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Lambing season is a cold one this year Come visit me, Arrow Acres.
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03/25/2013 08:55.49 AM
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Finally got chains on the 460 :) Come visit me, Arrow Acres.
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03/06/2013 05:58.50 AM
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Deer hide
This is my first deer hide I'm working on. My wife has tanned a sheep hide when she was young for 4H. There are many different ways to do it. Two differences are wether you use chemicals or natural recipes. For braining a hide the common process from my research is.
-Soak hide in wood-ash water solution. (egg should float)Untill everything scrapes easily. Then rinse.
-Scrape hide with semi sharp object. (Back of hack saw blade) untill upper layer of skin is removed. It'll look really clean.
-Dry hide. Then moisten hide a little.
-Make brain solution. Recipes are on internet. Dont get it on hair.
Let sit untill well absorbed. then use flat object and press out brain gew thats left over.
Stretch on a frame
Let dry. and work hide till soft.
(Usually over a wood beam.)
Then smoke hide over pot of coals. Keep hide cool. when lightly browned on both sides, its done. This makes the hide stay soft after moistening and redrying in the elements. Ill keep you up to date with how it works for me. Im getting redy to brain my buckskin.Come visit me, Arrow Acres.
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12/10/2012 07:07.55 AM
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Love your Motto!
explain how to make "brain gew"? I'm hoping to raise some sheep but have been looking more at old breeds of fur. They will also give me good mostly black skins. May have to pick your brain about how to do the hides with the skin still on.Come visit me, Highland Farm LLC.
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12/07/2012 07:10.53 AM
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Deer hide
Deer hide is soakd scraped and salted. Next step. Tanning with the brain gew.Come visit me, Arrow Acres.
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12/05/2012 09:11.52 AM
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Hi and Welcome!
Lovely photo. Have a great weekend!Come visit me, Dragon Willows Paso Finos, Margaret's Lane Ends Farm & Dragon Willows Farm.
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12/01/2012 09:59.50 PM
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Welcome to HF
Stay in touch.Come visit me, Purdy lil' Suri Alpaca Farm.
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11/30/2012 05:42.11 AM
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Gunna tan a deer hide. Sounds like a lotta work. We'll see. Come visit me, Arrow Acres.
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11/29/2012 07:21.08 AM
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We have several breeds of sheep. They are all hair sheep. We dont do anything with the hair. They shed it each spring. We have a decent market for selling the meat. My inlaws are the ones who take care of the sheep. I can get more info about the specific breeds if you'd like. Come visit me, Arrow Acres.
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11/28/2012 09:54.56 AM
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What type of sheep do you have and are they hairless? If not what do you do with the hair? Come visit me, The Homestead.
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11/28/2012 09:37.39 AM
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