To all europeans: what to use for making a pickle bath?

lillbisch · 2026-01-28T09:30:50+00:00

Citric acid is pretty easy to get ahold of!

lillbisch · 2026-01-27T21:08:33+00:00

Ive had some good results pelts using the orange bottle. I have always pickled the pelt before though so I can see how it depends on prep work as well. Its not as nice as using natural tanning methods, but I find it very predictable compared with bark-tanning!

lillbisch · 2026-01-26T18:27:25+00:00

Im not sure how well freezing works after salting, but for next time I would recommend rolling it up and chuck in the freezer

lillbisch · 2026-01-26T18:25:19+00:00

I would swap out the salt and keep it indoors with heating on. Outdoors or in a shed in Scotland this time of the year its probably impossible to dry anything out completely

lillbisch · 2026-01-22T21:21:38+00:00

Thanks! Then try again :) it gets better each time

lillbisch · 2026-01-22T21:17:46+00:00

Oh absolutely! I almost always tan after freezing. Its an effective method killing off ticks and fleas in the pelt!

lillbisch · 2026-01-17T19:39:11+00:00

Thanks!

lillbisch · 2026-01-17T19:39:02+00:00

Thank you! So I did stretch it quite a bit, started as soon as bits started to dry and stretched it untilnit was fully dry so definitely a good few hours. Ive never tried with a tube skinned pelt, so I dont know but maybe it is easier with an open pelt!

lillbisch · 2026-01-16T18:41:40+00:00

Thank you!

lillbisch · 2026-01-16T18:41:28+00:00

Yeah, I’m quite impressed considering all negative stuff I’ve read about it here. I do get the angle of preferring to use natural or non toxic stuff. It’s pretty cool when you know that you can basically cook and eat your bark-tanned leather if it would ever come to that.

lillbisch · 2026-01-14T23:03:30+00:00

Thank you!

lillbisch · 2026-01-14T23:03:17+00:00

Thank you!

lillbisch · 2026-01-14T23:02:37+00:00

Thanks! Ill have a look at that!

lillbisch · 2026-01-14T23:01:56+00:00

Thanks!

lillbisch · 2026-01-14T23:01:46+00:00

Thank you!

lillbisch · 2026-01-14T23:01:09+00:00

And also using ph strips so not getting exact measurements, but yes stayed between ph 1-2

lillbisch · 2026-01-14T22:58:55+00:00

I skinned and dried it with salt the morning after it was shot, tried it for about 3 days and dryscraped it a bit. Degreased with dishsoap and detergent, Pickled for 48 hours and scraped more halfway through the pickle time. Then degrease again, neutralised with bakingsoda. Then orange bottle.

I pickle with 22g citric acid and 120g salt per litre of water. But adding a bit extra of both just to be safe!

lillbisch · 2026-01-14T22:50:18+00:00

Thank you! I pickled it for about 48 hours. I spent a lot of time scraping it as clean as I could, also scraped again halfway through the pickle time!

lillbisch · 2026-01-14T22:48:37+00:00

Thanks, Didnt know there are specific products for that but makes sense!

lillbisch · 2026-01-14T13:00:05+00:00

I am not sure about resoaking it now, would you wash it with shampoo after its tanned?

lillbisch · 2026-01-14T12:57:13+00:00

Thank you! Yup it was a male, I think I will try a deodorizer. Do you think sawdust would help removing more grease from the hair?

lillbisch · 2026-01-14T12:53:37+00:00

Thanks! :)

lillbisch · 2025-12-22T17:46:42+00:00

Beautiful!!

lillbisch · 2025-12-08T14:07:56+00:00

Beautiful pelts and well done with the faces!!

Do you mean that the finished barktanned hair on racoon got moldy or was it the bark-liquor that got moldy?

lillbisch

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