do you think about the cow when cutting and carving?

[richclickerdies]

If you think of the cow ! think of it as the head of the food chain.

[rgerbitz]

I think of the cow most times when I'm working with rawhide that I have made. I get my hides from a local meat locker that only processes for individuals. They always tell me who's farm the critter I get came from. Some of I know and I've even fed a few of em. Its cool to me to be able to see the animal I'm working with.

[oldgringo]

I have been taught that certain parts of the hide are used for certain parts of a saddle and also other types of tack. So I think about what part of the cow hide I am cutting and what part of the saddle it will be for. Sometimes I also think about a charolais cross cow that broke a transverse lumbar process off my spine. So not only is beef good to eat and hide good to make things from but it's also revenge.