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bjrogg:
I got another hide scraped last night. This was a doe someone gave me. She was taken last day of late doe season. I'm not sure if it's the way I Sharpened my scrapper or because she was harvested so late in winter, but this hide was way different than the first two I did. Maybe a combination of both. Her hair was incredibly thick. Making it really hard to see what I was doing at times. Her hide seemed to have spots I had trouble with my tool catching and cutting through with no warning. It did have that crunchy sound like chasing a Osage ring. I scraped spots that gave me more trouble softening first hide more aggressively. Got most hair to come off attached to epidermis layer.
Bjrogg

Pappy:
Yep that is how it is supposed to come off, I can usually tell if I am not getting it all by all the loose hair going everywhere. If you are doing it right and seems you are it is a mess but not near as big a mess as it is if you are just shaving the hair. Also when you tan it, it will feel like a day old beard if you don't get all the epidermis off with it. You need to do like I did BJ just build more racks. ;) :) :) :) and yes it does take away from other project time for sure, especially if you have more than one going at a time. :)

 Pappy

bjrogg:
Thanks Pappy. After braining and breaking my first hide I could see that a bit more scrapping in the beginning would save a lot of time breaking hide. at least that's what I'm hoping. My first one turn out nice, but I think I could have scrapped a bit more.
bjrogg

Outbackbob48:
Bj, finally caught a little sun and got up to about 25 today, thought I might smoke a couple today, Sure didn't seem to warm out. I smoked these 2 with some dead ash punk mixed with Aspen punk. I'm really liking the Aspen, nice color and don't seem to smell smokey for ever like some other woods that I have tried. Here's a pic of my setup and a couple airing  out. Bob

bjrogg:
Thanks Outback. I'm afraid I really got sidetracked with putting my ash lumber on my man cave. I e still got a few things I need to finish up on it but it might not all get done this winter. It did turn out really nice though and I'm very glad I sawed up that dead ash.

I did finally get all the hides I had fleshed at least on stretchers now. I've got three brained, one dehaired and three more drying on frames. I've got a taxidermist buddy that has a very old sewing machine used for sewing leather. I'm thinking when I get them all brained I'm going to talk to him about sewing them for smoking. I've had a lot going on this winter and it's flying by. I've still got a bear hide and my two selfbow buck hides I'd like to tan. Also two red fox and a coon. I'm hoping to do the fox, coon and maybe bear next week, well start em then anyway. I'll probably just Chemical tan them. It still takes a stretch of time I need to dedicate to them. The two selfbow hides I kinda got something different I've been thinking of doing. Have to see if I can find the time for all my projects.
Really appreciate the pictures of your setup.
Bjrogg

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