As a kid I tanned my first mouse caught in a trap... was so wrapped in the job, I thought about making a coat for mum... hey I was a 10 yo kid.
My friend had a white pet mouse that he let out on our kitchen floor... mum saw it and screamed and panicked and while fleeing, accidentally stepped on it, crushing it... I quickly realised mum would not appreciate a fur coat out of mices... I kept the pelt and it was my first born that destroyed it so many years after... all that time, mum refused to look at it.
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD