Shaving is done, after about two hours of work. Back in the pickle till tomorrow afternoon, then I'll add baking soda to raise the pH and it goes back in for another 12 hours or so for the actual tanning.
Shaving wasn't hard, but it wasn't easy and it was tedious. Again, this is my learning hide, and I can see where I chewed up the hide when it had dried out quickly after defrosting.