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Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: BowEd on May 22, 2013, 06:54:35 am

Title: Brain tanned hard soles
Post by: BowEd on May 22, 2013, 06:54:35 am

Ok I tired to get this picture of some hard sole beaded mocs attached.See if it works once.

Title: Re: Brain tanned hard soles
Post by: Pappy on May 22, 2013, 07:36:40 am

Very nice,you do some fine work. :) I just do the brain tanning, and trade to have stuff sewed up.  ;) :) :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Brain tanned hard soles
Post by: BowEd on May 22, 2013, 07:43:57 am

Yea it's still a lot of work.Back in those days I farmed during the growing months.Brain tanned from Feb.-March and coon hunted the year round.Now it's bow makin etc. flipping my wig.....LOL.

Title: Re: Brain tanned hard soles
Post by: richardzane on May 22, 2013, 11:23:35 pm

yeah! nice mocs!
good tight stitching is key, and looks like you hid em well.
i make the one piece 1700-1800s Ohio era (Wyandot) try not to let any stitches show.
though i do use artificial sinew. the long pieces of "a. sinew" sure help for pulling it up tight.
i won't hog your thread here, i'll post a recent pair on a separate thread.