Rabbit Hides for Clothing Material

[@redhottadame]

My grandmother raised rabbits & chickens, and of course gardened. She and grandpa did well feeding their family of eight, during the Depression. My mother told me that some of her teachers, at school, thought that she came from money because Grandma would sew rabbit fur on her collars & cuffs! ;-)

[@phoenixfireclusterbomb]

We seem to be in another depression or even a complete currency implosion. I hope you've followed there lead because your family is going to need food.

[@Jerithgoblinking]

love this

[@dougwallace2210]

on Rabbit hides i always put them in a dryer with some tennis balls and turn the dryer on tumble only, the balls will break the hide for you - works really great for them soft hides - just a thought for you.

[@desertrose984]

im afraid the fur will plug the dryer up,did that with a deer hide and had fur all over the place kinda gun shy now lol

[@jennybenny5091]

Sounds like a life hack.

[@garrettcole2750]

Rankins Creek Rabbitry mlmlmoonllloomm

[@patlowney2834]

Doug Wallace I would imagine you put them in on either no heat or low heat in the dryer with what about a dozen tennis balls or just two or three?

[@sawyerschuler9222]

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[@loganberinger1142]

Thanks for the great video Its guys like you who teach young men like me who didnt have a father figure around to show me things like this. Much love to you good sir.

[@sharonbyers3982]

Logan, what a NICE comment, I'm sure Mr. Null will appreciate it, Love and blessings, Oklahoma Grandma

[@John-wd8vm]

Dude, Ive never been taught any of this stuff. This seema like incredibly useful knowledge

[@augustkraus1389]

This very much. Had a great father, but beyond filleting a fish and casting a line he didn't know jackshit about anything outdoors. Thank you sir.

[@loganberinger1142]

@@sharonbyers3982 its really ironic that you just happen to live or be a Grandma from Oklahoma the only parents i had growing up was my Mother and my Grandmother who passed away a few years back. But as i briefly read your comment and seen Oklahoma Grandma it was like she found a way to say hello. But thank you for the recognition of my kindness and character. I hope you have a wonderful day and take care now.

[@extremosaur]

Absolutely agree.

[@stefgold9983]

This video is old already, but new to me. I am trying this for the first time and want to thank you for the informative video to help me on my journey to use every single part of the meat rabbits. I'm only 5 days in the solution so far but they are looking great and I'm beside myself excited for the end result. 🐇 We only have NZW so not the beautiful colors you have but even still I'm excited to have a pile of white furs to do I have no idea what with, hahaha.

[@mikhalych9748]

How did it turn out?

[@betsyoman7173]

20 years ago we tried our hand at raising meat rabbits. We were told not to bother with the hides and nobody wanted them because they were so hard to work with. What you did doesn't look hard at all! I felt so bad about discarding the hides because they were so soft and white and nice! Oh, well, neighbor dogs (or something) got our rabbits, so we quit. Maybe we'll do it again someday. We also learned that a knife that's sharp in the kitchen isn't sharp in the butcher shop!

[@ThumpertTheFascistCottontail]

My impression of processing hides is that it's not really *hard* work, but it's *a lot* of work. Not hard labour as such, but very time consuming. I wonder if that's why those folks told you not to bother.

[@itsjustrenee1320]

Thumpert the Fascist Cotton-tail Yeah some people are adverse to work even when its not hard.

[@itsjustrenee1320]

If you try again get a good trap and keep it set by your rabbit pen.

[@Anthonybrother]

A ton of people use knives that are almost blunt in the kitchen. Dollar store kitchen knives with plastic handles that come off the blade

[@silversiren7046]

@@Anthonybrother tell me about it. We bought a lovely hand forged damascus steel blade in Tokyo on holiday. It splits hairs. Far superior to any of the branded kitchen knives in the store! Much more comfortable and easy to use too.

[@ml2trick]

New Sub. From Wisconsin and 54 years old. Marine mechanic with 20 acres of Great Central Wisconsin land. Really like your channel. Wish i would have found it before. Good Karma for you & Family for 2017.

[@CourtneyCoulson]

I am glad you mentioned you can still break a hide when dry, saved me a lot of time.

[@gallopingg1]

HANDS OF A GRIZZLY BEAR, LOL, BUT A HEART OF GOLD, GOD BLESS YOU BRUV, MICK FROM UK.

