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bjrogg:
I've got four deer hides fleshed. They still have hair on. I've got three brains and probably could get more. I'd like to at least do a couple brain tans and maybe some rawhide. I'm probably going to salt them again and leave them spread out leather side up and stacked on top of each other. Unless someone gives me better advice. I'm thinking my next step would be putting them in a lye solution? Then remove hair when it slips? Do I have to scrape epidermis off hair side then after it slips hair? Or is there a better method?
Bjrogg

Pat B:
There is no need to salt the hides especially if you'll be working them soon. You will just have to remove the salt later and in winter there is little chance of them rotting. The salt just keeps the rot away in warmer seasons.

bjrogg:
Ok Pat, I was thinking I'd salt them because I might not get them all worked right away. I guess the next step would be a lye bath then? Should I do them one at a time? I've only made lye bath for muskrat hides to back my mini bow for mini bow challenge at Marshall. That time I used ashes from burning ash wood and water. Ash trees are all long dead now.
Bjrogg

Hawkdancer:
I use garden lime when wet slipping, but ashes from the grill will work, too.  If you're still grilling that is (=) >:D!  Might scrape the hair off all of them at the same time, wash with real Ivory soap, rinse well, then put into plastic bags and freeze the ones you aren't going to work right away.  Got to check my hides to see what needs to be done!
Hawkdancer

bjrogg:
Thanks Jerry.
I found Eds big buck to buckskin tan along. I might try dry scraping to remove hair and epidural layer. Hoping I can get a couple on frames soon. We'll see
Bjrogg

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