Great job...can't wait to see the completely finished products....they are beautiful

@DanielSturge

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Quite the process, thanks for sharing. Looks fantastic at the end.

@DanielSturge

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. It's good to be back

Those are beautiful and great job! Thanks for sharing

@DanielSturge

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Good to see you back at it

@DanielSturge

Жыл бұрын

Thanks brother

Awesome job brother ! Thanks for sharing the process ! They look awesome

@DanielSturge

Жыл бұрын

Thanks bro.

Great demo and saved! I hope to have time for this at some point. Looking forward to the next video. Thanks for the link, that's a real nice gaw.

@DanielSturge

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Irene!

Its a long process but when all the work is put in you have a few pieces that will last plus the memories

@DanielSturge

Жыл бұрын

True!

This is really helpful thank you- I am headed out this spring and had grand visions of a bear skin rug, but after some thought I decided to start with just tanning a hide. I like your notes on thinning the hide with a wheel/belt sander that had not occurred to me.

@DanielSturge

3 ай бұрын

If you are settled on making it a rug or wall piece you don't have to do the stretching part. It will just be very stuff which is good for a rug. I have 3 more currently defrosting and I'll be doing an updated video o this process in the next couple week. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. I appreciate it!

Nice explanation, demonstration and production sir. Its a skill I need to learn.

@DanielSturge

Жыл бұрын

Thanks brother!

Thank you for explaining in a easy way for me to understand! I messed up one of the furs I tried doing so I will try this process

@DanielSturge

3 ай бұрын

You're very welcome. Thanks for watching and commenting

Perfect, absolute perfection!

@DanielSturge

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! Got a newer updated video coming out in a couple weeks. Currently doing 3 more hides. Tomorrow I have a video on making a fleshing beam.

Very good instructions sir!!

@DanielSturge

Жыл бұрын

Thanks brother!

Nice video! Good tempo and explanations. I like your humble heart too man

@DanielSturge

10 ай бұрын

Wow! I don't get kind words as such like that very often doing this field of stuff, especially in youtube. Thank you! Honestly made my day!

Loved it brother you are doing a great job!!

@DanielSturge

Жыл бұрын

I linked your channel in the description along with a few others as you are far more experienced at anything like this.

@MarkJLarsonOutdoors

Жыл бұрын

@@DanielSturge Thank you my friend!!

Awesome buddy, well done and nice hides. ATB.

@DanielSturge

Жыл бұрын

Thanks brother. I still need you to send me the cost to for a new one of your cards and the shipping to here. The movers lost it and I can't find it

Great job

@DanielSturge

10 ай бұрын

Thank you!

I'd love to give this a try.

@DanielSturge

Жыл бұрын

Do it!

OUTSTANDING Sturge, So Neat, Makes me want to go Zap 1, That angle grinder is great, I use a flap disk, Can't beat the Orange Tanning stuff👌🏻Glad those 2 are going to Good homes🤘🏻💥🥩🐻 😎🛡️⚒️👌🏻☘️

Cool video 👍

@DanielSturge

Жыл бұрын

Thanks bud

Good job love it ❤

@DanielSturge

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate that. Later this spring I'll be doing another video using similar techniques but different tools maybe. I have 3 more bears hides to do.

Good work man! It definitely is a process! Iv done a few of my own coyote pelts and I did them very similar, very diy for sure and for my own personal use so the little imperfections don’t bother me so much. Cheers from Canada eh 🍻🇨🇦🤘🏻

@DanielSturge

9 ай бұрын

You are very right! I am not good enough for it to be anything but for personal use. Also. Hello fellow Canadian! This was filmed when I lived in NB. I'm in Labrador now! I'm from Newfoundland.

Scrolling thru, decided to watch, then noticed Jason’s tank top! Nice hides pal!

@DanielSturge

3 ай бұрын

Thanks bro! Yeah I got a few things done by him and his crew. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment

Looks like your making out right good in Labrador man! Nice to see a new vid!

@MySide

Жыл бұрын

Wait was this filmed in NB or Lab?

@DanielSturge

Жыл бұрын

Both haha.

@MySide

Жыл бұрын

@@DanielSturge lol

I see a new pair of Bear Briefs in your future

@DanielSturge

Жыл бұрын

I can grow my own

Cool

Looks great good job bud I’ve made hats out of bears even if leather is a bit stiff my heavy fur machine sees it no problem

@DanielSturge

Жыл бұрын

Thats awesome. I'm still very much an amateur. But it's enough for my wife to turn into mitts and stuff. Besides from just using them as floor rugs, foot warmers on beds or hanging on the wall the the only real thing I've done is made a quiver and a tab for my bow

Great job Daniel! Hard on the fingers the more ya do it. I just use 50lb bags of stock salt (mix & fine). And make my tanning solution from egg yolks...Murphy's oil soap and warm water. But I basically do the same process. I do use some alum salt in my pickle... helps a little.

@DanielSturge

Жыл бұрын

That's why I tagged you and others in the description

@ALs-Outdoors

Жыл бұрын

@@DanielSturge thank ya brother I appreciate that.

cool diy project . looks like a ton of work with a fleshing knife .

