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The Adventures of Stinky Rawhide: Deerskin Soup, Part 1
JackCrafty:
Wow, thanks guys.
Hillbilly, I think I will use the shop vac when I'm dry scraping...and see how that works.
Dana, allergic to deer also? Or should I say dander? Glad I'm not the only one. ;D
Hillbilly, using ashes to slip the hair seems too messy. I don't doubt that it works, but I've heard that the ashes can stain the hide...especially the black pieces of charcoal that are mixed in.
Destructo, I'll definitely try the bleach. I went by the processor today but it was too late. The truck came by just before I got there and emptied the dumpster. They told me to check after Thanksgiving....when the season kicks into high gear.....can't wait.
Minuteman & Mullet, that technique sounds good. Especially the short waiting time. A day and a half sounds a lot better than three to five days.
Madcrow, lime sounds good, but I worry about the lime eventually getting into my well water....especially if I decide to process a lot of hides.
El Destructo:
you can still buy Red devil Lye....plus eBay still has it in bulk for sale too....I just use Lime....you can't overdo it...because it just wont dissolve in the Water past a certain concentration anyways
Minuteman:
Just for other folks amusement I'll bring yall up to speed on my deer hide caper. Hope its ok to include it in your thread , Jackcrafty.
I checked my hides in the bucking solution yesterday morning and after only 2 days they were slipping hair real easily so I took them out side and dug the smallest hide out . I got it sprayed off real well, laid it on the fleshing beam and dehaired/grained it. It was THE MOST NASTY WORK I HAVE EVER DONE! You best keep your mouth closed while yer doin it, prolly ought to wear goggles too, that lye is nasty stuff. I tossed the other two hides over the hill behind my rifle range. I won't be doin any more hides with ashes. The work involved was just too disgusting to stand for me. Especially since I know for a fact the dry scrape method is not anywhere near as messy.
I guess to me it comes down to how much enjoyment I'm gonna get out of the finished product that dictates whether or not the amount of work I'm suffering through is worth the effort. I can't see that this method is worth the process you have to go through to accomplish. I'll be trying the dry scrape / indian style method with my next skin.
El Destructo:
Minuteman....did you scrape all of the Fat and meat off before you soaked the Hides??? If not....this will stink like a decomposing Corpse
mullet:
Chris, you should have waited till the wife left and thrown them in the washing machine.
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