braintanning question
I framed my first deer hide and worked it using the "deerskins into buckskins" method, and as i am working it and it dries, it feels papery. what causes this, and should i take it down and rebrain it,...
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Yes! Take it down, re-brain it, wring it, brain it, wring it and so on.... The more you do this the softer your hide will be. Also are you sure that you got all of the grain off? That can cause it to...
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Probably to late, but in future before re-braining it, take it down and cable it. That may be all it needs. If it's still papery, either re-brain immediately or if it's soft enough to smoke, rebrain...
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Its never too late to resoften hides that are papery..usually they only need more brains , wringing and working. smoking the hide after one braining will helpit take up the brains more thouroughly.I...
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i would take it down and smoke it the best you can. use cloths pins if you have to. to make a smoke sack out of it. just get some smoke in it. then just start over with the braining and wringing and...
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Papery means there wasn't enough brain penetration or the hide fibers weren't kept stretched until dry. When you do re-brain the hide, look at it in good light. Where the surface is shiny, there is...
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