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First dry scrape buckskin
Pappy:
And a few more of the smoker and the wire for working the hide and ringing pole. :) :) :)
Pappy
Pappy:
We use a paints leg at the hide end of the pipe to cut back on the heat. We have also started using close pins to make the hide sack instead of sewing it up,that is much quicker, Just need to be careful to get the pins as close to the edge of the hid as possible so it get a good even smoke,we also take sharp tip sticks [not so sharp that they will punch a hole but where they won't leave much of a spot that the smoke don't get to] and use them to open up the hide once it is hung so the smoke will go all the way around the inside. :) Lots of work but very rewarding when they are finished. :)
Pappy
primitivepaulette:
Oh man, I am in GOOD company here. People whose lives revolve around hides and skins.. lol! Wonderful to be surrounded by folks with the same passion. I've been smoking with an old metal quilt rack. the bottom has a tray that I can just put the shortsided pan of coals and then crushed punk wood in.. then I cover the whole thing up with a tarp..
Hard to beat the tube for the fullest volume of heavy smoke.. ever want to smoke good and heavy/golden brown.. hard to beat the pants leg and tube, of course.
Good to find you all.
Pappy:
That looks simple also,lots of way to skin a cat that's for sure. ;) ;D ;D
Pappy
BowEd:
Looks good Pappy.A lot like I do it.Your dead on right feeling good about the results.Working time on the hide for me is usually around 8 hours start to finish.I love how misquitoes just stay away wearing the stuff.I like to put them in the house after they are smoked for aroma therapy.I use hickory bark to smoke.
Nice work John.I went down to the goodwill store.Bought an old car coat and used that for a pattern.Worked great.You ought to be able to cinch those seams up tighter than a nats ass using that buffalo backstrap I gave ya.
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