[@wolfforce58205]

Wow, I always wondered if pickling first before fleshing made things easier....looks way better!! I need to practice doing this with my hides instead of sending them all off to be tanned. Thank you for the great video!

[@ronhart8857]

Great job glad your able to use hides for clothing, hats, craft projects! Shows respect towards the animal's!

[@leesa9615]

New to your channel . I swear with your personality I could watch you talk about mud and enjoy it!👍 That being said I just did a batch of rabbit and can’t wait to try this method, thanks from New Brunswick Canada 🇨🇦

[@togahimiko2967]

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[@ellenfisher6341]

Nice demo, John - especially when you compared the deer hide after you rubbed it on the back of the chair.

[@Brainchild69]

ellen fisher agreed.

[@lyndawetherell3780]

I just found your sight and I love it. I've got angora rabbit at this time but have been thinking of getting meat rabbits, but was told I couldn't use their pelts. Now I know I can thanks to you. You are a wonderful teacher. Thank you for all your videos, they are awesome.

[@bubbaadams6460]

I was worried it maybe long winded but you really did a great job of explaining everything.

[@barneymurphy8623]

Well done. A very simple, yet effective demonstration . Ty

[@crunchycountrycatholic]

Thanks for this video. We raise meat rabbits. I attempted a couple egg and salt tanned hides. I did not do well at all 😅 I just started a batch of 5-6 hides in this alum and salt solution. I am a quilter and weaver, so the potential of making a large rabbit throw is incredibly intriguing

[@ChildOfKingJesus57]

Greetings from Ireland, Thank you John, I enjoyed that very much. I've often wondered how it was done. The stretching to make skin white and soft is amazing. Thank you again and God bless you!

[@stephenferrante9068]

John , I really thought this video was well done . I have a large rabbitry , and we save all the edgings and front leg pieces of the fur as insulation in the north wall of our barns . It has taken years to get enough scraps , but it was worth it . God Bless !!!

[@ibpn4284]

the book wildwood wisdom shows how to make a rabbit fur blanket. seems to be a very warm blanket.

[@LitoGeorge]

we called them a "Kaross" and I can assure you they are warm as a blanket

[@eevavarrio5259]

Hollo from Finland! Thank you so much for this. Now I`m gonna go to hunt some rabbits :)

[@michelleconnelly9333]

Thank you! I have a nice from one of my rabbits in the freezer waiting until I learn how to make it usable and there you go! So much easier then I thought it would be and I think I can use it! I live in Parkersburg, WV and my sister wants to get a rabbit from you! You might just see us this year. Thank you again!

[@rebeccamorris7671]

You are a Nut LOL !! I nearly wet my pants laughing at your antics ! The world would be a better place to live, if there were more people like you in it. God Bless you.

[@MaruAdventurer]

JNull, even if you are not a rabbittoligist, that was a very good presentation how-to. Loved it.

[@anashomestead5919]

Thanks, you taught that very easy for any novice to follow. I am sure one day millions of people will have appreciated that. Here's to millions of future views!

[@ML6103]

This bloke is a legend! What a great sense of humour. Keep it up mate!

[@ErutaniaRose]

I'm here because of research for D&D lol. This is helpful, thanks!

[@jimyoung144]

Enjoy your video learn something new, looking forward to seeing more of your videos

[@vikingcalibur3009]

*Portia Holliday* I live on the prairies in Alberta, where gophers are the issue. .22 cal bullet or air rifle to get rid of them. Most farmers allow people to come on their property to exterminate them. If you don't want to do it yourself, you can usually find someone who is willing to do it. Most of us who help the farmers this way, are pretty respectful of the boundries, rules of the farmers, and the fields of fire, where I can and cannot shoot. Hope this helps. Great vids J!! keep up the good work!!

[@MattHolstein]

Bro, your fish tank is on point!

[@neilmcdonaldii4367]

Don't know why you're apologizing... At least you were "nice" enough and patient enough to show how the process is done and admit to some mistakes and issues that only help to further the convayance of necessary information. THANK YOU!!

[@rickj8712]

Thank you John great video. and thank you for breaking it down to simple terms for ppl like myself lol. I'm not as intimidated about it now. hope everything is good in you neck of the woods. God Bless

[@SethDeCastro]

This guy is a true man and badass. Growing up in the suburbs I have no idea how to do any of this but god damn I want to learn. Being able to be self reliant must be such a rewarding feeling!

