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Four deer hides fleshed
BowEd:
Yes you're correct...the epidermis need not be taken off for rawhide.The rawhide will be thinner though without it.If lymed for hair removal delyming and rinsing is neccessary though.
A fan and around 80 degrees F will be needed to dry them properly to dry scrape hair off.Neck area will be last to get dry enough.Might take up to 2 days to dry good enough too.
Dry scraping will accumulate a lot of hair.When doing it outside I like to do it on days with no wind....Ha Ha.
I have yet to find a purpose for all of that loose hair.....Ha Ha.
Not all people are the same but Robin loves the smell of smoked hides.Gaurantee you the misquitos will not bite....Ha Ha.
Many methods of brain tanning are out there.All with the same end product.You can do combinations too inner twining 2 different methods if you like.
I like to have a good stretch on the rawhide before braining for good penetration.
3 pig brains or pounds should do at least 3 hides.That'll get you started.You can acquire more brains while doing those for the rest of
the hides.A normal deer brain is around 3/4 pound.
bjrogg:
Thanks Ed. Ive been wanting to make my wife a Pocahontas's type outfit. Maybe if she knows the mosquitoes won't bite she'll wear it.lol. She hates mosquitoes. We're both kinda short and wide so we probably require different size hides than you for pants.lol.
Bjrogg
BowEd:
Yes a long inseam is a PITA....Ha Ha.Kinda wish you lived closer.We'd get er done!!!!If you got heat in a shed you're golden!!!
bjrogg:
I wish we lived closer to Ed.
Bjrogg
bjrogg:
One frame built and one hide laced. This frame is 6.5x5.5 to outside of two by fours. This was a pretty good sized buck my brother shot with 12 gauge. It's got a couple holes I'll try to fix up later like Ed suggested in his tan along.
Anyone see anything I'm doing wrong? I used plastic baler twine to lace. I probably could have trimmed legs a bit. Lots of work ahead yet. You guys that do 30 a year really have my respect. Heck anyone that does three a year has my respect.
Bjrogg
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