muledeerarea33? Report post Posted February 15, 2014 I got an old bob cat pelt that was stretched and fleshed about 5 years ago but never tanned or oiled. It's all shriveled up now, is there anything that can be done or is it trash? I thought about warm water then restretching it and oiling. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Critter Report post Posted February 15, 2014 I would think just sending it off for tanning would resolve some of that shriveling. The tanning process itself and soaking in the tanning solutions will re-hydrate it. I'm not sure but by trying to re-stretch it again you might risk the hair follicules separating and thus slippage. I could be wrong here maybe it would be fine. Some of the trappers could probably chime in with better advice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azslim Report post Posted February 16, 2014 I worked at a tannery in HS for a while, the hides would come in stretched, salted and dried, they were were in a big saltwater vat for about a week before they got to working on them. So I suggest that, use non-iodized salt, but you need to agitate it and check on it at least once a day. If you soak it too long it will cause the hair to slip. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
