![]() Wear gloves when removing the skin, taking care to keep the fangs from scraping your skin.įirst, you need to cut a line through the skin down the length of the snake. The most important thing to remember is that a venomous snake still poses some danger after death. Snakeskins are the easiest to process so we will begin there. Most of the hides were found piled up in ditches during hunting season. The snakeskins I have made were from snakes found on our rural roads, already dead. We do not kill snakes or hunt enough to provide a significant amount of hides. Just because we live in a throw-away society does not mean we have to participate in that bad behavior. Although individuals will readily agree reducing waste is important, collectively our society is not set up to function well when we do that. One of my goals as a homesteader is to reduce the amount of waste around me. Yes, it really is art-from inception to completion. Until I explain the reason I do it and they see a beautiful snakeskin or touch a super-supple hide, they can’t imagine why anyone would attempt this art form. This flesh scraper has a custom cut blade that is a smaller handheld version of what is used in Industrial tanneries across the world to remove the flesh membranes from the skins that are being tanned.When I tell people I tan snakeskins and animal hides, they politely try to make the disgust on their face look like surprise and interest. ![]() Balanced and formulated after 45 years of practical tanning. If you only want to tan up to 4 small type skins, this is for you.Ĭontains: Fatliquor, chromium sulphate, aluminium sulphate and flesh scraper.įollowing the initial use of the Horne’s Green Pack - Commercial Kit or the Horne’s Green Pack - Mini Kit, this pack contains both of the chemicals needed in the Green tanning process. Instructions - illustrated, simple to follow right from salting to finishing. Fatliquor - a carefully balanced formula arrived at after 45 years of practical tanning. Tanning Chemicals - for superior results. It is advised that our commercial fatliquor is also purchased with this kit for finishing the leather.įor all Wool, Fur or Hair on Hides and Skins - tans up to 12 small calf skins.Ĭontains: Flesh Scraper - for easy and thorough removal of flesh. email us via Visit our contact page and submit an online formĬontains: Bark tan extract, aluminium sulphate and instructions - illustrated, simple to follow, from salting to finishing.If you wish to purchase one of our Tanning Kits: Important safety information about using Horne's Tanning Kits **SHIPPING AVAILABLE AUSTRALIA WIDE & INTERNATIONALLY TO MOST COUNTRIES - PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR SHIPPING RATES** To order please email us through our Contact Us page or phone us on 08 82617377. It is important to nominate the size & colour of the Kit required when ordering. There are two sizes of kits, the Mini Kit for small quantities & the Commercial Kit for Tanning large numbers at a more economical cost. The Brown Pack is for leather tanning (hair/fur removed). The Green Pack is for all fur, wool or hair on skins. After 45 years of commercial tanning we have developed two simple processes for the home tanner after taking into consideration the facilities and equipment that should be readily available. From our extensive background in the tanning industry we have developed our range of Horne's Practical Tanning Kits.
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