753590 - Other pelt dressers, tanners and fellmongers

Other pelt dressers, tanners and fellmongers, not included in unit group 7535 'Pelt dressers, tanners and fellmongers', who prepare and treat furs and raw wool for clothing and other articles, also dress leather. Prepare, shave, clean, tan and dye hides and skins, as well as produce leather and fur raw material for the manufacture of clothing and other products.

Main activities

sorts and grades hides and furs according to color, shade, size and density; 
shaves off particles of meat, fat or protective tissue from skin or fur, cleans and softens them; 
removes hair from skin or fur soaked in lime water; 
prepares the skin for salt preservation; 
removes long, coarse hairs from the coat and smooths the remaining hair

Characteristic competences

treat, tan furs, restore the natural appearance of furs; prepare the extract and treat the skin; dye furs, emphasize natural fur shades; smooth out wrinkles and graininess of wet skin; preserving, dyeing and drying the leather.