Beaver Tails

[whistler]

I have some beaver tails anyone got any ideas on how to tan them into a workable product. Thanks in Advance

[whistler]

No one? Did I post this in the wrong section to get a reply.

[Furtrapper]

Haven't done any yet, but I have a beaver tail wallet that has lasted forever. Normal pickle and veg tan is what I have heard is best. If you try it let us know how it turns out.

[whistler]

i wouldn't mind giving it a try if I had some sort of a step by step procedure to go by but I can't find anything on it. I have some critters to send off to a commercial tannery pretty soon. I think I'll talk with them and see if they do them. Then maybe I can try a home tanning method and just follow instructions with the product and compare.

I see beaver tail wallets advertised in the trapping supply magazines and have asked to see them at conventions however the dealers usually only pack up the fast moving stuff for the conventions and the wallets don't make the list.

[Tree Reaper]

I've tanned a few using supplies from Van Dyke, might be cabela's now.

Get the grease off, tan them green if you can and break them over a round steel disk like a shovel .

[whistler]

OK I'll look into it, maybe call a Taxidermist supply shop and see what they recommend. Thanks

[WinterBear]

i wouldn't mind giving it a try if I had some sort of a step by step procedure to go by but I can't find anything on it. I have some critters to send off to a commercial tannery pretty soon. I think I'll talk with them and see if they do them. Then maybe I can try a home tanning method and just follow instructions with the product and compare.

I see beaver tail wallets advertised in the trapping supply magazines and have asked to see them at conventions however the dealers usually only pack up the fast moving stuff for the conventions and the wallets don't make the list.

If you just want to get a hold of a beaver tail so you can eyeball a commercially tanned veg-tanned beaver tail and compare it side-by-side to what you are able to do with your beasts, these places carry veg-tanned beaver tail for $20 or less:

Sheridan Leather in Sheridan Wyoming

Chichester, Inc., Niagara Falls, New York

Centralia Fur and Hide, Centralia, Washington

The Leather Guy, St. Charles, Minnesota

[whistler]

WinterBear I Might give your suggestion a try. That would give me a standard to work toward an kind of gauge my results by.

I trap a little an catch a few beaver each year plus I have trapper friends that I could acquire many more if needed.

[whistler]

WinterBear I Might give your suggestion a try. That would give me a standard to work toward an kind of gauge my results by.

I trap a little an catch a few beaver each year plus I have trapper friends that I could acquire many more if needed.

[WinterBear]

Good luck.Everything I've heard is that you have to really work hard to get all of the fat off, and as much oil as possible. You might check out taxidermy, archery, and knifmaker's forums--they often have advice on tanning rather odd things for knife sheaths and bow grips, and someone there might be able to give you a rundown on how to tan beaver tail.