@DanielSturge

Жыл бұрын

I tagged you guys in the description

@judithdandavis2206

Жыл бұрын

@@DanielSturge thank you for that .

Nice work! Last year was my first bear harvested. I decided to send to a taxidermist to have a rug done because I didn’t want to screw it up. I think I may give your method a try next time though! Definitely lots of work goes into it!

@DanielSturge

Жыл бұрын

Nice! Its time consuming but not very difficult. You should give it a shot.

@motocrossadict1

3 ай бұрын

Looking to get my first bear this spring too. I might try the taxidermist if I end up getting one just for the first but in the future when I have more time to prep I’d like to use this method these look great 👍🏼

@DanielSturge

3 ай бұрын

They turned out great for rugs. I have 3 more in the freezer I will start in a couple weeks

All tanners have their unique tricks to reach the goal of good tanning in hides, my friend in Fairbanks Alaska finds power sanders wery useful on dry bear skins when she tans them out. I have a full black bear skin in the freezer my boyfriends son got in october a medium sized bear (meh size to him) so he gave the skin & skull to tan I used to tan rabbit skins, not so good with bovine calf skins they tanned but stiffish did not know about using a grinder with steel bristles back then being a teenager back then.

@DanielSturge

Жыл бұрын

On yeah so many different ways to fleshing. Thanks for watching and commenting!

👍

I did a squirrel pelt with using the brains for tanning. It worked at first, but all the fell out.

@DanielSturge

Жыл бұрын

Too bad. I got a few squirrel pelts now I got to do also

What’s the brine made out of? Looking forward to the next black bear season

@DanielSturge

6 ай бұрын

Salt. it's a salt brine.

Hello! Nice video! I was just wondering how long you let them dry after you washed it (before oiling)? Thank you!

@DanielSturge

Жыл бұрын

Depends on humidity , but it's not dripping or wet. Just before the point where a cap starts to form. Should be soft and easily pliable. If it's s little dry thats OK because the oil will soften it.

Do you put them in a plastic bin after salting and into the fridge or do you hang them in the fridge?

@DanielSturge

6 ай бұрын

No just salt them. Does not have to be in a fridge. Just a cool place. I left them in my shed on the floor. You could use the bin or the fridge. A cool place is all you need just to keep flies off it

Great video. I watched a bunch and decided to give yours a shot… and it worked great. …kinda smelly still. Any suggestions on what to use to make it smell good enough to bring in the house?

@DanielSturge

9 ай бұрын

I made a decent spray using 1 bottle of 3% peroxide to the same amount of water with a table spoon of baking soda and a drip or 2 of dish soap. It's a de-scent spray. Also you can help by smoking it a few hours over a "cold" fire with wet Applewood or cedar. That helps. I'm glad I you enjoyed the video!

@webbeavenson8148

9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I bet that will work great

@Mcslap13

9 ай бұрын

​@BackwoodsBarbarian and you spray it after the full process?

@DanielSturge

9 ай бұрын

Yeah once completely done and I used my home made de-scent spray getting the skin and fur sides nice a damp and rubbing it in with my hand then letting it air dry. smoking it a bit over a cold smoke also helps.

@DanielSturge

9 ай бұрын

It's an old video and I hate it but here it is on the spray. FYI. It will slowly build up pressure so leave the cap loose after use on your spay bottle. kzread.info/dash/bejne/on2Nt7mypc-Zkbw.htmlsi=N6g01nI2EV1ed_dj

krow tann, easiest and cheapest tanning method out there....period..

@DanielSturge

Жыл бұрын

Instructions and times on it seems identical as this indian tan. What about it is better?

@ruffoutdoors8987

Жыл бұрын

@@DanielSturge, i've used the stuff you did and it flat out stinks and stays that way forever i can smell that stuff still just seeing that orange bottle. krowtann, after you have it rough fleshed, you mix the salt, water, and tan solution in a bucket then throw the hide in it for generally 3-4 days, then pull it out, rinse off with water, then neutralize for 10-15 mins in a water/baking soda mix, then wash in liquid tide and it's tanned, can finish fleshing or whatever and your mounts smell like liquid tide. Krow does have a strong odor when it's in the tann but once you neutralize it, it doesn't stink. Most good tanning methods require checking a ph while it tans and krowtann does not, one main reason a ton of taxi's use it across the country. I've used on whitetail, bear, antelope, bobcat, and fox and yet to have the hair slip on anything. IMO you just can't beat it for the price and beginner easy. Also no rubbing the tan on like orange bottle, just my .02

I'm guessing its a tough job to do with an automn bear. its cold up here in canada these days

@DanielSturge

8 ай бұрын

Tell me about it. I got 3 capes in the freezer and it's -14 here in Labrador tonight. A heated shed or garage is the only way to do it this time of year

Hey my friend . Borax works good toooh ya that hide lube it good whisper to it lol sorry had too

@DanielSturge

Жыл бұрын

Thanks bro Good to know!

have you ever kept the paws of the bear on? if so how do you preserve them with the hide?

