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Excerpt from The Furrier's Friend Adviser on Dressing and Tanning of Fur Skins and HidesAll small animals open across the hind legs; open the tail, loosen the skin from the legs, cut the paws of the bone but leave it on the skin. Take out the bone of the tail by catching hold of the point of the bone and pulling it out, not the other way, it might tear. Then pull the skin over the body and head leaving the front paws on also ears, eyes and lips and nose. Do not damage any of them; they may be needed Then pull it over a board according to the shape of the animal.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy.