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Softening Cow Raw hide

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Phillip K:
How would I go about doing that? ??? Just wanted to Know the way you all would do it Thanks for your Input.PK

kayakfisher:
I pretty well use rawhide to back my bows and the way I do it is to cut the rawhide in a strip a little wider than my bow with a good pair of sharp scissors , then I run enough warm water in the bathtup about a inch or so then throw both strips in the water and let them soak untill there soft . Then when my wife isnt looking I take one of her good bath towels and run the rawhide through it to wipe off the water ,rawhide is still damp and pliable. Put titebond glue on back of bow then place rawhide on glue and wrap the entire length of limb and let set.When rawhide and glue is both dry you can cut excess rawhide off the edges of the limb with drawknife I hope this helps you
                                                                              Dennis

huntertrapper:
soaking it sometimes helps or ive tried and read using ashes mixed in with water...

JackCrafty:
You can buy a home tanning kit and follow the directions for turning the rawhide into soft leather....or you can soak the rawhide as already mentioned.  It will get stiff again when it dries, of course.

If you want a good workout, you can braintan the hide.  Just google "braintan". ;D

Phillip K:
I think I'll Just experiment with the stuff Instead of Buying A tanning kit or Findinding Brains, I think My own work Pretty well for fig urin stuff out. 8)

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