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    Any updates on this? I'm thinking of having one made from a deer this next fall...

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    Very cool I would Ike some deer hide to play with.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rickboone View Post
    Very cool I would Ike some deer hide to play with.
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    Somehow I was under the impression that deer hide did not make for a good strop, but I cannot recall my basis for that. I guess next fall I will have to keep a few hides, try my hand at brain tanning, and find out for myself. Thanks for dredging up this thread.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Utopian View Post
    Somehow I was under the impression that deer hide did not make for a good strop, but I cannot recall my basis for that. I guess next fall I will have to keep a few hides, try my hand at brain tanning, and find out for myself. Thanks for dredging up this thread.
    Do what is considered village tanned. It is not worked as much, it is a touch stiffer when finished. It is what would be used for the soles and insoles of moccasins.
    It is just Whisker Whacking
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    I did a Google search for village tanning, and other variants, and I suspect that taking my deer hides to a tanning salon is not what you had in mind.

    Could you please let me know of some resource I can use to learn about your suggestion?
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    No brain tanning is what I had in mind...
    It is just Whisker Whacking
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    I got a couple of hides in the freezer. Hmmmm.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Utopian View Post
    I did a Google search for village tanning, and other variants, and I suspect that taking my deer hides to a tanning salon is not what you had in mind.

    Could you please let me know of some resource I can use to learn about your suggestion?
    Here is a link with a lot of information to get you going.

    www.tn.gov/twra/pdfs/tanninghides.pdf

    The more you work a hide the softer it will get, for a strop I would leave it on the stiff side, it will break in with use like any other strop. Village leather is what was used for the buck skin pants and shirts, the natural texture is still prevalent on the hide.
    It is just Whisker Whacking
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    Quote Originally Posted by Utopian View Post
    Somehow I was under the impression that deer hide did not make for a good strop, but I cannot recall my basis for that. I guess next fall I will have to keep a few hides, try my hand at brain tanning, and find out for myself. Thanks for dredging up this thread.
    No problem! I was curious about it and started searching before I just started a new thread. To those that are going to try this please post back here your thoughts and results.

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