Often amateur rabbit breeders, lacking experience in the correct processing of skins, simply destroy this valuable raw material. Although the process of dressing itself is not so complicated. To master it, it is better for the first time to take a deliberately defective skin and try to carry out all the operations in the desired sequence. With practice, you can achieve very good results.
It is necessary
overalls, rules, knives, blanks, solutions for pickling and tanning, threads, rags, containers
Instructions
Step 1
Remove all subcutaneous layers (fat, muscle, tendons) from the freshly removed skin. Sew up any tears caused by ritual and degreasing with a furrier's stitch with white thread. Soak the skin for 3-4 hours in 35-40 ° C water. Wash it in a soap and salt solution (1 tsp. Detergent and 2.5 tbsp. Salt per 1 liter of water) to completely remove the fat. Rinse in warm water, first with the subcutaneous side and then turning the fur outwards. Do not rub hard or twist the skin. this can lead to fur breaking and tearing of the flesh.
Step 2
Pickle. Put the skins in the prepared solution (for 1 liter of warm water, 50-60 ml of 70% vinegar essence and 2-3 tablespoons of sodium chloride) with a temperature of 30-35 ° C. Soak the raw materials there for 4-6 hours, stirring occasionally. After pickling, leave the skins to ripen for 1-2 days with the fur out. Rinse out or neutralize acid from the flesh and fur. To do this, place the skins in a soda solution (1-1.5 g per 1 liter of water) for 20-60 minutes.
Step 3
Tan the skins. This will allow the leather fabric to remain supple, soft, tear and water resistant. Place the raw material in one of the tanning solutions. The simplest is 7 g of chrome alum and 50 g of salt per 1 liter of water. Soak the skins in a tanning agent for 12-24 hours. Squeeze them out slightly and leave to lie down again (as after pickling) for 1-2 days.
Step 4
Live the flesh. To do this, prepare an emulsion. structure. At least 30 g of emulsion is consumed per skin.
Step 5
Dry the skins at room temperature. Remember to sip and knead the flesh during the drying process. Turn out and comb the fur well with a special brush. Sand the flesh with chalk or plaster and sand it with sandpaper until it velvety. Brush off excess powder and comb the fur again.
