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Online WhistlingBadger

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A couple hide questions
« on: December 10, 2019, 06:58:10 am »
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
Thomas
Lander, Wyoming
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Re: A couple hide questions
« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2019, 08:03:30 am »
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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Re: A couple hide questions
« Reply #2 on: December 10, 2019, 08:47:33 am »
how was it tanned?
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Re: A couple hide questions
« Reply #3 on: December 10, 2019, 09:16:11 am »
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?
Thomas
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Re: A couple hide questions
« Reply #4 on: December 10, 2019, 10:51:01 am »
I agree with Bob. I'd glue thin leather to it and use contact cement(Barge) for it.
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Re: A couple hide questions
« Reply #5 on: December 10, 2019, 12:45:50 pm »
OK, I will give that a shot.  Thanks, gents!
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Re: A couple hide questions
« Reply #6 on: December 23, 2019, 08:04:39 am »
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