what to do with a hide.
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RE: what to do with a hide.
I have done several things with them, I have some that I tan and just lay around the house and I have taken some to a this lady and she has made us some pillows out of them. My oldest daughter has a pusre made out of a hide, key chains, etc...etc...etc...
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RE: what to do with a hide.
You can get tanned hides on ebay all day long for 50 dollars. Anybody that would pay 300 dollars is an idiot and you ought to try to sell him a bridge or two.
This year, I am going to soak mine in borax for a few days with water. And get it to the point I can pressure wash off the fur so I can use the rawhide for backing longbows.
This year, I am going to soak mine in borax for a few days with water. And get it to the point I can pressure wash off the fur so I can use the rawhide for backing longbows.
#9
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Gleason, TN
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RE: what to do with a hide.
I usually tan them and keep them around the house. This year, I need a new possibles bag so I'll be making that out of at least one of them.
To tan them, I tack the hide to a piece of plywood and cover it with salt to dry out for a few weeks. Then I scrape the salt off of it, and crack a half dozen eggs on the hide and work it in like brain tanning. Then I just work it until it's dry and smoke it over a firegive it some color.
To tan them, I tack the hide to a piece of plywood and cover it with salt to dry out for a few weeks. Then I scrape the salt off of it, and crack a half dozen eggs on the hide and work it in like brain tanning. Then I just work it until it's dry and smoke it over a firegive it some color.