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Title: my weekend project
Post by: mcginnis6010 on January 08, 2013, 01:40:44 pm
Here is half of a deer hide given to me by a buddy although it wasnt taken care of before it got to me I figured I would try to make something with it. I scraped and dehaired it then have it stretching. Any ideas?
Title: Re: my weekend project
Post by: Sparrow on January 08, 2013, 06:35:49 pm
Tan her up and make some moccasins.  '  Frank
Title: Re: my weekend project
Post by: mcginnis6010 on January 08, 2013, 07:47:28 pm
I was actually wanting to do something with it as rawhide
Title: Re: my weekend project
Post by: madcrow on January 08, 2013, 08:05:34 pm
Small drum heads? Knife sheaths?  Quiver?  Drum heads and a rawhide bowstring?
Title: Re: my weekend project
Post by: Pappy on January 09, 2013, 07:54:20 am
Not sure from here ,looks pretty rough,I would sand it with some 60/80 grit and see how it turns out,that will clean it up,looks moldy. :) Then you can use it to back a bow or any other project you would like. Raw hide is great stuff and very useful.  :)
   Pappy
Title: Re: my weekend project
Post by: mcginnis6010 on January 09, 2013, 08:53:10 am
Not sure from here ,looks pretty rough,I would sand it with some 60/80 grit and see how it turns out,that will clean it up,looks moldy. :) Then you can use it to back a bow or any other project you would like. Raw hide is great stuff and very useful.  :)
   Pappy
yea like I said it was taken care of before it got to me but if I can use it I won't waste it.
Small drum heads? Knife sheaths?  Quiver?  Drum heads and a rawhide bowstring?
I was thinking maybe some sheaths and and a first attempt at a drum.
Title: Re: my weekend project
Post by: Pappy on January 09, 2013, 10:29:52 am
Don't blame you their,it's hard to ruin rawhide,I have had some that looked like that  I left the on the rack to long and the got rained on several time and they work just fine with a little clean up. :)
   Pappy
Title: Re: my weekend project
Post by: mcginnis6010 on January 09, 2013, 11:11:12 pm
Don't blame you their,it's hard to ruin rawhide,I have had some that looked like that  I left the on the rack to long and the got rained on several time and they work just fine with a little clean up. :)
   Pappy

That's what I was thinking pappy. Ill be working with it this weekend as I wont have a lot of time through the week from running my traplline and messing with those critters.and then doc appts. for the kids. Ahhh no rest for the weary. Oh well.