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RyanR:
I may have to put that book on my Christmas list. I have 3 brains and 3 hides in the freezer so I should be all set.

lenador:
Okay I gave brain tanning a shot. It worked pretty good but I couldn't flesh the hide well enough so some sections didn't turnout very soft. That was my fault though. Time to invest in a fleshing knife.

Pappy:
I use a dull draw knife with the hide on a fleshing beam,[ 8 inch Poplar tree split in half ] it also works much better fresh or wet if you had it frozen, if it starts to dry out it makes fleshing it much tougher.  :)
   Pappy

Saxton:

--- Quote from: JW_Halverson on November 10, 2014, 02:08:33 pm ---
--- Quote from: neuse on November 10, 2014, 08:03:49 am ---I just bought Deerskins to Buckskins by Matt Richards.

Really good book, this guy knows how to convey what's needed to tan so that it is understandable.

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From the sheer number of times I have heard people recommend that book, I have to assume it qualifies as a good reference on the subject.

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I went from my first buckskin(Rawhide)sounding like popcorn in my hands, to my second a soft smooth piece of buckskin following that step by step . it saves a lot of guess work in brain tanning if you have no one around to show you the ropes .

tipi stuff:
If most of the hide comes out pretty soft, but you still have a few stiff areas: smoke it real good and then brain it again. The soft parts will stay soft and you only need to work on the stiff areas. Curtis

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