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Title: smoked a few today
Post by: Outbackbob48 on September 08, 2020, 02:15:14 pm
Nice cool morning with no wind so I got a chance to smoke a few hides today, 2 big ones and 2 real small ones. I used a mix on these of aspen and ash punkwood with a handleful of cedar bedding chips. Thanks for lookin, Later Bob :-T
Title: Re: smoked a few today
Post by: paulsemp on September 08, 2020, 02:31:52 pm
Beautiful even color on those!
Title: Re: smoked a few today
Post by: Pat B on September 08, 2020, 03:56:52 pm
Very nice, Bob and the color is great.
I was curious what you were smoking when I first read the title.  8)   (A)
Title: Re: smoked a few today
Post by: Trapper Rob on September 08, 2020, 06:54:20 pm
Bob about how long do you smoke them for
Title: Re: smoked a few today
Post by: Outbackbob48 on September 08, 2020, 07:15:28 pm
Rob, depends on how my fire is doing, I like to keep my smoke cool so I have 6' of pipe on my stove before enters hides, I would say today I had 1-1/2 hrs per side. I just keep checking in a hole or a spot where sewing isn't good, for the color I want, also like to see color bleeding thru from inside to out then flip an do other side usually a little less time. Bob
Title: Re: smoked a few today
Post by: BrianS on September 08, 2020, 09:11:22 pm
Bob,
Hides look great!
Nice job.
brian
Title: Re: smoked a few today
Post by: Hawkdancer on September 08, 2020, 11:45:34 pm
Looking good!  Nice color, and the skeeters likely won't bother you.  The critters will wonder what is making the smokey smell!
Hawkdancer
Title: Re: smoked a few today
Post by: bjrogg on September 09, 2020, 06:37:10 pm
Those look great outback. I still have a bunch of hides to finish up. Always something I’ve got to finish around. I hope they turn out that nice when I do them
Bjrogg
Title: Re: smoked a few today
Post by: Pappy on September 13, 2020, 07:03:01 am
Nice Bob, I need to get back on some of mine, maybe is a few months when the weather cools and the rain stops a bit. :)
 Pappy
Title: Re: smoked a few today
Post by: DC on September 13, 2020, 09:43:30 am
You could just hang them anywhere here at the moment. We're getting a lot of smoke from the Oregon/California fires. It must be hell down there.
Title: Re: smoked a few today
Post by: BoisBrule on October 01, 2020, 12:47:03 pm
That smell is the smell of home for me. Nothing says comfort like a new pair of wrap-arounds or slippers... that smell of smoked hide filling the room.
Title: Re: smoked a few today
Post by: JEB on October 19, 2020, 04:49:48 pm
Thought you drifted back to S.E. Asia for a minute there Bob, lol. Ah the good ole days!!

Anyway, good job on your hides.
Title: Re: smoked a few today
Post by: Outbackbob48 on October 21, 2020, 08:17:29 am
Jeb, I usually get back to that ---- hole a couple times a year, naw everything here is good, hope to see ya at a knappin somewhere this yr. Bob
Title: Re: smoked a few today
Post by: JEB on October 21, 2020, 10:41:41 am
Me to Bob. What a crappy year. Mike Cook has been having a couple knap ins at his place but usually only 10 - 15 guys show up.