[Jacob-list] Fleece pelt

[Mark Essen]

  I cannot explain why my personal experience is contrary to 
conventional wisdom, but, I did this and it turned out very well.  I 
scrapped and heavily salted one hide.  I thought that I would wait for a 
few others that year, but somebody came by and bought them all live.  
That left me with just this one salted hide.  I set it aside and forgot 
about it for about two years.  Then I decided to wash it to get all of 
the dust off of it.  Since then, it has sat on the lower back and seat 
of a wooden rocker and i very soft and comfortable.  Looks nice too.  
The skin side is stiffer than my professionally processed hides, but the 
fleece side looks very nice.  No bug problem either.  I have never seen 
any body recommend what I did, but it worked very well this time.  That 
makes 100% for me.

On 9/27/2010 2:43 PM, tim koenig wrote:

> A very bad idea. Uncured, hair-on hide indoors will draw dermestid

> beetles (carpet beetles), which live on dead animal protien. This

> means dry meat, skin, hair roots, etc. The salt in the skin will also

> absorb moisture from the air and stain floors, and will eventually

> smell bad.

> Tim Koenig, Applegarth Farm

>

> On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 10:44 AM, Bill&  Jeannette Joosse

> <wjjoosse at gmail.com>  wrote:

>> Hi

>> I was wondering if anyone has removed the fat, etc from a lamb pelt, cured

>> it with salt and then attached a non-skid rug back to it.

>> I have been debating on whether to send the pelt out for tanning and thought

>> this might be an alternative.

>> I realize the pelt will not be flexible or washable.

>> I appreciate your opinions.

>> Jeannette

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