[@rebeccaallsteadt8590]

I was reading your reviews. I would agree it's a good video. Love your teaching abilities. You seem like a very wise man.😘

[@electricthunder8619]

Got gifted a whole frozen rabbit. Learning to skin and use the fur for mittens. Great video thanks

[@alxalva8704]

Such a great video! Thank you for sharing your knowledge! After searching videos, blogs, etc about rabbit’s fur I stumbled across this video and that’s exactly what I was looking for😊 can’t wait to try it!

[@marieatkin5669]

Thanks for the great tutorial! There are so many out there, some folks leave their skins in the brine for a lot longer, more salt and alum, or less, so mich confusion, but you make it simple!

[@jessicanichole2004]

"You ok up there?!" LOL

[@UncleDutchFarms]

SO helpful, thank you! I've always heard you can't do pelts from meat rabbits because they are too delicate, but this is awesome. I hate to waste them.

[@kenkarentwo9946]

always did it like this in the past but NOW.... i'm old and lazy so I spread mine out, cover with salt - lots of salt, set 48 hours, dump salt from now hard hide, scrap w/ spoon carefully, dust off remaining salt, lay out flat again and cover with egg yokes and damp towel for 48 hours then wash in shampoo well, rinse gently but well - no wringing - I'd tear it ! then set out on and under towel to dry - can use gentle blow dryer and voila! beautiful pelt! Thanks for all your great info.

[@gpozdol7912]

Thank you. I see why hides cost so much. And what a beautiful acuarium.

[@flyguy87067]

Incredible tutorial! I tie flies for fly fishing, and I'm also a hunter. I've been looking for a good way to preserve hides for the hair, without it getting brittle and breaking. I'll DEFINITELY be using your techniques very soon. THANK YOU!!!

[@ghostcityshelton9378]

Anything worth doing is worth doing right ! You showed the right way to do it. Thank you. My granddad did the scrap the fat ect off & had us rub plain salt on it and that worked. I like your way better.

[@J_Chap]

This is very fascinating. Thank you for the information. I have three big burly sons like you and I had to laugh when you said everyone gets mad at you for tearing the hide.

[@TreasureHuntingSWPA412]

I had a WWII military jacket liner that was made of rabbit furs. It was really great!

[@kristenrasmussen4135]

This is so neat!! I'm just casually doing research for something and I've never been so compelled to try it for myself. I have a rabbit hide chilling in my room (I bought it, though) and just love it. So soft. Thank you for the tutorial! I know I'm a few good years too late, haha.

[@brittanyallen5204]

You have a great personality for learning from, thanks for making it more fun. Im doing rabbit pelts for the first time and this was really helpful. :)

[@sorenpetrek3906]

Well done. Great narrating voice.

[@saintkartano]

Great video! My six year old daughter just cracked up at the start where the chickens startle you, she made me play back your reaction a good ten times! Great video.

[@davesutton327]

Thank you for your time shared, one of the most valued thing we have, I enjoyed my morning coffee with with you. I can tell you have a good and kind spirit.

[@liveswithgarden6566]

thanks for doing this,I've been waiting to see how hard it would be to process the fur. looks like I can handle this. I've been making up my mind as to whether I should get rabbits. I know the poop is great, the fur is good, the meat is excellent, but can I do all the work that is necessary. I'm an o, a, p,( old age pensioner) time to learn new things. so thank you again as you've taking one more thing of my list. oh yea I live in Columbus so I will come to you to get my rabbits. see what your videos are doing, us o.a.p.s should be sitting on are backsides resting, and here you're got us up and motivated.good on you.

[@basilstewart5683]

Thank you so much for this tutorial. You make it sound simple with your no-nonsense and straight to the point approach.

[@kemonoyama2084]

As a kid we use to put them in an electric clothes dryer on low with a pair of tennis shoes, it works great try it, it works great! We just washed and salted them and then when dried we washed them again and threw them and a set of tennis shoes in the dryer. They come out great!

[@scutumetinfirma6161]

Great video brother. Started 2 meat rabbit hides with my 10 year old today. Slightly different method. But this was a great video. Thank you kindly. God bless!

[@PAMOJA4LIFE]

Thank you for a very hands on step by step video

[@mylightofhope]

Very cool! looks like a lot of work too. thanks for sharing!

