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Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: LEGIONNAIRE on November 22, 2010, 05:34:06 pm

Title: huge cow hide!
Post by: LEGIONNAIRE on November 22, 2010, 05:34:06 pm

Hi there I need some help tanning a cow hide, not a huge one, just dd that to get more views of people who may help jeje sorry. Anyway I would like to leave the hair on, how would i go about doing this? will lie work? Thankyou

Title: Re: huge cow hide!
Post by: HoBow on November 22, 2010, 05:40:05 pm

Lie is caustic (high PH) and is what I use to dehair hides.....you might want to stay away from that.  A slightly acidic (white vinegar) will work as an astringent and help set the hair.  Also, it depends on what type of tanning- alum tanning, brain tanning, chrome tanning, etc.

Title: Re: huge cow hide!
Post by: LEGIONNAIRE on November 23, 2010, 03:23:26 am

thanks for that appreciate it. Can someone enlighten me on the different methods please ive searched and havent really found much.

Title: Re: huge cow hide!
Post by: HoBow on November 23, 2010, 04:30:56 am

I did an alum tan-a-long in the how to section. Jesse (leapingbare) just gave a brief outline of the brain tanning method on a recent post.  "Hides and Furs" and "Deerskin to Buckskin" are two good reads. ;)

Title: Re: huge cow hide!
Post by: Pat B on November 24, 2010, 01:42:38 am

Wade(N2Everything) brain tanned a full American Bison hide last year. Send him a PM

Title: Re: huge cow hide!
Post by: LEGIONNAIRE on November 27, 2010, 02:39:40 am

Thanks for the info found it very helpful. Will try to do it and see what happens.