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BowEd:
Stoner....I make the rawhide myself from self butchered beef cattle in my area.Laced in a frame/fleshed/and then dry scraped dehaired.The Amish here butcher their own livestock regularly and give me their hides.Robin and me eat pretty much eat mainly deer here ourselves but do like a good beef steak now and then.Every now and then I will make rawhide from another beef to replenish my supply.
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Thick beef rawhide is rather expensive to buy.Around $15.00 a square foot.There are places on line that sell it.I've shown in the past posts some of the usefullness I've found for beef rawhide.This backpack/chair is just another example.I will have some beef rawhide with me at Mo Jam.
Sounds like a good worthwhile project to revitalize those LL Bean chairs.
Parnell:
Curious, just how do Amish people dispatch their livestock? Cut the throat? They use one of them air guns like in No Country For Old Men? Never considered that before...
lebhuntfish:
Great work Ed! And excellent craftsmanship!
Patrick
BowEd:
Thanks Pat...I liked your holsters too.Pro job on those.
Parnell....I've never asked them.I know they have guns as they deer hunt.Does it make a difference?There are a few Amish lockers around here too.I'm pretty sure they bleed them out and age the meat.They know how to take care of things properly.
I've shown them before the proper way to make rawhide/make bows/and brain tan deer hides,but they still don't do any of it.I'll take that back.They did make a few bows but they don't hunt with them.They know the beef hide is worth something otherwise they would throw it away.They are a busy lot and have other quicker ways of making money I imagine.
This paticular family of boys make enclosed buggies for other Amish.Generally they charge around $7000.00 a buggy.Pretty sure they make at least a half dozen a year.They take custom orders on them too.They are nice that's for sure.
They have a sawmill on the yard too.They will custom cut and plane any kind of wood for about anything a person would want.
They are top notch small engine repair mechanics too and run a dealership selling chainsaws.
They are into everything.They treat me fair and I treat them fair.
They charge half the price of English business's.Good people to know.
Parnell:
Interesting, Ed. I watched them frame my bro-in-laws house in OH. Interesting to see how they work and the social protocols they have. Heck of a fine job, also. I didn’t know they were ok with using hunting rifles. I thought all firearms were out. It doesn’t matter, just a curious thought.
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