Chuck's Tuesday Tip: Turpentine Martini

[@77krazie]

Was hoping to get a ratio, I have only used the Hunter/Trapper tan in the orange bottle but I definetly like the look of your tans and would like to try it this year. Trapping season starts today so a ratio update on your Tuesday Tips tomorrow would be excellent. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and keep up the good work

[@86djtaylor]

mix it 50/50...Chuck said he mixes it 50/50 in one of the videos...can't remember which one though...

[@bushleaguepranks]

Came here to just post a link to my recent video, but ended up watching the whole video. I had NO CLUE what went into this whole process. You're an artist Chuck!

[@LordRusty5]

Gee, Chuck! Sorry to see the you had a big old tree drop onto your house! Hope you are all doing okay. Best of luck to you and yours. Also ... the Denatured Alcohol/Turpentine tan is an 'Old School' formula that really works well on small game ... Squirrel, Raccoon, Bobcat, Fox, Coyote ... just to name a few! Excellent tan for Rabbits and Hares too! Good video!

[@yourtrollolol]

Thank you so much for posting this. Very useful

[@haroldmanley915]

Hi Chuck love your tips they are very helpful but what I need to know for the Turpentine Martini tan how do you mix the tan

[@sebastianochoa7780]

Chuck you're awesome.

[@Krys1055]

Thank you for this! I have tested a squirrel in this solution today, will take it out in a couple of days, can't wait to see the result :)

[@madelynt1615]

How did it turn out?

[@catfish1663]

how much alcohol to serpentine do you use?, love the videos by the way great help

[@DEERGANGSTER]

50/50

[@robertskillings864]

Where in the link to the formula on the Martini? Help please

[@RichsHomestead]

Hi Chuck. Love your videos! Do you salt the capes before putting them in your tan? Also can you use this on deer capes?

[@Tom-io5os]

Did you buy the tumbler or make it...How would I get one...or where... Thanks Tom

[@JayF62107]

Can I use mineral spirits in place of terpentine? Terpentine apparently isn't available in my area.

[@anthonydimoe]

will this work for deer if i wanted to make a hide blanket for my lazy boy

[@fernandogodinho9656]

I've tried this method and it works great, thank you for tip. But I'm having a problem with the odor of turpentine on the hide. I've washed the hide 10 times with dawn, but it still smells.,, any tips on that??

[@LindaBissett]

I agree the smell is awful! I washed in Dawn and then soaked in vinegar and it still smelled! However once it dried the smell went away. It was just no fun while mounting!

[@kraziladi1000]

Agreed so smelly

[@LindaBissett]

However, I have had better success with this than I did even with an acid pickle process. I had more hair slippage with the avid pickle. (Note: the squirrels I processed in the acid pickle were Road kill, it is winter and they showed no sign of decay but....)

[@Gangsterwaffle100]

How long should I leave a squirrel pelt in this

[@pyrofful]

Ruffly how many years will the hide last using this method. Some say a plain alum pickle won't last a persons life time. Will a vinagar pickle and this mix make it last for several decades maybe a life time? Thanks

[@chimichangapoops6244]

What kinda cats where those?

[@jaidenbarbee9123]

Can use your tanning mixture on a hide that’s already been salted?

[@tonysbones2813]

I wish this was answered haha

[@christophershipman2843]

@@tonysbones2813 it all depends on what method you are using. Most of them you can

[@tonysbones2813]

So skinning something like this. Do tpu leave the feet bones and flesh on? Im so confused and cant fond a clear explanation

[@johnleskinen734]

Go join the Taxidermy .net forum they can answer a lot of your questions look them up on line

[@christophershipman2843]

Skin feet out to the last joint and remove the bones. All flesh has to come off the hide or they will rot

[@ChuckTestaOfficial]

Try a little vinegar with the wash

[@compoundkiller]

does the Turpentine smell last long or does a good wash in dawn after the pickle work

[@sqcboise]

What are the ratios?

[@ddavy5401]

Will this solutions also work on snake skins?

[@mirandarivers9378]

ddavy5401 Here's what you may want to try, Take 1 part glycerin (about a table spoon) and 1 part water(about a tablespoon), mix them together. Take your air-dried snake skin and dip it in the solution. work the skin with the glycerin by gently pulling it in all directions. I do this a few times, say 2-3 times with each skin. I've tanned over ten beautiful rattlesnakes with the tail on and they turned out amazing, they're supple, flexible and ready to be made into anything.

[@LindaBissett]

I tanned a huge bull snake in a 50/50 glycerine and alcohol bath for a few days. It worked Great. I mounted it in a coiled position and once dried I put on Mop & Glo floor wax to give it some shine. I'm not sure if the mop & glo is legit but it seems to have worked fine!

[@KevinSmith-vd5hi]

How do you keep them from getting stiff

[@LordRusty5]

This is a method for curing skins for mounting. Soft tanning would require sending skins to a tannery.

[@pablopcllin]

Nope. It's just Chuck Testa.

[@nickmalueg1307]

thats crazy, I'm a trapper and I tan a lot of hides and I have to work it in to "leather" in the tanning process why don't you have to do that with your tan

[@LindaBissett]

Because when mounting the hide you want it to harden into the shape of the animal forum.

[@christophershipman2843]

It's just a pickle to keep it from slipping and it's for mounting rather than a soft tan, not leather.

[@elasoteasotador]

nooooooooope!

[@timothymcswain6235]

ok guys I guess 50% to 50% on alcohol and turpentine

[@ChuckTestaOfficial]

Yep , shaken not stirred !

[@timothymcswain6235]

Thanks your videos are a tremendous help

[@RichsHomestead]

Hi Chuck. Love your videos. I'm new to taxidermy and have couple questions. First, do you salt the skins before you put them in ? Also would this work for deer capes?

[@LindaBissett]

@@RichsHomestead you can put a skin in before salting. No to a deer hide, it is too thick. You will want to use an acid bath/pickle.