Andy

March 23, 2009, 12:22 PM	#31
e-bear Member Join Date: October 18, 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 95	not sebring I dont know anything about Sebring Custom Tanning. I do know that "Size Doesnt Matter Hide Tannery" promised soft tan, accepted my money then delivered a POOR quality hard tanned hide. I wish I had listened to Simon Kenton and sent the hide to Sebring. Live and learn. __________________ 'If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under.'- Ronald Reagan "Denying me a gun because idiots kill is like getting castrated because your neighbor has too many kids." - Andy

March 27, 2009, 08:41 PM	#34
rcurry Member Join Date: March 21, 2009 Location: south central ky Posts: 63	Interesting thread! I may request that the next cow we slaughter that the hide be set aside for me to have it tanned. If any of you have photos of your hides after you have them processed and displayed please post them. __________________ I have questions to ask, and you have answers. Just make sure you know what your talking about before you fill my head with a bunch of crap and we should get along just fine.

March 28, 2009, 02:16 AM	#35
troy_mclure Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2008 Location: gulf of mexico Posts: 2,716	wonder how much a soft "blanket like" buffalo hide would cost? __________________ There is only one tactical principle which is not subject to change. It is to use the means at hand to inflict the maximum amount of wound, death, and destruction on the enemy in the minimum amount of time."

December 11, 2008, 01:02 PM	#26
flhidetan Junior Member Join Date: October 19, 2008 Location: Oxford, Fl Posts: 4	When we first got into tanning, we started brain tanning. It didn't take but 2 and decided there was no way between the smell and the outcome. We also tried different kits but nothing ever came out consistent. Some you will be very happy with but others you'll want to throw them away.

December 11, 2008, 01:33 PM	#27
JonnyReb Senior Member Join Date: December 7, 2008 Location: Central N.C. Posts: 157	Glad to see this thread. My taxidermist charges me $60.00 or so for a hair off hide tanned. She sends them off somewhere and it always takes until the next season to get them back. I always wondered about the time and money and see that both are justified...J.R.

March 20, 2009, 04:01 PM	#30
simonkenton Senior Member Join Date: April 25, 2008 Posts: 891	Are you saying you are unhappy with work done by Sebring Custom Tanning?

March 23, 2009, 02:13 PM	#32
simonkenton Senior Member Join Date: April 25, 2008 Posts: 891	OK, glad to get that straightened out. As I have said, I have gotten 20 hides tanned by Sebring in 20 years, nothing but good results. I don't know the difference between soft tan and hard tan. All my hides from Sebring have soft leather, like you would use to make a coat with. Hair on only.

March 23, 2009, 05:10 PM	#33
bswiv Senior Member Join Date: June 4, 2006 Location: NE FL....... Posts: 1,081	Now you guys have me worried................ Have a hide off a very nice boar that should be coming back from them in a week or two. And a friend sent them a cow hide......yes a cow hide. And yes he shot it while hunting. And yes it was legal. I'll post here when I see what comes back. I've got two hog hides here that were done by two different tanneries. Neither one is really "soft" but one of them is done far better than the other. The nicer one is softer, though not as soft as a deer hide we have, and it's not at all greesie while the other one is stiffer and has a sort of sticky greesieness to it. Neither one looks bad and the hair is firmly attached to both. The softer one smells different, more like regular leather, but the other one does not smell bad, just different. I'll post a review..................... And lord I hope that cow hide turns out good because I told him about these folks and he shipped it all the way from Boston!!!!

July 1, 2009, 12:00 AM	#36
dixie paint horse Junior Member Join Date: June 14, 2009 Posts: 2	Sebring Custom Tanning I just picked up my hides (3) from Sebring Custom Tanning in Sebring Florida and I am very pleased. I dropped off 2 very large cow hides and a much smaller deer hide nearly 10 months ago. I called several times to check on them but they weren't ready yet. It took a couple of days, but they returned my phone calls eventually, if only to tell me they weren't ready yet. I think you just have to be patient. They will get it done. My hides were all "hair on". The fur finished very soft and the hide side was also soft and supple. They were well worth the wait. No exageration, they must have 10,000 hides of every thing imaginable, gator, elk, moose, caribou, deer, exotics from Africa (stuff I didn't know). I'm told by other people, they are the only commercial "hair on" tanner in the world. Must be true, because internet search doesn't turn up any other names that do "hair on". I don't make many recommendations, but I feel safe recommending them. I'll definitely use them again.

July 1, 2009, 09:17 AM	#38
simonkenton Senior Member Join Date: April 25, 2008 Posts: 891	Thanks for that report, Dixie. I didn't know that Sebring tanned anything other than deer hides. I would like to take a tour of the tannery. It is at the old Sebring race track, right? Like I have said, Sebring will do a good job for you, and cheap, you just have to wait 10 months.

July 2, 2009, 06:42 PM	#39
W. C. Quantrill Senior Member Join Date: February 11, 2008 Location: No Man's Land Posts: 354	What color is the hide when you get it back? Is it natural or is it dyed some pee-yellow color that isnt usable for any projects? __________________ NRA Life Whittington Center Life

January 7, 2010, 10:25 AM	#40
johnwilliamson062 Junior member Join Date: May 16, 2008 Posts: 9,995	I dug this up because I have a hide I want tanned. I called the number given for Sebring and got through immediately. Spoke to a woman who seemed pretty knowledgeable. She certainly was not a poorly trained receptionist or such you run into some places. She was able to answer all my questions without any problems. Told me up front it is a 10 month wait, which is a little inconvenient since i don't know where I will be in 10 months, but I will just have to have my parents hang on to it or something. $25+return shipping.