@DanielSturge

6 ай бұрын

No I haven't. But I have 4 bears I got this fall I'm going to try and do with the paws this spring

@DanielSturge

6 ай бұрын

But from whatbI know it's the same process. Just maybe different times for salting and how long the solution is kept on. There is a process to how you flesh paws on youtube. Few good videos. Fleshing them properly is probably the most important point

@mackenziehaines1976

Ай бұрын

I just did my bear. I tubed out the pad area and tubed out all of the fingers to the last knuckle and then popped those joints apart with my knife. Its supposed to lock the clawe in that way.

Can you tan hides that's been in an UNPLUGGED freezer for over 6 months?

@DanielSturge

11 ай бұрын

Ohhhh goodness

Do any of you guys know the tensile strenght and density of Bear leather? cant find it anywhere on the net, I need this info for a tabletop game Im making

@DanielSturge

Жыл бұрын

I have no idea. I guess like any material it depends on the thickness. The belly is substantially thinner and easier to tear than the rump or back. But i have no idea.

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I noticed the NB license plate hang up. Are you from NB and if so, where. I live in Nackawic and am an ad vide bear hunter. Do you have a Facebook page?

@DanielSturge

9 ай бұрын

I got off Facebook a while back. But no I am from Newfoundland and currently in Labrador. I was living and working in NB. Moved last year.

Bro got out of his way to hunt a black bear

@boomchaka1419

5 ай бұрын

Bro went out of his way to grow plants and harvest them. Like what

@boomchaka1419

5 ай бұрын

My guy define his way lol. How can one be out of it if you don't even understand what it mean to be in it

how long to pickle ?

@DanielSturge

7 ай бұрын

12 hrs minimum. Some people leave it for a few days

@reggiewhite8381

7 ай бұрын

thanks@@DanielSturge

@DanielSturge

7 ай бұрын

Keep in mind its not a true pickle. It's a salt brine. I'm not a professional so do a bit extra research to be sure. I left it in I believe for about 15 hrs and it was fine. Actual PH balanced pickling solution they have to stay in for over 72 Hrs. Best of luck!

Maybe you can skin a toupee to wear.

@DanielSturge

Жыл бұрын

Lol good one. Not a bad idea tho

You've already dried the hide.... what about a feshi

@DanielSturge

7 ай бұрын

No I did these in the video. They are just taken from the freezer

@user-gr3rp9go6d

7 ай бұрын

@BackwoodsBarbarian hey! Sorry if I came off wrong. I work at a custom butcher shop snd do Euro mounts... I'm getting into tanning. I got 2 frozen bear hides and a fox. I'm not looking to steal secrets just thinking. I'm just asking I froze before I scraped maybe a mistake? My fault if I was rude. It's the internet again my fault. Much respect

@user-gr3rp9go6d

7 ай бұрын

You scrape before freezing?

@DanielSturge

7 ай бұрын

@user-gr3rp9go6d I never assumed you were rude, no worries. I normally just freeze the hide after taking the hide off the animals. I only flesh it out once I'm ready to tan. I fleshed it and salt it the same day.

@DanielSturge

7 ай бұрын

And I don't have any secrets. Lol I'm no professional, just good enough to do my own stuff and make my own rugs. Everything I know is in the video. Take care

Backwoods barbarian

Wtf all these ads

@DanielSturge

7 ай бұрын

You'll have to ask youtube. Besides the one for the giveaway in video I did, the rest is KZread placing them. I have nothing to do with it

@user-gr3rp9go6d

7 ай бұрын

@BackwoodsBarbarian yeh they really are adding them to all videos hopefully you get a cut but I doubt it. Wild. We are run by AI companies

That's a shit product I've 😅that tan before and it's 10000000 percent crap, true bond is 5000000 percent better and you get soft perfect hides after as well

@DanielSturge

7 ай бұрын

I dunno. I've had good experience with it and have used it from bear to raccoon to hare. I've had no issues. Not saying true bond isn't better, just saying I had no issues with this stuff.

Is hunting bears legal in your country 👀

@DanielSturge

8 ай бұрын

Yes of course. I live in Labrador now and we can even trap them. I have several recent videos on the channel of me trapping bears to turn into food and fur

@pachamulak_

8 ай бұрын

@@DanielSturge nice bro👀. Im living in india here animal life is more valuable than human life 😂. If we touch one the rest of your life is behind iron bars 😂

@DanielSturge

8 ай бұрын

Why is that? What's their reasoning? Here it's a way of life for many. If you don't hunt you don't eat and the rest of your life will be very short. Haha

@pachamulak_

8 ай бұрын

@@DanielSturge here according to the law every native wild animal is considered as endangered species. It is because of poachers and black market. They'll hunt these animals out of limit . that might lead to their extinction

@DanielSturge

8 ай бұрын

That's horrible. You'll have to move to Canada and hunt here. Lol

Black bear hide tanning is illegal in the state of California, our state flag is the American Black Bear

@DanielSturge

Ай бұрын

It's illigal because of your fur bans because of all the liberals and vegans who dont understand anything about what they protest. On your flag it's a grizzley. Your state use to be full of them until they were eradicated in 1922. they are the same genetic variation as the ones in BC