Re: Fur
[Re: Boco]
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08/03/21 02:47 PM
08/03/21 02:47 PM
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I do love your fur posts, you have definitely perfected your art. Very, very nice.
Long live the MAGA King
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Re: Fur
[Re: Boco]
#7320821
08/03/21 02:48 PM
08/03/21 02:48 PM
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Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 45,271 james bay frontierOnt.
Boco
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52 carl,on smaller prime skins there is very little if any breaking to do.On larger skins of beaver and otter the leather has to be thinned during the tanning process.I break these skins by using a padded beam and a rounded two handled breaking knife,or a one handed bone scraper on a pad on a table. On smaller prime skins with thinner leather,if you have completely re hydrated the hide,and pickled it so the tan fully penetrates the skin,and have fully stuffed the leather fibres with oil,the skin will not dry stiff. A bit of stretching by hand is all that is needed to soften the skin.Tumbling to clean and polish the fur as well as sanding off the bloom on the leather with a bit of corn starch will leave a fox skin buttery soft.
KOSOI,i use a citric acid pickle,and a commercial garment tanning product to tan skins for garment use. I tan some skins with aluminum sulfate complexed to tan with washing soda(sodium carbonate).
Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.
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Re: Fur
[Re: Tailhunter]
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08/03/21 02:57 PM
08/03/21 02:57 PM
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Posts: 45,271 james bay frontierOnt.
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You got a picture of one of those hats handy?
Nice fur. Heres one made with a pale cross fox.
Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.
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Re: Fur
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08/03/21 03:08 PM
08/03/21 03:08 PM
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Posts: 45,271 james bay frontierOnt.
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You have to remove ear cartilage and leave the front ear skin intact to get that look.Ripping off the front of the ear with the cartilage ruins a skin for this style of hat. Also the leg skins are used. I do love your fur posts, you have definitely perfected your art. Very, very nice. Thanks TC1.I got a Med beaver coming out next.
Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.
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Re: Fur
[Re: Boco]
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08/07/21 08:31 AM
08/07/21 08:31 AM
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You the Man Boco ….nice fur ! Wish I could do that…probably could …but my other hobbies would suffah…lol
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Re: Fur
[Re: Boco]
#7324042
08/07/21 02:02 PM
08/07/21 02:02 PM
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Mini assembly line sounds good. Not too much work per day but nice productivity. Always enjoy your fur handling posts. Keep em coming. Thanks
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Re: Fur
[Re: Boco]
#7324054
08/07/21 02:28 PM
08/07/21 02:28 PM
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Re: Fur
[Re: Boco]
#7324125
08/07/21 03:53 PM
08/07/21 03:53 PM
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Very nice Boco looks great
Everything the left touches it destroys
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