bentaz wrote:Its not that hard or expensive to do it yourself.
I did my first hide (goat) not long ago with some directions Oldbloke sent me, pm me if your keen
Bigjobss wrote:Can anyone reccomend a good taxidermist or simmilar near Melbourne that will tan a hide for me?
How much do you think the ballpark cost for a medium deer hide would be? Im thinking around $200?
Cheers
bentaz wrote:https://www.fieldandstream.com/how-to-tan-a-deer-hide
I didn't have the neatsfoot oil so mine is bit stiff, but its well preserved.
Stix wrote:Bigjobss wrote:Can anyone reccomend a good taxidermist or simmilar near Melbourne that will tan a hide for me?
How much do you think the ballpark cost for a medium deer hide would be? Im thinking around $200?
Cheers
Not in Melbourne...but i did speak to a fellow down Goolwa way here in SA a while back.
Seemed a really down to earth guy who takes pride in what he does, & he gave me some free advice on home tanning, which is always a good sign.
He said a lot of his repeat work is from guys in Vic & from memory was within the price range you are thinking...
Cant hurt to give him a call....or bigpete may very well be able to tell you more.
marksman wrote:not sure of the exact location but I have heard there is a tannery in ballarat that will do it for $80
maybe do a search
Bigjobss wrote:
I'll give them a call tomorrow and let u know how it went.
Any experience with them?
Oldbloke wrote:Bigjobss wrote:
I'll give them a call tomorrow and let u know how it went.
Any experience with them?
My only experience is that I purchased some leather from them. They were very competitive.
duncan61 wrote:So will you do it yourself???
bentaz wrote:Sounds like your on a winner then!