While we are on the topic - has any one experienced freezer burn on a hide that was detrimental? Also, I got about 6 pronghorn hides to soak, flesh, diehair, and brain tan, but I lost my round tuit! Hope I can find it soon! Got to get another barrel to soak the hides, though. I use garden lime as my lye source, seems to be milder, washes out better, and then throw them into a front loading commercial washing machine with the old running shoes. 2 cycles throughout the tumbler and they are ready for the braining, and almost pre staked!
Hawkdancer