where/how much buy pelts calgary (gloves)
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I'm thinking about trying to make a set or two of gauntlets, one of my friends and neighbors does high end hand sewn leather work, if I get some material ill hang out in his work space on a couple evenings and learn how to stitch some stuff together, have a bunch of buckskin already, might find some sheerling as well for the inside. This forum looks like a good place to find/buy pelts, I don't see much listed in the EE which is probably a more appropriate place to post.
I'd rather support someone on this forum and within the AOF community. Located in Calgary, open to suggestions (I know Tandy leather is in town, may go there if nothing else local) |
Halford hides Edmonton.
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Ive got a fox and couple big ole momma coons forsale ..but thats about it
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I have lots of everything tanned and ready to sew black diamond Longview area.
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The main differences are that the hide may not be as supple with a home tan and it is a lot cheaper. The quality of the fur doesn't change. IMO a $30 home tanned beaver pelt is a better choice for someone that is just learning to make mitts, etc than a $150 factory tanned pelt that you may screw up on. Here are the mitts that an Inuit lady made for me from my home tanned fur. See any difference? :) https://i.imgur.com/jTchsgd.jpg |
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I mentioned to this a friend and he's interested as well, might be looking at 3 or 4 beaver pelts all together, and maybe some shearling and fox or coyote to redo the trim on some jackets. I appreciate all the info gents! |
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If you want fur sometimes there can be an assortment at a value village/goodwill type of store. A couple years ago I bought a nice silver fox fur woman's coat for 35 bucks. Was most likely a very expensive coat when originally bought. I took it apart and used some of the fur for trim and still have enough for another project.
Also look online for used fur coats. https://www.kijiji.ca/v-women-other-...ationFlag=true |
Dave why dident you sew them yourself? My guess is you needed a hammer to get the needle through. Are you getting a kick back from the orange bottle people Their new promoter mabe 🤔. I don’t know how many times I have seen you endorse this product. Mabe you could come up with a catchy slogan like Jim Shockey does. “ My name is Dave an I trust my life on the orange bottle “. Seriously though you could get a decent tan with some research an a trip to home depo better than the orange bottle lol. Marty Senneker Canadian coyote company is selling home tanning kits called true bond that I have heard real good things about other than I was told it’s expensive, not sure on cost at all. I can’t Waite for Dave to respond with his new slogan or some nasty comment back :argue2:
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One of us is willing to share home tanning info with other Trappers to help them save money and provide people with a cheaper alternative to the high price of factory tanned goods. The other, owns a small tanning business and would happily see them pay a ton of money for his own benefit. How bad must business be to be scared to death of an orange bottle and have to spew misinformation about it and anyone that uses it? I think that most people can see things for what they are. :sad0020: |
Business is doing real good Dave I did suggest a way for guys to tan their own. I have seen what the now famous orange bottle produces an it’s junk it’s not a tan at all mabe a preserve.
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I’ve used several.
I had a decent experience with the orange bottle tanning a couple beaver, however they’ve just been hangers. The biggest issue with beaver hides is they need to be thinned for garment use. Quite frankly I would put mitts into this category. I would guess that 1% of home tanners have a hide thinner, so unless if commercially tanned you are pushing you’re luck to make mitts. I’ve brained tanned beaver as well. I’ve made mitts that I consider very good, but have been selective of the “best of the batch” hides I’ve tanned. I don’t have a thinner, so to do yourself is a chore. All that being said, its rewarding if you make yourself from start to finish. I have no desire to do so for commercial sale. If I was looking for hide for someone to make for me I would look to commercially tanned hide. If you want to do pursue yourself from start to finish then I would consider researching brain tanning first, and orange bottle second. When I think of “make myself” I think traditional, so would do some research on traditional methods. |
Brain tan project
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Ive done a very few hides, beever and deer, and have really tried to go simple and cheap by doing home solution crap, all hides are stiff and are simple wall hangers. Fur looks great that way but thats it. Did some reading that a wire wheel set low speed on a drill can thin hides...way too agressive, made for a lot of sewing. As I slowly learn by trial and error by myself (mostly error) my next attempts (two deer, elk, coyote, and hopefully some beaver to come) I’ve picked up a product called liqua-tan, its a 40$ kit with a preservative, tanning oil, and citric acid.
I have been recommended to stretch the hide and as it’s drying/tacky take some sandpaper to it. Will also be picking up a softener agent and sawdust (if someone could further explain the purpose of sawdust and how to drum...?) all supplies are ordered from AAA taxidermy in Calgary. Hopefully that gives some idea. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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I've done my own tanning and bought a lot of commercial tanned products as well as native tanned products. They all get stiff if they get wet and aren't waterproofed. No doubt an armature done tan is an inferior product but to claim all home tanned products are junk is just plain wrong. Fact is some of the commercial stuff is junk too. An experienced home tanner often puts more effort into making sure his or her product is the best possible. Most commercial operations can't afford to spend the extra time so they may take shortcuts (chemical solutions) to make thier products last and appear better then they actually are. Some also waterproof their leather before selling it but that doesn't make it superior. All that does is save some people some work and make that leather unsuitable for some projects. That's neither good nore bad. It just is, what it is. |
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Nothing wrong with the Orange bottle method as a way to start the learning process either. No one ever did a perfect job the first try on anything, be that setting, skinning, tanning or sewing. My did used to give me low value pelts to practice on. It was a great way to learn and a great way to utilize the small damaged pelts. I would not trust anyone who suggested that the only way to learn is to use top quality materials to practice on. |
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I have 10 large tanned beaver 780-970-3720
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I’ll bump up this old thread.
I ended up finding someone on kijiji selling beaver and muskrat pelts for cheap. Some lady in Calgary and they had bought them years ago for some reason and not done anything with them. Cheap, like $10 a muskrat and something like 50-70 for a beaver pelt. Made some gloves with them, they turned out great and now I’m wanting to do some more. If anyone around calgary has tanned muskrat I’d be interested, send me a PM. Also thinking about coyote or fox around a couple hoods on jackets. I know I can get them for like $150 or whatever in the city, I’d be looking for something about half that in price, doesn’t need to be big or fancy, fine with some holes blown in it as I’ll be cutting it up. Some pics of them almost finished. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...876409a2_k.jpgIMG_0498 by cody c, on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...d0900ba1_k.jpgIMG_0539 by cody c, on Flickr |
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