Tanning does require adding something to soften the skin (brain or eggs work) and physically breaking down the outer dermis layers. I'm talking about the skin, not the friken hair on the skin.ĭrying the skin is the same process as making rawhide. They were soft and flexible when I got then. All my cross cut and zonker strips are made from already processed rabbit pelts I purchased and cut into strips myself. AM I WRONG? I have never worried about making the hide flexible so I don't know.
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My point here is, if the result you want is simply hair to clip from the hide (the skin) to tie with is one thing, but if you want soft flexible rabbit strips or zonkers (for streamer tails) where you need the hide attached to the hair, plus you intend to expose it to water repeatedly, I think there is more to it then just drying out the pelt with borax. They are hard and stiff like card board, but the skins I have purchased (like zonkers) the hide is soft and pliable. Some of the pelts I have "dried" myself, you could break if you folded it in half.
I thought to actually tan the hide (the skin) and make it soft and pliable, there were some chemicals involved, soaking the hide in brains or charcoal (like natives did) or other chemicals. Am I correct? What I personally do is dry preserving with borax and salt. I think there is a difference between tanning and just dry preserving an animal skin. See a sample of the different colors available within Grade 5I HAVE A QUESTION. Because each rabbit is unique, each rabbit pelt will come in an assortment of. See a sample of the different grades and their back views These stencilled rabbit skins are soft and supple. NOTE: Natural mixed color rabbit skins are a cross section of the colors other than all white that are found amongst domesticated rabbits, such as bunny rabbit brown, natural black, spotted, fawn, chinchilla, etc. Rabbits are not endangered and are not subject to CITES controls.Ĭzech Heavy Skins are Product of the Czech Republic Genus and species: Oryctolagus cuniculus. Order CodeĬhinese Heavy Rabbit Skin:#1/2:Chinchilla Silve r Do not buy this grade if you want a specific quality of skin as this is a mix of grades. Each lot will include different combinations of reject, clipper, cut-up, trading post, craft, and gift shop grade skins. The Grade 5 Rabbit Skins are a mixture of grades. Order CodeĬzech Heavy Rabbit:#2/3:Mixed Natural Colors Please note that colors may vary slightly with each dye lot. The dyed Czech heavy rabbit skins are dyed in Spain. They may also have messier hair (hair that does not lay flat). The #2/3 grade are similar to the #1/2 grade but with more imperfections, such as holes, tears, or hair slips (bald spot) somewhere on the skin. The #1/2 grade are soft, supple, and may have some minor imperfections such as a slip or hole somewhere. They are suitable for trim on parkas, mukluks, and gauntlets. They are ideal for resale or for craft projects requiring excellent material. They are soft-tanned, big, and very heavily furred. They are the nicest rabbits we have ever seen. The Czech Female Grade Rabbit Skins are 50% to 200% bigger than the regular rabbits from Spain. We have a small number of Czech female grade rabbit skins in Canada. You may also see a comprehensive list of rabbit skins we offer from our Niagara Falls, New York company. We understand this market thoroughly and know that our skins are some of the nicest ones for the price in the market today.
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