ive been trying to soft tan squirrel hides for a few months now. ive been doing what was suggested in previous threads about first scraping the hide clean, then after ample time to dry, working it over a 2x4 and then a cinder block, and being pretty rough with it while doin so. and ive gotten a squirrel hide to pretty soft to the point where it is about just over half way between a regular, rigid tan, and a zonker soft tan. so its pretty flexible, but its (how to say it)...kind of got some backbone. (not literally). and so i had been working it for a few days, a couple hours at a time, and at this point, i cant seem to get it any softer. its been a couple weeks since i started, and i stopped for about a week because i didnt have time, but is there any way i can still get it softer? or is it too late? also, i know im going to get some advise about just buying it, but im not going to mainly because i just personally enjoy doing it this way. ..and im kinda tight on cash...
but thanks for any and all advise.