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iowabow:
All my other hides were wet scraped and I really like the dry process. I understand now about getting the hair layer off much better now. Took 4 hour to dry it out and that is the fastest so far but it is cold in Iowa and figure it would go faster in summer. Turned out real real soft.

iowabow:
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Outbackbob48:
Looks real soft John ;D I just took2 out of the freezer, fleshed an ready to rack an dry, I have done a few wet scraped with mixed results, looking foward to doing a few dry scrape.  Bob

primitivepaulette:
Looks VERY VERY nice! It looks like a buck's hide to me? What are your plans for it now?

You're way ahead of me! I have a guy that wants some moccasins and that looks like just the right leather to me.. I wouldn't mind a pair myself.. I need to get BUSY!

Yes the skins do dry outside here in northern mi this time of the year. Slowly! We have a woodstove in our basement but it's almost TOO hot for ME to soften skins near it!

You've done a beautiful job on that skin.

Pappy:
I like to do my racking and dry scrapping in the winter,I usuall work out side.the summer it is harder to get them dry enough to scrap good because of the humidity
and the fly's and ants are much worse. :) Nice looking hide John. Did you brain tan it ? A good cold day with sunshine in the winter in TN. they dry quickly even if it is below freezing ,I just set the rack up in the sun with the hair side out. :)
   Pappy

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