Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: WhistlingBadger on December 10, 2019, 06:58:10 am
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Morning, everybody. I am still waiting to get my deer hide back from the tanners (which, by the way, is taking a very long time...but my impatience is another topic), and in the meantime I've been giving a lot of thought to quiver design. My question is about this badger hide that a friend gave me, and which I plan to use as trim.
The skin itself has been tanned, but it is quite brittle and tears easily in the fingers. I'm a little worried about the trim tearing loose the first time I have to push through a patch of brush. Is there anything I can treat it with that will make it a bit more resilient? Are there any particular stitching methods that will make it less likely to tear loose at the seams?
Any ideas are appreciated, as always! Thanks! T
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Good leather should not tear easily, I would try backing it with something more durable ,maybe heavy cloth or light canvas , I would glue the tearing hide to it. Bob
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how was it tanned?
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No idea how it was tanned. It isn't stiff and hard like rawhide, but it isn't soft like buckskin or leather. I think it's a fairly old hide; the trapper said he'd had it in a box for a long time. So maybe it's just dried out?
Bob, what kind of glue would you use for attaching the hide to a backing? I was thinking about just gluing it to the deer leather before I stitch it. Whatever I use needs to remain flexible and stretchable over time. Shoe goo? Barge cement? Gorilla glue? What do you recommend?
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I agree with Bob. I'd glue thin leather to it and use contact cement(Barge) for it.
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OK, I will give that a shot. Thanks, gents!
T
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I'd try rubbing some neastfoot oil on it in a small spot that you will be not using to see if it will get a more pliable.. however that might eliminate the possible usage on contact cement in bonding and would require sewing... just a thought... gut