[@matthewblackburn6472]

So far I have done 3 rabbit hides. Im just learning on this stuff still and of the three i have two covered in pickling salt right now. Anyway I know you were talking about the fleshing of rabbit hides that it tears. It surely is a more fragile hide to work with, and with even my smaller fleshing knife it is a little tricky. BUT i dont know if you have tried it most likely you have but i found out I can do the whole process of skinning, and fleshing with my pocket knife and it goes really smoothly. I hold the blade at more of a steep angle, and work it like you would when you use a razorblade to scrape paint off glass or something. Anyway that whole process i had each pelt skinned, fleshed, and salted in roughly 20 minutes. This comment isnt a brag or trying to go against what your saying about not fleshing the hides or anything like that its just some information I found out on my own that really helped me and I tought that I would share it . Ofc you have to be careful with a blade but so far I have been careful, and took my time, and its came out just fine.

[@augustkraus1389]

Older video, but I love your videos man. Started camping over summers in a hunting shack up north a few years ago and I want to take the hides from this year to make into fur garments to maybe stay in the shack through the fall this year. Thank you!

[@grrrrrlonfirew]

Thank you so much for showing this video made it easy for a beginner. Also, thank you all the other commenters for their input!

[@donedonager6322]

You are a fantastic teacher! Thank you 🙏

[@ChristieBass1979]

Thank you for sharing this. And omg... That TANK! You have some AMAZING corals!!!

[@BattleBorg69]

Top quality content, you explained everything very well and made it very enjoyable to watch. Will use this for when i get my rabbits this spring

[@Uncle_Jesse]

great video friend, thanks for the info

[@brianleonard6025]

Great demonstration on curing the small hides, now I know what I can do with squirrel and rabbit hides. And can you show us that beautiful aquarium it looks like a 125 or 150 gallon it's hard to tell from the video, it looked as if a marine setup! Thank you John and may God bless!

[@mustachadon]

Lets talk about that reef tank! Gorgeous man.

[@shauneldrick2612]

I'm so fascinated by rabbits that I plan to have them in the future. I know few years too early but it's better to be prepared

[@LimitNine]

never wring your pelts like that by twisting! it causes slipping! squish them with you hands until they're sufficently dry.

[@d.j.vermontcontstruction6357]

I never have trouble.

[@malaineeward5249]

I watch Good Simple Living and she mentioned in almost every step "DON'T WRING THE HIDES!" I cringed when he did.

[@Anthonybrother]

it causes slipping?

[@duubtuub3071]

@@d.j.vermontcontstruction6357 "...don't twist it like that if your hands are as big as the rabbit..."

[@GrifoStelle]

@Mayson Talon oh good. Spam to report

[@iamgoliath225]

That aquarium is amazing

[@cesarolvera2983]

Finally I’ve been looking for a video like this next time I go rabbit hunting I’m saving the hides

[@diannedaignault4099]

Thank you for this video. I am just starting out in my rabbitry and have my 1st litters born last week. I am very impressed with the coats of my mixed breed litter and am looking forward to trying to tan hides after culling.

[@TimBeverly]

liked and shared John. great job as usual.

[@1984-q4s]

Excellent video. Thank you for making it. I want to use all the fur from my meat rabbits practically. Their fur is phenomenal.

[@PrattFamilyHomestead]

Great stuff. This is something I would really like to start getting into. Thank you - Mike

[@theresad6990]

This was really interesting to watch. Thanks John!

[@michaelbyrd2043]

You got more information and advise from your one video then the last five I have watched thank you so much brother

[@dennisbridges8971]

I saw that you are supposed to be at the great Appalachian homesteading conference in Crossville TN and was so excited because I thought I might be able to come (its a little less than a 6 hour drive for me) but the I saw the date on May 6th and realized my second daughter is due to be born on May 8th, so maybe next year.

[@AZFarms]

Solid info, thanks for sharing Jnull0

[@markreid8809]

Hey I have a question. What do I do if I have 7-10 hides that are ready to come out of the pickling brine but I only have time to flesh one or two today. What do you do with the other hides until you can get to them? I assume you don’t want them to dry out but also can’t keep them in the brine any longer

[@wnburroughs4082]

shot a rabbit in my backyard this morning. Skinned it and have it in the freezer. I'll work on it in a week when I'm of work again. Thanks for the video.

