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Advice how to preparea raw hide from deer

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Hummingbird Point:
For your first try I strongly recommend that you thaw the hide just enough to cut out a 2 sq ft piece and work with that first.  Doing a whole deer hide is a much bigger project and mess than you imagine.

freke:

--- Quote from: Hummingbird Point on April 14, 2016, 04:05:31 pm ---For your first try I strongly recommend that you thaw the hide just enough to cut out a 2 sq ft piece and work with that first.  Doing a whole deer hide is a much bigger project and mess than you imagine.

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Do you mean the scraping off the hair or the hole job including fleshing ???  - I haven't done anything so far, not even flesh it so much work ahead :)

I intend to use the long centre piece hide for my long bow builds (so no test cutting there) - the sides could be an option to cut a piece from for testing:)

Pappy:
To be honest it is really hard to explain in writing, it is a big job for sure but really not bad with the right technique, wished you was close because the learning curve is a lot shorter when you have someone that can show you the ropes as I did.  :)
  Pappy

freke:

--- Quote from: Pappy on April 15, 2016, 05:17:28 am ---To be honest it is really hard to explain in writing, it is a big job for sure but really not bad with the right technique, wished you was close because the learning curve is a lot shorter when you have someone that can show you the ropes as I did.  :)
  Pappy

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Its a pity I am not living in America:)

Did you found the picture of your dry scraper?, assume if I start with right gear It may help:) - Could be e not have em on market here but I am used to make what I need.
/Jonas

Pappy:
No but I will try and get some good shots of the tool I use this weekend.
 Pappy

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