Don if you want to use tanned hide. I would tan it first. There is a good chance that the pickling chemicals would react with the dye.
Bob Haering [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joyce Westphal Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 1:27 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [VFB] Dying hides Don, my experience is limited to fresh skinned bucktails and bits and pieces of fresh skinned deer. I've done it both ways..salted the tail/skin first and let it dry, or dyed it and then salted it, and frankly, could not see any difference in the way it turned out. But, have only done deer, have only done small pieces..6 x10 size and bucktails. I've never used the "official" tanning stuff you can purchase from White Fox Hide and Fur so don't know how that works or whether one can dye after having used it. I have done a lot of leatherworking, and know that we dye tanned cow hides there with no problem at all, but did use a dye that went on rather like shoe polish to do it. Sorry not to be of further help. Joyce
