2004 buck and tanning

[chiefpanfish]

For fleshing I made a three legged stand set to my height with an 18" piece of four inch pvc knotched into the top that is my board. This allows me to concentrate my scraping into a 1" strip. I just keep on moving the hide as I go. With arthur. in my hands and neck I have to stand back and take breaks. I could never make money at it I just enjoy what I do. For streching I made up 2X4 frames, punch small hole in the perimeter of the hide. If I'm leaving the fur on at this point I'll add the oil and as the water dries out the oil gets sucked in then I'll work the hide until it becomes soft adding some oil as I go. The finished product repels water but it does not breath. The Braining method allows the hide to breath and is much more suitable for garments.
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