I am thinking about getting back into an old hobby,namely brain tanning deer hides to make buckskin with.
I initially want to acquire about eight hides.I'm willing to pay for good hides.What I mean by good hides is decent size deer of either sex(no fawns please) and hides that have been pulled or fisted off.Any hide that has been knifed off is useless or near useless to me because any weak spots in the hide will tear through during the stretching and staking process.I'm even willing to do the skinning if anyone with hides isn't sure what I'm talking about.Namely you make the initial incisions with a knife but then pull and shove the hide off with your fists and body weight.It's actually just about as quick and easy as knifing and leaves you with a good skin instead of trash and will leave the membrane on your meat so it doesn't spoil nearly as quickly in warm temperatures and will keep flies and hence maggots off the meat.Fall is around the corner and any hunters out there on site(I know a few) who want a few extra bucks and less wasted deer parts PM me on this site.Also I could use the sinews on the legs and backstrap too if you don't mind parting with them too
The brains are always welcome also but a bit tricky to acquire cleanly and I can always by brains at the butcher shop(God knows I don't have enough of my own)
Al
I initially want to acquire about eight hides.I'm willing to pay for good hides.What I mean by good hides is decent size deer of either sex(no fawns please) and hides that have been pulled or fisted off.Any hide that has been knifed off is useless or near useless to me because any weak spots in the hide will tear through during the stretching and staking process.I'm even willing to do the skinning if anyone with hides isn't sure what I'm talking about.Namely you make the initial incisions with a knife but then pull and shove the hide off with your fists and body weight.It's actually just about as quick and easy as knifing and leaves you with a good skin instead of trash and will leave the membrane on your meat so it doesn't spoil nearly as quickly in warm temperatures and will keep flies and hence maggots off the meat.Fall is around the corner and any hunters out there on site(I know a few) who want a few extra bucks and less wasted deer parts PM me on this site.Also I could use the sinews on the legs and backstrap too if you don't mind parting with them too
The brains are always welcome also but a bit tricky to acquire cleanly and I can always by brains at the butcher shop(God knows I don't have enough of my own) Al
