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The Adventures of Stinky Rawhide: Deerskin Soup, Part 1
DanaM:
Dang the show hasn't even aired yet and yer already running Geico commercials :D
JackCrafty:
:D
cowboy:
Dang, ya changed the lyrics to fit ;D.
Minuteman:
"Struck through" means that its almost absorbed enough to have tannin all the way through the hide.
The way you test it is you pull out the hide, find the neck part which is the thickest and cut a small piece off. Then you look at the cut and see if there's any white hide left in the middle , if there is, its not done. If its brown all the way through its done enough to be finished.
What are you gonna do with these hides,Patrick? Are you gonna brain tan 'em or make rawhide or what? You don't have to grain 'em at all if you don't want to. Rawhide is better ( from what I've been told)with grain on unless you want a very thin rawhide.
JackCrafty:
Yep, rawhide is what I'm after....for bow backing and bow strings....and possibly for hafting. The thinner the better.
I de-haired and scraped another hide last night. The hydrated lime seems to soften the membrane as well as slip the hair. I scraped both sides and it looks pretty thin. ;D I rinsed it and put it into a vinegar solution. I'll rack it and then take some picks (this weekend) of the whole process.
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