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Buckskin Quiver Care
ricktrojanowski:
I just completed a Plains style buckskin quiver. The color is a natural color not dyed. I was wondering if I should put anything on it to help keep it clean/water repellent? Any help would be much appreciated.
Rick
Hillbilly:
If it's real buckskin, I wouldn't put anything on it. Is it smoked? I've got a brain-tan buckskin quiver I made several years ago and it still looks good after being carried around in the woods hunting and shooting, rain, snow, all kinds of nasty weather. With buckskin, the stuff it picks up over the years just adds to it's natural character.
PS-you realize that you can't tell us about it without showing us some pics-we're photo junkies lol.
Coo-wah-chobee:
What Hillbilly said. If its smoked the smoke has formeldehyde in it and will proect it. .........bob
ricktrojanowski:
I'm not sure if it was smoked. I bought it from Moscow hide and fur. As far as pictures, this message board thing is pushing my computer skills to their limit. I'll have to have my wife show me how to put pics on. The quiver isn't the prettiest but works well.
Pat B:
If it is commercial buck skin with a sueded surface you don't want to use any oil on it. Maybe silicon spray waterproofing. If it has the grain still on the surface any oil you use will protect but will also darken some and if the residue isn't removed it will hold more dirt than not using anything at all. You could probably spray it also with the silicon spray. Pat
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