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How do you water proof raw hide?
jamie:
you'd have to be in rain all day to make rawhide really soften up.
skyarrow:
i thought smoking it would water proof it to a certain extent
sailordad:
--- Quote from: skyarrow on September 11, 2010, 11:49:31 pm ---i thought smoking it would water proof it to a certain extent
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not sure,but i think thats for tanned leather not rawhide
El Destructo:
Smoking Rawhide smell like burning Hair....and don't do a thing for Me............ >:D
All kidding aside...unless You are shooting for a Museum Quality Reproduction Bow....Seal it with Tru Oil...or Polyurethane ...both work great on Rawhides...or go primitive and Mix up some Beeswax and Lard...and use a Heat Gun to make it Penetrate well...JMO
jamie:
Smoking does not waterproof, it preserves material and prevents it from returning to its natural state. A tanned hide that has been properly smoked can get wet and will soften up easily when it dries. If it wasn't smoked it would return to rawhhide when it dried . Rawhide itself will benefit from smoke by not rotting and it helps to keep the bugs away but it won't b waterproof. Like I said though it takes a lot of moisture to soften rawhide back up. A good idea may b to make a form that you can slip the quiver over so that when it does get wet it doesn't dry badly and remains it shape. Peace
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