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First Smoked Buckskin! #6991107
09/15/20 10:29 AM
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Was finally able to set up a smoker for my hides! Super happy with the result! One more Buckskin to go and a hair on hide I’ll be trying, then on to my critters!. Excited for hunting/trapping seasons to start!

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Re: First Smoked Buckskin! [Re: MrsFord] #6991110
09/15/20 10:30 AM
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Nice! Is the smoke just for color?


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Re: First Smoked Buckskin! [Re: Yukon John] #6991119
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It’s for waterproofing/resisting. It binds the fibers in place after the stretching so now when it gets wet I won’t have to rebreak/stretch it. If you don’t smoke a hide after tanning it will turn to rawhide if it gets wet. smile


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Re: First Smoked Buckskin! [Re: MrsFord] #6991149
09/15/20 10:57 AM
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Nice work. Takes skill.

Re: First Smoked Buckskin! [Re: MrsFord] #6991184
09/15/20 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by MrsFord
It’s for waterproofing/resisting. It binds the fibers in place after the stretching so now when it gets wet I won’t have to rebreak/stretch it. If you don’t smoke a hide after tanning it will turn to rawhide if it gets wet. smile

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Re: First Smoked Buckskin! [Re: MrsFord] #6991188
09/15/20 11:25 AM
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Nice work, Mrs! Nothing quite like braintan buckskin.


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Re: First Smoked Buckskin! [Re: 080808] #6991195
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Originally Posted by 080808
Nice work. Takes skill.

Thank you. Just started last year but hope to make it a trade smile


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Re: First Smoked Buckskin! [Re: MrsFord] #6991196
09/15/20 11:39 AM
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Great job something to be proud of for sure! Do you smoke both sides of it? Love the wood stove set up, I smoke my fish with a small wood stove piped into a small wooden she'd.


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Re: First Smoked Buckskin! [Re: PAskinner] #6991198
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Originally Posted by PAskinner
Nice work, Mrs! Nothing quite like braintan buckskin.

Thank you! I agree. This one was an egg yolk tan which turned out quite well but my other is brain tanned and it definitely makes a beautiful buckskin. Wanted to try both ways to compare and in case I get a hide from elsewhere. I’ll end up doing braintan for my deer for sure though. smile


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Re: First Smoked Buckskin! [Re: Turtledale] #6991200
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Originally Posted by Turtledale
Great job something to be proud of for sure! Do you smoke both sides of it? Love the wood stove set up, I smoke my fish with a small wood stove piped into a small wooden she'd.

Thank you! I really am proud. smile yes you smoke both sides, grain side first 30 mins to an hour then flip inside out and do flesh side for 20 mins or so. We’ve had the stove for years just sitting and it worked surprisingly well! I may use it with a shed to smoke some venison this year. smile


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Re: First Smoked Buckskin! [Re: MrsFord] #6991219
09/15/20 12:18 PM
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It' very good to see a young lady doing stuff like this. Keep up the good work!


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Re: First Smoked Buckskin! [Re: ] #6991266
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Originally Posted by dirtydogtrapping
Hi Mrsford, looks great keep up the good work.

Hello, thank you very much! smile I will certainly try.


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Re: First Smoked Buckskin! [Re: MrsFord] #6991267
09/15/20 01:38 PM
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Great work. Thanks for sharing!

Chris


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Re: First Smoked Buckskin! [Re: Gary Benson] #6991270
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Originally Posted by Gary Benson
It' very good to see a young lady doing stuff like this. Keep up the good work!

Thank you, I shall. This has definitely become my obsession lol. Hope to maybe do some workshops someday. Hair-on tanning as well. smile


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Re: First Smoked Buckskin! [Re: Hodagtrapper] #6991273
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Originally Posted by Hodagtrapper
Great work. Thanks for sharing!

Chris

Thank you. smile


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Re: First Smoked Buckskin! [Re: MrsFord] #6991310
09/15/20 02:41 PM
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Good job. I have only tanned a couple smaller critters. Mostly with the orange bottle stuff. What do you plan to make with them?

BTW, I see you have the same hairdresser as my wife!


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Re: First Smoked Buckskin! [Re: MrsFord] #6991315
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looks great , which way did you like better ,

Re: First Smoked Buckskin! [Re: Jerry Jr.] #6991326
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Originally Posted by Jerry Jr.
Good job. I have only tanned a couple smaller critters. Mostly with the orange bottle stuff. What do you plan to make with them?

BTW, I see you have the same hairdresser as my wife!

Thanks, I’m hoping to tan a few small critters that I have with the orange bottle stuff lol. I plan on making some clothes and maybe a bag or two with the buckskins. Once I finally get some coyotes and more deer hides I’m hoping to make a coyote fur lined buckskin jacket, probably full length.
BTW you wife has good taste in a hair dresser! laugh I do my own but still. Lol


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Re: First Smoked Buckskin! [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #6991328
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Originally Posted by Trapper Dahlgren
looks great , which way did you like better ,

Thanks! The brain tan definitely makes a softer skin but it smells funky for a bit. The egg yolks worked great. So I’ll probably still do both depending on how many brains I can get ahold of. Lol


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Re: First Smoked Buckskin! [Re: MrsFord] #6991336
09/15/20 03:27 PM
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I brain tanned a few hides many years ago and used hog brains. The hog brains came in 1 lb packages (frozen) but I had to order a case of 12 to get them. A few of my hides came out OK but from the looks of your hides I'd say yours came out better than any of my attempts. Getting them scraped is plenty of work, then braining and stretching continuously until completely dry. After that you have one last (and your best) chance to mess up all your hard work with the smoking by getting the hide too hot. It looks like you have a great set up with that long stove pipe to help keep the smoke temperature down. Nice job!

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