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Post by longtrail on Feb 23, 2008 14:58:40 GMT -5
I got this tool made for me in trade for the little PattyFawn doll I made. It is longer than I usually use, almost looks like that paddle I was up ****creek without! Anyway, I like a round handle to hold onto towards the back of the tool, but I like the part close to the metal to be flat. It is easier to apply more pressure on a hide than if the handle is round all the way up. Will be trying it out tomorrow when we begin prestretching the hides we are pre-braining to day.
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Post by longtrail on Feb 23, 2008 14:59:21 GMT -5
I guess it would help if I included the photo eh? sorry.
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Post by Cody ( The Patriot ) on Feb 23, 2008 21:07:42 GMT -5
Looks good lt I have a long handle one too but I start out with a shaprshooter or tile shovel depending on what folks call them there .
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Post by paskinner on Mar 25, 2008 14:53:34 GMT -5
I use an ulu knife for taking membrane off, as well as various sanding tools. I rounded the corners just enough that they don't dig into the hide and I just run some sandpaper over the edge to keep it kinda sharp. Of course ,you don't ever want to accidently run it sideways, but it kind of rolls the membrane off quickly, then you can just run a wire brush or sanding sponge over the hide to take off the loose stuff.
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Post by joanne2 on Mar 26, 2008 7:59:37 GMT -5
Nice looking tool LT. I use the turbo nozzle now to remove the membrane.. I have some steel I can try and work up one of those sh*t crick paddles with, funny....but I'll bet it does the trick prestretching.
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Post by longtrail on Mar 26, 2008 22:55:14 GMT -5
Thats one powerful looking tool P. Still wish we could afford one.
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Post by joanne2 on Mar 30, 2008 7:31:10 GMT -5
It is cool to go through a stack of fleshed and salted skins and clean up the hair.. wondering if the soaked hair on skins will begin to shed their fur after being resalted or not? anyway just trying to get organized around here and stay on top of the skins.. here's a pic of a few that I still had to do yesterday and didn't yet get to. These were the skins from the processor that I bought.. almost all 'summer hides'. I think the guy gets them from the farmers who have these 'special permits' for taking deer that are causing crop damage.. The skins are pretty thin and the hair on them is real reddish in color. they should be a breeze to soften them. There are quite a few capes in there too that are from the larger deer. These skins were ones that might have had a hole in them that the furbuyer would try dicker over so I get a savings on all these ones. I think the summer hides will make great 'warshirt's'. Hopefully, someday.. if not just plain shirts!
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Post by paskinner on Mar 30, 2008 8:25:39 GMT -5
Cool. I still have a big stack of deer hides in the corner of the shed, cause I ran out of storage containers- maybe you could send that machine over fed-ex so I can flesh 'em all out in one day.
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Post by joanne2 on Mar 30, 2008 10:42:44 GMT -5
It is so fun, you have no idea, PA. If you ever used one you would never go back to fleshing them the other way. You'd probably be washing everything you could..lol.. they strip paint and clean driveways real good, lol. I think the salt helps opening up the fibers and keeping them open anyway. IMO.I think I may try and rehydrate all the ones I fleshed in the fall and salt them and stack them up too.. might want to invest in some of that Sevin stuff. A person could make a LOT of rawhide like this..they probably do and just aren't writing about it. I hear most of the tanneries these days are all using them to flesh hides. I can see why. store.spraymallstore.com/pressurewasher.html
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Post by hannes on Mar 30, 2008 17:04:50 GMT -5
hi joanne, maybe some other people would also like to know this: when you showed us the pictures of your trillion hides laced to your frames, i suppose you used your powerwasher on them ,while the skins were in the frames? what is your next step with so many skins .(as far as your production line is concerned}
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Post by joanne2 on Mar 31, 2008 7:05:05 GMT -5
I will be looking to stay on the path of 'least resistance' with all these skins, Hannes. Life's too short to be spending it 'fighting' with folks or hides. Just cause tanning hides is hard work doesn't mean that you have to constantly be working your butt off tanning them. IMO. Maybe once I learn all the ins and outs I should just tell everyone else how to do it, eh? Oh I think there are some answers out there to your query and I have some of the same questions but I think the folks that do have the answers aren't getting off of them! LOL.. well so be it. Once I learn I may have a bit of reluctance to just give all the info away myself. :-)
Leaf blowers and paint sprayers and air compressors are real handy gadgets! well back to work. I have probably 3 times as many UNTANNED HIDES outside.. where are my cheap laborers anyway??? I could probably use 15 jailbirds or something.. put them all in front of a hideframe, give them each a hide and tell them to get to work wringing braining and softening, right??? LOL.. hey not a bad idea! My dad got some to help him rake the rv park.. they were a pain the ass though always wanting cigarrettes and breaks.
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