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sleek:
What are yalls methods for working the skin? Right now I'm doing it with the skin dry and just kinda breaking it with my fingers. Makes for a stiff type leather, but its for a jacket that will be worn enough to break itself in.
I have heard of doing it with shoes and the hide in a dryer on no heat. Whay do yall do?

Trapper Rob:
Pulling it across a cable works good.

Pappy:
I just pull stretch and work it across a small cable while it is drying,don't think it will ever get soft enough wearing it,if it is hard to start with. :) It will rub you raw before it gets soft. :)
 Pappy

4dog:
chew it...lol

iowabow:
Like pappy said re soak it in the brains or what ever you are using and continue pulling on it for the next couple of hours ...don't stop till it is dry.

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