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 Apr 2 2014, 08:11 AM
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I dying Rabbit hide (sorry Denise!)... one wine and one tan. The hides were white originally.
These will be used for fly tying! I'll get many dozens of flies out of these. 
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 Apr 4 2014, 01:37 PM
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 Master Mucker! Group: Members Posts: 1,282 Joined: 13-January 14 From: Lakewood, Colorado Member No.: 116,305 |
I was watching an old Dirty Jobs episode on this last night. For one, tanning is disgusting! But they showed the softening process, they used to stake a long beveled edge (like a ho blade) into the ground and would drag the skin over the blade to loosen the fibers and make it more pliable. Looks like a massive pain in the wazoo!
I thought awhile ago that tanning would be a great idea, but after watching that last night, I'll leave it to the professionals! EWWWWWW! |
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swizz Using Animal Hide Apr 2 2014, 08:11 AM
Mrs.CP Vey cool Chris!! No reason to apologize, I... Apr 2 2014, 08:24 AM swizz That would be an incredible blanket! Now you h... Apr 2 2014, 08:52 AM Mrs.CP Worth looking into! If you can find a good dea... Apr 2 2014, 09:58 AM swizz $3.49 each is as low as I see first glance...... Apr 2 2014, 10:55 AM professor_kosher sounds to me like your in need of a group hunt and... Apr 2 2014, 11:46 AM Mrs.CP With that many, there might even end up being some... Apr 2 2014, 11:54 AM swizz I can always use unique feathers. Apr 2 2014, 01:26 PM Caveman Denise, you have enough bunnies "on the hoof... Apr 2 2014, 04:24 PM fenixsmom Swizz, you need pheasant, goose or turkey feathers... Apr 2 2014, 04:47 PM
swizz QUOTE (fenixsmom @ Apr 2 2014, 04:47 PM) ... Apr 3 2014, 08:52 AM Mrs.CP Definitely enough bunnies here to make a blanket. ... Apr 3 2014, 07:21 AM swizz QUOTE (Mrs.CP @ Apr 3 2014, 07:21 AM) Def... Apr 3 2014, 08:55 AM Mrs.CP A lot of work putting them together but definitely... Apr 3 2014, 09:01 AM swizz It is officially on my bucket list.
You first... Apr 3 2014, 09:06 AM Caveman That's good stuff, the blankets that is! Apr 3 2014, 09:51 AM Mrs.CP They are very nice!....and a Caveman would kno... Apr 3 2014, 11:53 AM swizz QUOTE (Mrs.CP @ Apr 3 2014, 11:53 AM) Bec... Apr 4 2014, 11:11 AM Mrs.CP If one was going to get their own bunnies, this is... Apr 4 2014, 09:02 AM ColoradoProspector Bet the fur blankets are darn toasty but we'll... Apr 6 2014, 01:38 PM fenixsmom Very clever!!!!
Sheepskin.... Apr 6 2014, 08:57 PM Mrs.CP The polishing wheel with the sheepskin works great... Apr 7 2014, 07:31 AM Mrs.CP Found those feathers Chris, in a stack of boxes at... Jun 29 2014, 08:03 AM fenixsmom DOH! I completely forgot about Chris's fea... Jun 29 2014, 10:42 AM swizz I don't mind the dust.... and coincidentally I... Jun 29 2014, 05:47 PM fenixsmom Are you still at the return address on the box you... Jul 3 2014, 02:37 AM lostnewb Feathers?
Anybody need any as it is that time of... Oct 24 2014, 11:00 AM EMac Does anyone here do hide tanning using the animal... Oct 24 2014, 12:15 PM lostnewb QUOTE (EMac @ Oct 24 2014, 01:15 PM) Does... Oct 24 2014, 12:42 PM |
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