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Offline Rick Wallace

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Got some hides,,,,,,,,,,,
« on: June 26, 2011, 03:58:55 am »
Early this year I got a couple deer hides,stretched them out on the side of the shop,scraped them down good. I left the hair on them,now I want to take it off and make rawhide.Do I soak it in something to help get the hair off ? or is it to late? I also have another in the freezer,I want to de-hair that one as well.
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Offline HoBow

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Re: Got some hides,,,,,,,,,,,
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2011, 10:51:34 am »
You can do a dry scrape ince you already have it stretched out or you can soak it in a caustic solution.  Either will work  ;)
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Re: Got some hides,,,,,,,,,,,
« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2011, 02:44:00 pm »
Forgive my ignorance,,what is  caustic solution?
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Offline Young Bowyer

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Re: Got some hides,,,,,,,,,,,
« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2011, 05:12:29 pm »
Yeah I want to do this too so i'll have rawhide for bowmaking in winter. How do you make a "caustic solution" (Newb question)
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Offline Rick Wallace

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Re: Got some hides,,,,,,,,,,,
« Reply #4 on: July 01, 2011, 09:21:23 pm »
Hardwood ash? Would that be lye??   Any other ideas??
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Re: Got some hides,,,,,,,,,,,
« Reply #5 on: July 01, 2011, 11:44:14 pm »
A caustic solution has a higher PH. Lye, hardwood ash, caustic soda, lime, ...all will work
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Offline Stretch

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Re: Got some hides,,,,,,,,,,,
« Reply #6 on: July 02, 2011, 02:34:08 am »
Quote from: HoBow on July 01, 2011, 11:44:14 pm
A caustic solution has a higher PH. Lye, hardwood ash, caustic soda, lime, ...all will work

Yup.  Lye (sodium hydroxide) is the active ingredient Nair and Drano.  Both are purpose made to break down hair.
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Offline Rick Wallace

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Re: Got some hides,,,,,,,,,,,
« Reply #7 on: July 02, 2011, 06:48:17 am »
Thanks,,I got me an idear  and a bottle of draino!  Ill let yall know how it turns out
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