Author Topic: Framed beef rawhide (Read 18041 times)

BowEd · « **on:** May 16, 2021, 04:36:53 pm »

The Amish gave me another raw beef hide.From a frozen 80# ball of beef hide I'll make rawhide from it.It's from a 900 pound animal.I just fleshed it on my fleshing beam and framed it.I'll let it dry and dry scrape dehair it later.It should yield over 30 square feet of rawhide.

Pappy · « **Reply #1 on:** May 16, 2021, 04:48:57 pm »

WOW now that's a hide, lots of work but will be worth it.

Pappy

Hawkdancer · « **Reply #2 on:** May 16, 2021, 06:47:28 pm »

Ed, how big is your frame? I have a full cow hide in the freezer to get done, took the hair off, but
I don’t remember if I fleshed it or not- come to think about it, I’m not sure which freezer it’s in

!
Hawkdancer

BowEd · « **Reply #3 on:** May 17, 2021, 09:38:05 am »

I used my elk hide frame for this one made from 2" by 6"'s.Inside dimensions are 6.5' by 5.5'.Large beef over 1000 pounds will require a larger frame yet.Then you'll get into mature buffalo sized hides of over 35 square feet.
Pretty sure you fleshed it before dehairing it or should have anyway.Personally I'm glad to get this one out of the freezer.We need the space for other things edible this summer and fall.
I make many things out of beef rawhide.

gutpile · « **Reply #4 on:** May 17, 2021, 03:20:54 pm »

fills that frame up...gut

BowEd · « **Reply #5 on:** May 25, 2021, 03:17:47 pm »

Made a little progress with the hide.We finally got some rain free weather.I sanded the flesh side and dehaired a bit.

Pappy · « **Reply #6 on:** May 25, 2021, 05:10:56 pm »

Looking good 👍 Pappy

Eric Krewson · « **Reply #7 on:** May 25, 2021, 05:17:37 pm »

You have a lot more get up and go to tackle the job than I do, then again I am a decrepit old guy.

BowEd · « **Reply #8 on:** May 25, 2021, 08:42:54 pm »

Thanks fellas.It's sort of a user friendly type procedure.No time restraints.It'll get done when it gets done.I'm thinking by the end of the week,if it does'nt start raining again.
Your brain tanning some deer hides too are'nt you Pappy?
Instead of just leaving it as rawhide as I have some already I've had some crazy thoughts of bark tanning it.I do pride myself on doing all this myself.I've done that before but I really don't care for the mess and time that it takes.Summer would be the time to do it.
There's a tannery a few hours to the north of me that chrome tans and dyes leather.I was thinking of calling him too to see if it could be tanned cheaper because of my pre prepping work.I've walked around through his tannery before.
I'm 67 but don't really feel that way Eric.Cut and split my own wood yet.Another 10 years could be a little different.....Ha Ha.

bjrogg · « **Reply #9 on:** May 25, 2021, 10:18:49 pm »

Thanks for posting this Ed. Always enjoy seeing your work. Sure I will learn something.

Could sure use a little of that rain you’ve been getting. It’s really dry here.

Bjrogg

Hawkdancer · « **Reply #10 on:** May 26, 2021, 02:00:45 am »

Ed, I think you will be good for another 20 or so! Just have to raise the splitting block a little higher and get some younger guys to to the toting out!

. It does get a bit harder to bend down to pick things up after 80!

BJ, we got 2" of rain this weekend along with a tornado alert, apparently passed northwest of us a few miles in more or less open country. Luckily no hail!
Hawkdancer

BowEd · « **Reply #11 on:** May 26, 2021, 05:38:04 am »

I know it takes a bit more stretching in the morning to feel loose.....Ha Ha.Lower back and hips can get stiff.I think from doing the heavy lifting and shoveling by myself while farming.
Parts of this state are hurting for rain here too.We're ok here for now.
I feel we'll have an extended warm fall again because of all of the cool weather this spring.
This hide I've finally gotten dry.It goes in and out of the garage to get worked on.Tomorrow I'll get more done but by thursday more rain is coming.Probably won't get it done before thursday.
I've got mulberry drying in the house for a couple of bows too.Look forward to those builds.

BowEd · « **Reply #12 on:** May 26, 2021, 06:11:38 pm »

It was a picture perfect beautiful day today.Sunny/low humidity and around 80 degrees with no wind.Perfect for dehairing.You can see it shrunk a bit more contorting the 2" by 6" frame.Hav'nt really needed to sharpen my scraper yet.It's made from a mill bastard file.
With a little luck I may finish it up tomorrow.

bjrogg · « **Reply #13 on:** May 26, 2021, 08:14:46 pm »

Coming right along Ed.

Thought we were going to get some rain today. Looked promising on the radar map. Not even a decent dust settler .

Really look forward to seeing what becomes of that hide in the future.

Bjrogg

BowEd · « **Reply #14 on:** May 27, 2021, 02:51:55 am »

Tomorrow night or thursday night it's supposed to rain.I should get it done before that.My nephews' ground needs rain.He should get some then too.
Update.....Weatherman changed his mind.It'll start raining in the morning now.

Primitive Archer