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Offline knap_123

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stiff ?
« on: July 01, 2012, 01:25:01 am »
i tryed my hand at tanning a hide with ivory soap today and man it was HOT!  anyway, it came out pretty stiff still and pappery in spots. can i smoke to save my progress then resoak it to rework out the remaining stiffness or what?
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Re: stiff ?
« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2012, 07:54:37 pm »
I've never just used ivory soap, but yes you can smoke It and then resoak it.  I do that with eggs sometimes.  Is the papery part the belly?  Was it grained good?  If not,  dry it completely and sand the grain off before soaking
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