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stinking buckskin
deersled:
just finished braintanning a couple deer hides. they have a peculiar aroma. Kinda fishy. didn't understand why my wife was complaining about the smell until my head cold went away, haha. Will that smell go away when the hide is smoked. I used deer brains. Will eggs have the same smell?
El Destructo:
Never had a Fishy smelly deer Hide...unless it was left in the Pickle too long and went sour...but then You said that it's already tanned with Brain...never heard of that.maybe Jesse (leapingbare) or someone educated more in Braining will have an Idea....ya got me stumped...... :-[
Outbackbob48:
I had my bucket of brains in the house an I beleive they get sour in about 2 days. I had a hide that had that same fishy smell. I smoked it today an seems to smell Well like smoke80) It,s been so cold here every thing that I put in garage freezes ( brains, lye mixture, hides all froze). I,m trying one with eggs just to see if theres any difference. Later Bob
Hillbilly:
Never experienced a fishy smell from braintan, most of them have a really strong smoke smell that will about stifle you for awhile.
El Destructo:
even before Smoking...mine always smelt like wet Hide....not Fish....... :-\
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