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Originally Posted by SamSteele
Follow up question. How do you preserve the whole skin?
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Ive done a lot of them.
- Skin out the bird
- Scrape off all the fat with a knife held parallel to the hide. this is an important step in the long run.
- I like to spread it out and use pushpins or tacks to keep it open on a board.
- Get a box of 50 Mule Team Borax and spread a liberal layer on the skin side.
- Watch the hide daily and add more borax as the original coat dissipates or gets moist.
I usually watch it for a couple of months till it's cured. Knock off the Borax and give it a rinse with water. I also wash all my skins fur or feather with a shampoo (one that contains Lanolin) and blow dry.