waterproofing question, cowskin

[4dog]

Made me quiver out of cowskin , (hair still on it), i have a question ,, what is the best way and quickest to waterproof it, went out for squirrels and rabbits the other day , live in texas so it was warm, lol, anyway, sweated on the strap and on the part across my back, needs waterproofed, any ideas?

[4dog]

Here is the quiver , dont look at the arrows,, lol

[Thesquirrelslinger]

I heard that people used to harden leather with beeswax. Maybe that waterproofs also?

[PEARL DRUMS]

Mink oil

[4dog]

Mink oil,, lol,, i knew that, no really, thanks

[Josh B]

Do you have prickly pear cactus in your area?  The juice makes a pretty good waterproofing agent.   Not quite as good as mink oil though.  Josh

[BowEd]

4dog...One solution to that I've done is to make your strap out of a woven vegetable material.Instead of leather.Solves that problem of it getting sticky etc. sliding over your skin.Dries out quicker too.

[4dog]

Gundoc,,,its growing in a garden outside my backdoor,,didnt know it had this use,,lol,,ya never know!  Lol

[Josh B]

I know what you mean.  It's always a good thing when you find another use for stuff growing in your yard!  Josh

[JW_Halverson]

The juice from prickly pear was traditionally used by Plains tribes as a waterproofing for rawhide containers.

[richardzane]

didn't know that about prickly pear juice as a waterproofer.

was speaking with a Seminole craftswoman some 15 years ago or so who brain tans deerskins and uses eyeballs
for a water repellant in her tanning process. butchers gave weird looks when she asked for a bucket of eyeballs.
I don't remember how they were used in the process, but she said it made rain just bead off braintanned clothing and evidently was a tradition among her family.

[Pappy]

  Man I would like to hear more about the eye ball thing, like how many and when they were used. 
   Pappy

[4dog]

And maybe do they help ya see whats behind ya,,that would be a plus....lol

[JW_Halverson]

Man I would like to hear more about the eye ball thing, like how many and when they were used. 
   Pappy

Never heard of that technique, I'll have to keep an eye out for it on other forums, too!   

[dbb]

didn't know that about prickly pear juice as a waterproofer.

was speaking with a Seminole craftswoman some 15 years ago or so who brain tans deerskins and uses eyeballs
for a water repellant in her tanning process. butchers gave weird looks when she asked for a bucket of eyeballs.
I don't remember how they were used in the process, but she said it made rain just bead off braintanned clothing and evidently was a tradition among her family.

Coolest thing i ever heard of 
And it puts a new meaning to eyeballin something