Had these racks for a couple years now, they've been hanging in the garage. What would be the best way to get the hide off of them? Would boiling them still be the way to go?
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R.I.P- Max Sawlaw - (Uncle Buddy)
Cause in the wind he's still alive. We got his spirit We got his soul. He will guide our steps, he will guide our arrows home. The restless spirit still roams.
You could probably soak them in water to soften em up and cut off the hide and as much other stuff as possible. Then rub them with a mix of salt and borax to dry everything out.
Or soak them in peroxide after you have the hide off that will loosen up the flesh and bleach the bone.
Boiling will only do so much to clean the bone off. You really just need to get in there with a knife and cut through the dried leather to get the skin off. It is so dried and tight that it will need to be sliced before it will ever come off, especially around the bases.
So do you think if I cut the leather and then let them SOAK in some real hot water for a while, and then cut some more that thatwould work?
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R.I.P- Max Sawlaw - (Uncle Buddy)
Cause in the wind he's still alive. We got his spirit We got his soul. He will guide our steps, he will guide our arrows home. The restless spirit still roams.
I just let it soak for a while in some real hot water. Used some dish soap to kind loosen it up some. I just kept prying it up a little at a time with the knife and eventually got it real lose and just cut around the bases and then when back and cleaned it all up. Turned out pretty decent I think. This was the first time I had ever tried takin the hide off of one.
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R.I.P- Max Sawlaw - (Uncle Buddy)
Cause in the wind he's still alive. We got his spirit We got his soul. He will guide our steps, he will guide our arrows home. The restless spirit still roams.
Hide on racks
