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Offline primitivepaulette

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New Coyote Skin Hat
« on: December 29, 2012, 12:42:18 am »
Hello you all.. I haven't posted here in a coon's age! I even forgot what my first user name was! So it is nice to be with you all once again. Hopefully Ill be making some more items worthy of sharing with you all SOON.

This is my daughter modeling the hat for me.

After I posted this picture on photobucket I got to looking at those dew claws and broke out into quite a bit of laughter.. COYOTE MOJO!!

I tanned the skin myself.. kind of a 'backyard tanner'.  :D

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Offline Josh Wilson

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Re: New Coyote Skin Hat
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2012, 01:12:20 am »
Very cool! Looks warm and stylish.  :)
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Offline JackCrafty

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Re: New Coyote Skin Hat
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2012, 02:27:06 am »
Dang, if my daughters see this they are goin' to want hats like this immediately! :o
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Offline chamookman

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Re: New Coyote Skin Hat
« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2012, 03:55:09 am »
Man - I realy like it. Nicely done ! Bob
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Offline Scowler

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Re: New Coyote Skin Hat
« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2012, 09:09:29 am »
Sweet! :)
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Offline primitivepaulette

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Re: New Coyote Skin Hat
« Reply #5 on: December 29, 2012, 10:10:55 am »
Thanks for all the kind remarks.. I cheat on working on the tanning too.. by using a powerwasher.. Man did this coyote have the grease on it! I used a commercial degreaser too.. it's very important to remove all that grease. I did smoke it to tan it though.. pickled this skin too.. I can brain tan them but it's a bit more effort than pickling and no one seems to appreciate the effort I put into strictly braintanning them.. no one really has the money to put out for any extra effort so I just do what I can to get them done and make something with them.. I really had to laugh though at my own mistake and that' s what coyote teaches.. the front legs are on the wrong sides! the dew claws probably should be on the inside of the front legs.. I didn't notice it until I was looking at that picture.. hahaha.. by that time i"d stitched it more than I"d wanted to think about redoing it. ..

Glad to find a forum where others care!
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Offline Josh Wilson

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Re: New Coyote Skin Hat
« Reply #6 on: December 29, 2012, 11:11:12 am »
Welcome to the forum!
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Offline primitivepaulette

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Re: New Coyote Skin Hat
« Reply #7 on: December 30, 2012, 10:50:38 pm »
Thanks for the welcome.

This is one of my 'old' coyote hats.. and I was just noticing tonight that the front legs are on the wrong sides as well. I think it is a sign that I should probably STOP working on these bewitching creatures!
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Offline Josh Wilson

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Re: New Coyote Skin Hat
« Reply #8 on: December 30, 2012, 11:14:11 pm »
Very cool! I'll be danged if they don't look warm!
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: New Coyote Skin Hat
« Reply #9 on: December 30, 2012, 11:34:28 pm »
Too cool! Nice work, those are some beautiful yotes.
Greg
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Offline madcrow

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Re: New Coyote Skin Hat
« Reply #10 on: December 31, 2012, 04:50:32 pm »
You did a fine job on both.  I didn't even notice the feet.
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Re: New Coyote Skin Hat
« Reply #11 on: December 31, 2012, 05:54:00 pm »
Heck Yeah! Keep showing! You're doing good work!

Scott
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Offline primitivepaulette

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Re: New Coyote Skin Hat
« Reply #12 on: December 31, 2012, 10:33:45 pm »
Thank you Josh, Badly Bent, madcrow and Stringman. Happy New Years!
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Offline Buckeye Guy

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Re: New Coyote Skin Hat
« Reply #13 on: January 02, 2013, 04:29:51 pm »
Welcome back !!
Nice hat!!
Guy
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Offline primitivepaulette

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Re: New Coyote Skin Hat
« Reply #14 on: January 02, 2013, 11:17:41 pm »
Thanks Buckeye Guy :D

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