Good evening David.
The reason why the hair fell out was what is called 'hair slip'.
This is because the hair follicles, the hair roots, are/were not locked into the skin by tanning the rabbit skin first, before placing it in water.
Kind regards,
UB
Good evening David.
The reason why the hair fell out was what is called 'hair slip'.
This is because the hair follicles, the hair roots, are/were not locked into the skin by tanning the rabbit skin first, before placing it in water.
Kind regards,
UB
David, as Uncle Barry pointed out, the tanning process locks in the hairs on the hide - but even with tanned hides, you want to keep the dye bath temperature below 165 degrees F. (About 140 degrees F is where I try to keep it)
At 165 degrees and above, you are cooking the material you are trying to dye and changing it's physical properties. This can, for example, turn beautifully tanned rabbit zonkers into something that has the suppleness of a pretzel. Not much use for fly tying! (Yes, I know this first hand)
mAngler
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