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Post by Cody ( The Patriot ) on Jun 27, 2008 22:17:06 GMT -5
I just got through skinning a tail ,the first time I ever did both sides without cutting a hole ,had to really go slow .I have tried a few methods but have all come out stiff .I just salted it and Boraxed it good and put them between two boards to keep them flat to see what happens .Thought I would oil them with neatsfoot after to see if I could get them pliable again .Dont know what Im going to make out of them yet .Any tanning ideas would be helpful.
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Post by phoenix1967 on Jun 28, 2008 9:25:06 GMT -5
For the sake of my soul, I'm gonna ignore all references to Beaver tail, first time, gotta go slow, etc. (ROTFLMAO)
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Post by beaudro on Jun 28, 2008 10:24:30 GMT -5
Cody, I have bought beaver tail tanned before, some of mine i tried myself and it seemed best when i just de-greased them and used them as dry , not any different that working with rawhide. The tanned ones i have bought, i think i gave 10 bucks for a good one once, I'm sure it was a commercial tan. They sort of looked fake and rubbery. After time as a knife sheath it became better looking, but it never was soft so I figured it wasn't worth the trouble of buying them. I just take mine and clean them up, thats the hard part, and dry them out. I"m told they make good moc soles, never tried it. I use them for the flap on bags, or make a knife sheath, i sewn two small ones together and use it for a wet stone. when decorated they look real good.
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Post by beaudro on Jun 28, 2008 10:57:28 GMT -5
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Post by longtrail on Jun 28, 2008 19:04:13 GMT -5
Very unique use of the beaver tails on that bag. Is that your idea? I've seen lot of photos of bags over the years but none with the beaver tail. Are they fashioned after a woodland nation? Very nice. wow Awed once again. Thanks. dlt
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Post by beaudro on Jun 28, 2008 19:17:42 GMT -5
LT I did not make those, i only wish i could. That first one is a Ken Scott, one of the best replicators I know of. It is an older time period reproduction, i think french and indian war. The second small pouch is unknown, but it is an original about 1840, lined with linen fabric. The third bag is from a maker that just came up with his own idea, i was hoping to give Cody a few ideas of what to do with his beaver tails.
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Post by longtrail on Jun 28, 2008 19:21:45 GMT -5
Well I'd say you have given him some good ideas. Cant wait to see what he comes up with. I have skinned the soft outter layer, where all the scales are, away from the grissle. But they are too soft to make anything out of, stitches tear right through. But they would look good, say, adhered to something.
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