[@michaelmorton5779]

Great video! Thanks for breaking it down and also using deer skin.

[@kunehonggala.tvadventurevl6489]

Hi there im a small rabbit raiser here in the phillippines what kind of solution do u use to preserve rabbit skin... im using salt at sun dry it for whole day and after that i use egg and spread it on the skin then sun dry it again for another whole day. Then rinse and dry it again until its ready

[@mr88jmr88]

Thanks for making this, its very easy to follow and understand.

[@chrisdeecaregiver2]

Very good tutorial. Glad I found your channel. Thanks so much!

[@elcazador9963]

At this stage would it be best to use dawn dish soap?

[@heatherwatson8273]

Great video mate thanks. Love your aquarium, I had 3 tanks 1 metre long by half a metre wide and half a metre tall, for 40 years but had to give it up after hurting my back at work , I'm thinking of one day building an outside pond with a perspex window built into the brick work.

[@aruuuba]

Great, thank you so much! It would be fantastic to see how you use these rabbit hides for clothes making!

[@jamiehayslip8659]

Awesome video,

[@lynnparris1013]

Great info ! Thank you for sharing ! God bless you.

[@BustandBoom]

Thanks for sharing the video jnullo...Oh and nice fish tank :)

[@gibbyrockerhunter]

Dude, your a Boss. Great content. I’m glad I found you.

[@rainriderpnw6259]

Perfectly clear. Thank you.👍

[@TrehanCreekOutdoors]

Make place mats for your coffee table. HA HA! I love it. Think I might make a set and give them to my Vegan friends!

[@jerbear7952]

I sincerely doubt you have any vegan friends. If you think mocking them is funny it is more likely you just know some vegans who are polite to you.

[@TrehanCreekOutdoors]

Jeremy, I get your point that some vegans are sensitive to being ribbed about their food choices. And my alternative viewpoint is that people shouldn't live their life with so much sensitivity that they cannot see a little humor that makes fun of their preferences. After all, veganism is a preference, not a necessity of life. If the same individual also had a preference for being a nudist in public, that doesn't make it wrong but you can bet they will be the recipient of all sorts of ribbing at their expense for that preference. Thus for those who choose to be different from the mainstream, they need to tune down any sensitivities they may have and learn to laugh at their own practices once in a while. Finally, yes I do have vegan friends. True friends can easily endure ribbing over their preferences and it has no effects on a friendship. It's those who are NOT even acquaintances like yourself that get offended....not genuine vegan friends. I wish you the best and I won't send you any rabbit fur placemats. Mind you, I didn't make that comment in the video. The person who produced the video came up with the idea, not me! Why tackle me? I'm not the one carrying that football.

[@timbailey2066]

Great video sir. If I make a suggestion, when you take it out of the pickle dont wring them just squeeze the solution out. I have found wringing them put those holes in them.

[@debbiefunck8253]

Very interesting when its uses as a garment how do you clean it?

[@rogercarlson2330]

hey john you should try a citric acid pickle it really toughens the hides up and they break so nice and soft , i also use a submersible tan, then oil afterwards, super cheap and awesome finish,.

[@deannal3678]

What oil do you use? I've used neatsfoot but it gets sticky on the surface. I have read that neatsfoot mixed with alcohol and glycerin is good but haven't tried it

[@rogercarlson2330]

@@deannal3678 pro 1

[@TheOriginalFreak]

Very informative John. I respect your ability to deal with animal slaughter, hides, etc. Gutting and cleaning has always made me gag, but once the animal is at the carcass stage, I'm fine and can process the meat. Never had a chance to deal with hides as we have a local furrier that will usually trade a deer hide for a small finished item like a glove, etc. Keep up the great work with documenting your life, it is really enjoyable. Take care and God bless!

[@zeke1eod]

Great video, thanks for sharing. Would you do a video on sewing the hides, what you use for thread and how you piece mill them together please?

[@AmandaIsAwesome]

I really appreciate your channel. 💕 Just want to say thank you!!! I’ve learned a lot from you.

[@cluelessbushcraft]

This is a great video! I learned a lot Thank you!

[@johnc5872]

Great video! Love your details and your sense of humor. Great job brother!

[@bornagainluis]

Fantastic information! I just ordered some alum! ☺