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bjrogg:

--- Quote from: GlisGlis on August 22, 2022, 07:11:13 am ---Happy you're well and in force again
Those hides are real beauty !

--- End quote ---

Ditto Ed

Nice work as always and I bet you turn them into something really nice to.

Bjrogg

BowEd:
The iconic whitetailed deer is suited for garment leather.Especially using the soft version of brain tan.
There's something about what brains do to the feel of the leather against your skin.Very pleasant.
It takes around 45 to 50 square feet of leather to make a shirt and pants outfit for a man.Depending on the size of the individual.A little less using leggins.
It takes around 30 to 35 square feet for a semi short sleeved dress for a woman.Depending on the style of dress that is made.

It may be hard but it's best to accumulate a bunch of hides before doing garment projects.Using hides that match the best for thickness because they can vary quite a bit.

Pappy:
Looking very good ED, glad you are up and going again. :)
 Pappy

BowEd:
I talked a lot about scars on these deer hides.To me scars tell a story.The older the deer the more stories.A lot like people.
There are many books out there about brain tanning.Some go into the finer details of problem solving and some don't.
Superficial scars while dehairing are not easily seen.Those are scars that did'nt completely go through the hide and usually are never a problem.An example is a barbed wire mark on the back of a deer.
Ones that do go through the hide are easily seen while dehairing and sometimes after fleshing.Mostly appearing in the flanks of deer.Those if not carefully dehaired around can turn into a big hole in your rawhide if your scraper is not razor sharp.
Dehairing with the grain of the scar and not crosswise to catch the scar and make a hole is the best bet to avoid making any holes.Many times it's best to just sand the epidermis away from over scars especially in the flanks.Scars are hard compared to regular leather and will never soften.
It's going to look unique after smoking the scars on these bucks around the neck areas.As scars do not smoke as dark as the rest of the areas and will be revealed after smoking.
Lots of pin point punctures the size of a soybean seed from other bucks antlers going into their necks from fighting during the rut will be seen from this latest buck.He fought a lot it looks like.
It looks like one of the does had been hit by a broadhead in the back in years past also.Plus the usual scars that can appear in their flanks etc. from punctures.I've seen 3 way lined scars in deer before from previous hits by tri-bladed broadheads in hides I've brain tanned.
Someday I'd like to find a broadhead stuck in a vertebra  that was grown over and healed.I've seen pictures of it happening from freshly killed deer.

PaulN/KS:
Missed ya at Mojam Ed. Glad to see that you are back to gettin' it done.
Hope all is going well for you.

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