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Member’s Work Bench => How to do leatherwork => Tanning => Topic started by: gru556 on August 04, 2009, 01:22:11 PM

Title: Bad Freezer
Post by: gru556 on August 04, 2009, 01:22:11 PM
  Murphy got freezer is trying to die hides thawing out fast . What to do to many hides to work at one time . Need advice Can I salt the ones I can't work ? And how long will they keep??
   All feed back welcome
Title: Re: Bad Freezer
Post by: voyageur1688 on August 04, 2009, 08:39:46 PM
Salt em fast, stretch em and let em dry. If they aint gone already you should be able to catch em.
Voy
Title: Re: Bad Freezer
Post by: Micanopy on August 04, 2009, 09:56:54 PM
Yep, salt, salt, and more salt.
Title: Re: Bad Freezer
Post by: gru556 on August 05, 2009, 03:01:05 PM
The freezer did not die completely There was a bag of ice in it and it is melting slowly that may of helped me?????????
Title: Re: Bad Freezer
Post by: Micanopy on August 06, 2009, 05:48:03 PM
Slower the better.