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bjrogg:

--- Quote from: Tracker0721 on February 05, 2020, 10:09:14 am ---This is still on my list of stuff to do! I wanna try some fur on coyote to make a quiver. Hard to do with our coyote furs selling for just over $100 a pelt though!

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It’s a lot easier to experiment with them when their $15. I’ve tanned a bunch of them over the last several years. Usually I just hang them on walls or trade for something. I did make a deal a few years ago with a neighbor who’s wife is from Ukraine. She had five red fox made into a absolutely beautiful coat. It has removable sleeves and turns into a vest. I’ve only seen pictures, but have had so many people tell me how nice it looks.

I’ve been trying to get up the nerve to cut some of this stuff up and make some stuff. I have a bunch of ideas now. I’m hoping my thumb gets better and I can finish up my hides. I’m getting quite a inventory again. Still got a lot of work to do.

Thumb is starting to feel a little better. I’m hoping I can get at them in a couple weeks. Dr said it’d take six months. We’ll see if I can adapt a bit and figure out a way to be a bit easier on it.

Bjrogg

PS really miss Ed when it comes to hide tanning advice. He did beautiful work and explained everything really well

Hawkdancer:
Hopefully, Ed is lurking out there ready to get back in on the right thread!  He does have a wealth of information and advice on processing and tanning!
Hawkdancer

BowEd:
Hello BJ and Hawkdancer......
The tanning bug is hard to get rid of that's for sure.Most all my ideas for projects come from just pictures I see and making them useful.
In the beginning of learning to sew I did'nt have any more experience with sewing other than putting a button back on a shirt.I soon came to respect the talents of expert seamstresses and quilt makers.I investigated into their talents and slick ways of sewing.
Some of their methods are'nt pro primitive but sure do look nice.It was'nt long I invested looking into different ways of braiding with different multiple numbers of strands also.
PS.....Nice looking deer hide.I'd aluminum sulfate tan/pickling salt those smaller hair on hides.

bjrogg:
Thanks Ed. Yeah the hide bug doesn’t bit everyone, but I’ve always enjoyed every step of it. From harvest to skinning to scrapping to tanning. My sewing skills are like yours first we’re. Which is slightly better than my wife’s so no help there. I do have a lot of respect for many talents and seamstress would be one of them.
 My neighbor doesn’t anymore, but once upon a time did a lot of sewing. She made clothes for dolls that were pretty neat. Whenever I got a new flag, I’d take it over to her before I even ran it up the pole. She would sew it with a stitch that wouldn’t unravel. Those flags would last a long time.

I’m just going to brain tan the deer hides. The ones I did last year turned out very nice. I still have to rig something up for smoking them. The fur I’ll use commercial stuff.

Glad to see your still on the right side of the sod.

Bjrogg

BowEd:
Hello BJ....
Personally I think the attraction of natural bow and arrow making,hides,fur,and leather making all stems from the attraction of the outdoors.The woods.The land.The inhabitants on it in a natural setting.How it gets along on it's own.An overall appreciation of it on any web site.
In expressing it I don't see any right or wrong side of the sod or venue to express it on.If another site is organized or made available I'm completely open to getting to know those on there too.People are people with their talents no matter what site they are on.

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