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Big fella into buckskin/Smoking/Lots of pics./Items made

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Ed Brooks:
Thank you for the post, this is something I have been leaning toward trying. I have one question about smoking the hide. can you get a good smoke in the hide, inside a smoke house, allowing the smoke on both sides at the same time? my smokehouse is big enough to hang the hide up in. Ed

BowEd:
Yes it will adhere to the leather which will waterproof enough to come soft after being wet and dried.People hang them up in their teepees like a smoke house to get smoked too and have had success.Takes longer of course most times,but multiple hides can be done to make up for time.

BowEd:
Thanks Patrick.It's been 6 months since I shot the old boy.Those yearlings you got make wonderful projects.Once in a while I wear something made in the public just to antagonize peoples noses.....lol.

paulsemp:
Thank you for the Post! Lots of great info here. I've only made rawhide planning on referring back to this one when the time comes. Whole lot of work doing all those pictures and putting this together. Great job and well explained 8)

BowEd:
Thanks you all.Guess the knowledge is good for something anyway.Maybe someone can make use of it sometime.Was'nt sure but more than likely it's posted somewhere else too.
One little thing a person should do is where tape over top their knuckles roping these hides or just let them callouse over.It'll take the skin off the backside of your knuckles.

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