Members rawhide1 Posted July 29, 2009 Members Report Posted July 29, 2009 Welcome Bob! I've looked at your site in the past you do real nice work. I'm sure your knowledge in braiding will be welcomed here as it's always nice to have more braiders on the site. Mike Quote
Members troy Posted July 29, 2009 Members Report Posted July 29, 2009 I'm not an expert at this but I generally use/make my own stag rawhide which usually comes out at under.7mm thick, sometimes less. In some cases after I have sanded it, I am able to cut it as it is because its so thin, if not I coat it in aussie conditioner to soften it up abit. I used to soak the hide after de-hairing in a mixture of olive oil and egg white, like you do as a substitute for brains when making buckskin - then pulled the hide for awhile and then put in a frame to dry. It would come up rigid but with a softer texture/feel. Another pre-cut method I used was to soak the rawhide in a dye mixture from bark or grass - the tannens in these mixtures not only slightly colored the hide but made it slightly softer - not any where near as supple as real leather but just not as rigid as it usually is. I have far less experiance with cow rawhide and the times I have played around with it were not great results so probably best not to put any imput into that - best advice I'd say is take the plung and get some experiance - after soaking the cow hide, it is an art to be able to tell when its dried enough to cut - an art I have not got, I use more of guess-o-meter at the moment. Quote my very own world within the darkest of corners at ebay
Members BobLand Posted July 29, 2009 Members Report Posted July 29, 2009 Welcome Bob!I've looked at your site in the past you do real nice work. I'm sure your knowledge in braiding will be welcomed here as it's always nice to have more braiders on the site. Mike Thank you Mike Quote
Members TexasLady Posted August 2, 2009 Members Report Posted August 2, 2009 I just joined this forum, this is my second post, my first did not go in the right place...I hope this is of help. Bob www.okanagansaddlery.com Bob, I'm new to this forum, too. And, I'm new to leatherwork. I just looked at you website. Your work is just wonderful. I wish that I could be one of your leatherbraiding students. Maybe someday. Thanks for sharing with us newbies enough about rawhide cutting to keep us from certain disaster. - TexasLady Quote
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