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flungonin:
X3 for pappy and iowabow

Mohawk13:
Bury a 6x6 in the ground(about 2 feet) at an angle, Use a rasp/saw to round the end, treat it with neetsfoot oil, and work the hide over that. When soft, make a smokey fire and a tripod, place hide around tripod like a tee pee and watch for flames, smoke until butter soft..Much easier than using a cable..and more primitive...

Pappy:
Ya I guess a 6x6 smoothed off with a saw and rasp and neetsfoot oil is much more PRIMITIVE than a cable. ???  ;) :)  One thing I never found the smoke to make it softer,it just keeps it soft if you get it wet again so you don't have to work it till it's dry in the event you get it in the weather and getting it wet again. Sleek how has it turned out ?
  Pappy

sleek:
Its one of those projects that keeps getting hang ups. I got the back of the jacket worked. But now need to tan another skin but cant spare the eggs to do the job. Will pick up where I left off when I have a bit more money. Thanks for the replies though. I will be doing the next skins with the 2x4 and neets foot oil. Breaking by hand sucks.

kaa:
Is there a way to water proof the hide without smoking it? The town I live in has a city wide ban on any kind of burning except for grilling.

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