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Offline Outbackbob48

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Braintan wet scrape finish hide
« on: January 15, 2018, 05:32:53 pm »
Thought I would finish out a hide with all the cold weather we are having. Took a hide that I had fleshed, grained and let dry and rehydrate in a fresh batch of heated brains, let soak for a couple hours  wrung out and rebrained and hung outside on clothes line overnite at 5 deg, let mother nature do some stretching  and contracting on my hide. Next morning thaw out and wring and start softing for about 2 hrs , bagged and froze in freezer overnite and today finish in about 2 hrs with knapping breaks while letting hide dry a little , nice warm woodstove and fan. Hide came out nice, a little disappointed in my graining , thought I had done a better job, oh well it will give it a nice tiger stripe camo for you guys old enough to know what that looks like. Bob

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Re: Braintan wet scrape finish hide
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2018, 07:13:27 pm »
Very nice, I am about ready to start on some myself, been a little cold for me as I always do it all outside.  ;)
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Offline Zuma

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Re: Braintan wet scrape finish hide
« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2018, 09:57:57 pm »
Looks great Bob. What's next? Smoke?
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Offline trail walker

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Re: Braintan wet scrape finish hide
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2018, 10:14:25 pm »
that is so awesome!

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Re: Braintan wet scrape finish hide
« Reply #4 on: January 19, 2018, 07:21:00 am »
Nice job!!
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Offline paulsemp

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Re: Braintan wet scrape finish hide
« Reply #5 on: January 19, 2018, 09:17:01 am »
Very nice! I'm just starting my learning curve in this and the first few I did I don't think they turned out as soft as that one. I have learned the last hour makes or breaks it though