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elephant hide tan?
17 March 2010, 18:54
daleWelephant hide tan?
I want to get my elephant hide tanned. Can anyone recommend a company to tan and how much would it cost to tan an entire elephant hide?
thanks,
dale
17 March 2010, 19:07
ddrhooksearch Reflections Taxidermy there in monett missouri. shannon will be glad to help you or call417 235 8848
17 March 2010, 21:20
L. David Keith1. Modern Fur Dressing-MI
2. The Wildlife Gallery-MI
3. Yost Tannery-WI
Most likely you will have to go through a Taxidermist studio as tanneries seldom accept "outside the industry" jobs.
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18 March 2010, 01:18
ddrhookI think shannon uses wildlife gallery. could not remember name earlier
18 March 2010, 02:12
GraftonTanned for taxidermy, or tanned for leather?
18 March 2010, 03:55
MJinesThe best solution: Do a hide swap before it is shipped, and have the outfitter arrange to swap salted and dried panels for tanned panels. It is lighter to ship and the tanning is better as a general rule in Africa particularly for thick skinned hides.
Mike
18 March 2010, 17:20
daleWWhat is the difference tanning for leather vs. tanning for mounts?
18 March 2010, 17:39
ddrhooktanned for leather is softer
18 March 2010, 18:08
Jerry Huffakerquote:
Originally posted by MJines:
The best solution: Do a hide swap before it is shipped, and have the outfitter arrange to swap salted and dried panels for tanned panels. It is lighter to ship and the tanning is better as a general rule in Africa particularly for thick skinned hides.
This is the only way to go IMHO, if you are wanting leather. It's a lot cheaper and Their leather tanning is as good as our tanneries here. If it is to be mounted, your taxidermist will have it tanned here in the States.
Jerry Huffaker
State, National and World Champion Taxidermist
18 March 2010, 18:16
butchloci had one tanned in zim about 5 years ago. it was $10/sqft then expect about 200 sq.ft. so tanning will probably be over 2000 today in zim, then the shipping etc. i would expect to have 3000 or so invested
19 March 2010, 00:46
madabulaDale, I'd agree with Mjines if you are wanting it as finished leather. As you probably know the raw hide is very thick and very heavy so shipping as such is very expensive. In tanning it will be split and or shaved down to a thin usable piece of top grain leather. If you don't want or can't use the splits you won't ship all that extra weight.
By doing a swap if you have someone working on your behalf you (they) can see that it is not terribly cut up as sometimes occurs in shaving over the more extremely deep wrinkled parts of the skin, and if your hide was exposed to excess heat, moisture etc there could be some epidural slip.
Typical tanning for elephant leather is a chrome tan and is very flexible and strong.
Best regards
Mike Ohlmann
Mike's Custom Taxidermy Inc.
4102 Cane Run Rd.
Louisville KY 40216
502-448-1309
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www.mikescustomtaxidermy.com20 March 2010, 23:04
BlankI just received my tanned tuskless ele a couple months ago from Zim. I had Andy Hunter in Harare take care of it, and it is gorgeous. Was completed within 3 months of receiving it from Chifuti after our hunt.
Two panels in brown and two in natural gray. The ears are gray. The wife wants a loveseat or large chair done in it, for my trophy room. The cost was $6 per square foot, for 160 feet. That was all 4 panels, plus the two ears, for a total cost of just under one thousand dollars.