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Offline n2everythg

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Re: hum - bitten off more than I can chew?
« Reply #30 on: December 05, 2008, 11:54:42 am »
Smoked out the hide for 6-7 hrs last night.
This morning  (while working) I washed it in woolite then dried it in the dryer on gentle cycle.

This is how it looks now. Think I am ready to begin making the mocs.



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Offline Pat B

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Re: hum - bitten off more than I can chew?
« Reply #31 on: December 05, 2008, 12:55:29 pm »
Looks like you did a very nice job on your albatross...I mean hide. ;D   Pat
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Re: hum - bitten off more than I can chew?
« Reply #32 on: December 05, 2008, 05:19:20 pm »
that looks awesome my friend!  well done on the fur!
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Re: hum - bitten off more than I can chew?
« Reply #33 on: January 07, 2009, 10:32:42 am »
Ok now that i have confirmed that the person got my christmas gift I think I can finish up this thread and post some final pics. didnt want to ruin the surprise for the christmas trade totally anyway. I mean the guy knew I was making mocs cause I had to get a pattern for his feet but not what they looked like. Guess I will let him post a pic of the christmas trade mocs over on the xmas thread but will post a pic here of the other pair I am just finishing up.

Here is the pair of mocs that I ended up making for myself.
think I will use the rest of the hide to make up a quiver.
turned out ok. learned a lot from my first buff.
especially that thinning is king on doing a buff.






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Offline Pat B

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Re: hum - bitten off more than I can chew?
« Reply #34 on: January 07, 2009, 11:06:20 am »
Very cool mocs Wade. You ought to try to make another. That other shoe just don't fit the pic!   ;D  Pat
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Re: hum - bitten off more than I can chew?
« Reply #35 on: January 07, 2009, 03:46:46 pm »
Very nice Wade.
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Re: hum - bitten off more than I can chew?
« Reply #36 on: January 07, 2009, 05:29:06 pm »
Very cool moc how does it feel?
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Re: hum - bitten off more than I can chew?
« Reply #37 on: January 07, 2009, 06:42:13 pm »
Awesome job Wade but like Pat said ya need two of em ;) :D
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Re: hum - bitten off more than I can chew?
« Reply #38 on: January 08, 2009, 10:32:47 pm »
Not many post keep my attention all the way through, but this one did. interesting for sure. I want to go out and get me a buff hide!  I laughed out loud thinking about blowing the brain out with air pressure . Mike
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Re: hum - bitten off more than I can chew?
« Reply #39 on: January 09, 2009, 12:21:02 pm »
Now I know how they were made.Thanks. Lots of work went into that. :)
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Offline n2everythg

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Re: hum - bitten off more than I can chew?
« Reply #40 on: January 09, 2009, 06:13:12 pm »
thanks guys.
glad you got a chance to see that too pappy. It was quite an experience.
still have another hide in the freezer so guess I'm not done yet.
wife keeps rolling her eyes.....

working on a powder horn right now.
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