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osage outlaw
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Highland Cattle hides
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March 03, 2017, 12:53:40 pm »
I'm getting 2 frozen Scottish Highland cattle hides tomorrow. I'm giving one to Greg Sulfridge and going to tan the other one with the hair on. I don't know what I'm going to do with it. Anybody have a suggestion? A shaggy fur coat would be interesting. I'll probably need some advice on tanning it.
These aren't the hides I'm getting, just a picture I got from google. The woman said they are the tan color
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bjrogg
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March 03, 2017, 01:09:27 pm »
That reminds me of the 60's lol. It'll be a lot of work Clint. I have never done more than rawhide with cattle hides. Trailwalker and his dad are working on one they have scrapped and stretched. They where going to brain tan but Ed said how much work it would be and I believe they were going to try chemical which will still be a lot of work. They planned on making a pair of chaps which would be kinda cool if you needed them. Good Luck don't want to discourage you. I think Ed would be the man to talk to.
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Buffalogobbler
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March 03, 2017, 01:11:23 pm »
Shaggy fur coat with a hood and you'll look like a sasquatch!
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bubby
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March 03, 2017, 01:17:24 pm »
I would get a bottle of tanning solution and just tan it that way, i havedeer hunters & trappers hide tanning formula for a cow it would take 3-6 bottles, says it produces a soft supple indian style tan in 5-7 days
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bubby
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March 03, 2017, 01:19:31 pm »
mmountain man coat or a nice wall hangng, some of my family have done that with cow hides
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osage outlaw
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March 03, 2017, 01:25:50 pm »
I'm too short to make chaps look cool Bubby. I was planning on chemical tanning it. I have used that tanning solution you mentioned. It worked good on the deer fawn and chipmunk hides. Going from a fawn to a full size cattle will be a leap.
Kevin, maybe I'll tell people its a bigfoot hide coat
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osage outlaw
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March 03, 2017, 01:27:08 pm »
I'm going to guess the wife won't even entertain the idea of covering a wall in the house with a cow hide.
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bjrogg
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March 03, 2017, 01:32:01 pm »
Bubby if I'm right I think you would have to thin it a considerable amount to get a soft tan. Read through the thread on tanning advice in primitive section. We had 2 Holstein cows and a calf my brother and I cleaned up scrapped and nail to wall inside the barn. They were just hair on rawhide. They stayed there for many years. They are very heavy especially when wet. I believe Ed said he had a buddy who mechanically thinned his when they where still green. Whatever you make Clint I'm sure will be way cool.
Bjrogg maybe a rug then
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osage outlaw
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March 03, 2017, 01:33:11 pm »
It would make a nice blanket for the camper. I bet it would be warm. I could return the heater I got for it.
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March 03, 2017, 01:37:53 pm »
Make a nice rug in the camper, though.
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bjrogg
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March 03, 2017, 01:39:54 pm »
Make a real cool rug for outside your camper door might be a little heavy and hard to clean though.
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osage outlaw
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March 03, 2017, 01:44:59 pm »
It would be to big for a rug in the camper unless I cut it in half. It would make a soft nappin' rug for outside the camper though.
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March 03, 2017, 01:57:29 pm »
Maybe time for some shaggy shorts?
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osage outlaw
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March 03, 2017, 02:14:45 pm »
Quote from: wizardgoat on March 03, 2017, 01:57:29 pm
Maybe time for some shaggy shorts?
Yes!
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March 03, 2017, 02:18:58 pm »
Dang Clint your a regular fashion designer
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